Applications are being accepted for the Livingston County Library Teen Advisory Board. The group helps give a voice to the teen community and provide teens with the ability to plan, promote, and implement library programs and events. Members will shape their dedicated library space and provide suggestions on collection development. Applications for the Teen Advisory […]
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will convene court at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan next month. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments in three cases originating in area circuit courts October 7th at 1 o’clock. Presiding Judge Gary Witt, Judge Edward Ardini, and Judge Tomas Chapman will discuss the court system […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports three individuals are in custody following a fugitive investigation that began on Tuesday after a five-hour manhunt. Police Chief Jon Maples says law enforcement took several theft reports in which the suspects were the same individuals that had been victimizing citizens and also found to be armed and dangerous. Officers […]
Livingston County Health Center and Hedrick Medical Center are partnering to host a Fall Prevention Fair in the Gardens at Hedrick Medical Center on Wednesday, September 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An older adult falls every second of every day. But, less than half talk to their doctor about their fall. Falls and […]
Chillicothe Police Department officers responded late Monday afternoon to a report of alleged property damage in the 100 block of Herriman and learned a suspect had fled the scene. Police said a Livingston County deputy located the suspects’ vehicle and attempted to stop it, however, the suspect failed to yield to the Deputy for a […]
Among recent reports from the Livingston County Sheriff, officers learned on September 12th that a chainsaw stolen in 2018 was located in Grundy County. Livingston County officials are working with Grundy County authorities in collecting additional information about this case. The sheriff reported Grundy County authorities have arrested 23-year-old Tristan Marie Greer on a Livingston […]
A Trenton man was arrested over the weekend in connection with an alleged incident at the Chillicothe Walmart Store. Thirty-year-old Ryan Earl Vencill has been charged with first-degree burglary. He was arrested Saturday by Chillicothe Police; then taken to the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail. The felony charge was filed by Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren in […]
Chillicothe Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports the department received a report early Sunday of a subject attempting to steal in the 1000 block of Graves Street. Sampsel said, upon an employee making contact with the subject, a handgun was observed in the suspect’s waistband. The person then fled from the scene on foot, however, a search […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri region for the week of September 16 – 22. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Ameren Missouri) and Farmers’ Electric Cooperative (Farmers’) have filed a joint application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking Commission approval of a third addendum to a previously approved electric territorial agreement. The Commission approved a territorial agreement between the two electric service providers in September of 1998. In […]
Flood damage will affect opportunities for waterfowl hunters this fall and winter at Missouri Department of Conservation wildlife areas managed with a wetland emphasis. The good news is that the popular Nodaway Valley and the east pools of the Fountain Grove conservation areas should offer normal hunting conditions if the weather cooperates. The outlook is […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to main water line leak repair. The repair was made in the area of Route W and Southwest 20th Street. The affected area includes Highway 6 to the Grundy-Livingston County line and the Thompson River to the Grundy-Daviess County line. […]
A confined docket hearing was held in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court Tuesday for a Hale man previously listed as a most wanted fugitive of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. The court amended the bond for 51-year-old John James Meyer to released on own recognizance. His bond was previously set at $50,000 cash […]
A Chillicothe teen has been sentenced to prison, and order to pay restitution, for his role in an incident last October that involved the burning of a railroad bridge just south of Chillicothe. At a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court, 19-year-old James Paul Eugene Haight received a four-year term […]
The Livingston County Steam and Gas Association will sponsor the 33rd Annual Old-Time Harvest Days at the Livingston County Fairgrounds later this month. The event September 27th through 29th will include a garden tractor and tractor display as well as family-oriented exhibits and demonstrations. The featured tractor will be the John Deere M Series. Friday, […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s Department officers were dispatched to Utica on Tuesday afternoon conducting a fugitive investigation that ended with the arrest of a man that the sheriff says was found, attempting to hide, inside a clothes dryer. Thirty-five-year-old Dustin Lee Ritchie was arrested on a Livingston County warrant for alleged trespassing in the first degree. Sheriff […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the investigation continues into a report his office received from a satellite service on Monday that a stolen vehicle from Minnesota was in the northwest part of Livingston County. The vehicle is described as a blue 2019 Dodge Charger that was pinged in the Sampsel area at one time. […]
A Chillicothe man accused of fleeing from a deputy in July waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday. The prosecutor dismissed one case for 29-year-old Matthew Aaron Case and in exchange for his guilty plea, the prosecution recommended 10-years in the Department of Corrections on a […]
The deadline for registering with FEMA for disaster assistance has passed, but that does not mean FEMA is leaving. The agency continues working with the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency on the recovery process for this year’s spring and summer severe storms and flooding. Recovery officials encourage Missouri residents who registered for disaster assistance […]
Learn about different types of scams and how to recognize them, as well as where and how to report them if you have been scammed or contacted by a scammer. Resources will be provided by the FTC Pass It On program on Monday, September 16, 2019, at 5:30 at the Livingston County Library, when a […]
