Healthy Living

Programs for a healthier lifestyle to be offered in Chillicothe

Strength training for older adults, and a brain fitness class are planned in Chillicothe through the University of Missouri Extension. The eight-week strength training class for older adults meets at the Grand River Multipurpose Center on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning April 16th.  The hour-long classes start at 1:30 for new participants and 2:45 for those returning. […]

High Speed Pursuit

25-year-old man arrested after multiple county pursuit

Sergeant Jake Angle of the Highway Patrol Troop H reports an Orrick man was arrested after a vehicle pursuit on U. S. Highway 36 in Caldwell and Livingston counties Tuesday night. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports two deputy sheriffs from the sheriff’s office assisted the Highway Patrol in the pursuit. He says the Highway […]

City of Chillicothe Website

Chillicothe City Council approves personnel changes

The Chillicothe City Council has approved personnel changes for the Chillicothe City Auditor’s Office and the fire department/ambulance service. Chuck Green retired at the end of February as a building inspector in the city codes department. He served the city for five years. Shannon Jones will leave her position as assistant to City Auditor Theresa […]

Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter

Livingston County Deputy receives instructor training on firearms

Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office graduated from a four-day instructors course presented by Midwest Tactical Firearms Instructional School in Warrensburg. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Leadbetter received certification to instruct law enforcement officers at all levels of use with handguns, shotguns, and patrol rifles. He says the course required Leadbetter to be […]

Terry Green

Chillicothe man charged with first-degree felony assault

A Chillicothe man has been charged with felony first-degree assault or attempt-serious physical injury or special victim. The charge for 53-year-old Terry Green was filed in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday. Online court information shows Green’s bond is set at $50,000 cash only with conditions that he is to report to Supervision Services and not […]

Grass Fires

Chillicothe Fire Department responds to grass fire

The Chillicothe Fire Department provided mutual aid for the Utica Fire Protection District for a grass fire in Livingston County Thursday evening. Derrick Allen with the Chillicothe Fire Department reports the fire at 12081 LIV 418 burned about 40 acres of grass. He says no structures received damage from the fire. Crews were on the […]