A fire late Saturday night destroyed an abandoned house just east of Chillicothe at Route V and Livingston County Road 232. The structure was fully involved when Chillicothe firefighters arrived and a mutual aid water tanker was requested from the Chula department. Ten thousand gallons of water were used to extinguish the blaze. Chillicothe Fire […]
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House destroyed by fire at Medicine Creek in Newtown
The Medicine Creek Fire Department responded to a house fire in the southeast corner of Newtown Thursday afternoon around 3:30. Spokesman Mike Abernathy reports the house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived and the fire had jumped the railroad track and caught railroad ties on fire. The railroad was closed for awhile, but they allowed […]
Chula home a total loss after Thursday night fire
A house in Chula is a total loss after a fire Thursday night. Chillicothe Fire Lieutenant Andy Vaughn reports the Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call to assist the Chula Fire Department. The fire went through the roof of the house in the 300 block of Mansur in Chula when Chillicothe firefighters […]
City-wide cleanup day to be held in Princeton
The city of Princeton has announced the date for the fall city-wide cleanup. A dumpster will be available Saturday, October 29th at the city barn. Citizens of Princeton with household items to dispose of can take them to the city barn and put them in the dumpster. If it’s a large item, such as an […]
Pleasant View R-6 to hold open house tonight
The Pleasant View R-6 school district holds an open house tonight for students in Janet Lake’s pre-school class through 8th grade. Parents are invited to take their children to meet teachers, leave school supplies, and have a picnic meal. The open house is Monday night, August 22 from 6 until 8 o’clock at the Pleasant […]
Amish minister Samuel Borntreger sentenced to prison
Sentencing was yesterday afternoon at the Courthouse in Bethany for a man accused of poisoning his wife nearly ten years ago when they lived in Harrison County. Samuel Borntreger was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of second-degree murder. He had pleaded guilty June 21st in Division One of the Harrison County Circuit […]
Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch in Kahoka, Missouri to hold open house
Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch will host an Open House at its Kahoka site on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Activities get underway at 10:30 a.m., when visitors are invited to tour Shiloh homes until 11:30 a.m. Guests are then invited to a delicious lunch at noon. At 1:00 p.m. visitors can enjoy a special program that […]
Sonrise Transitional Center to hold open house August 7
The Sonrise Transitional Center at Trenton has an open house Sunday afternoon August 7. Renovations at the house at 215 East 8th Court have been completed and the first two young people are to move in mid-august before starting classes at North Central Missouri College at Trenton. Sonrise Transitional Center’s current mission is to help […]
Troopers: Texting teen dies in first drive by herself
Note: This is an older, archived story, that started trending once again on 5/24/16 HARRISONVILLE, MO (KCTV) – She had just turned 16 years old last week, and her family had allowed her for the first time to drive alone. Savannah Nash was en route Thursday afternoon to the grocery store to pick up items for […]
Young child injured in Savannah, Missouri fire
(St. Joseph News Press) – Savannah, Missouri, firefighters responded to a garage blaze Saturday evening that resulted in injuries to a young child. Interim Savannah Fire Department Chief Dave Vincent said the call went out at 6:20 p.m. to the residence at 505 E. Price St. En route, the responding crews learned from a city […]
Chillicothe Fire Department recognized as”Fire Department of the Year” by Missouri Fire Fighters Association
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
Inmate reportedly tries to escape from WRDCC
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]