Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a pilot from Wisconsin is safe after landing his small plane south of Chillicothe Thursday afternoon. The sheriff’s office was informed at 3:53 pm by a call from the FAA reporting a possible aircraft down 7 to 10 miles southwest of Chillicothe. Sheriff Steve Cox said as responders were […]
This week’s drought map of Missouri shows fewer counties with extreme drought conditions when compared to one week ago. Portions of just five northwest Missouri counties have extreme drought continuing, They are Grundy, Livingston, Daviess, DeKalb, and Gentry. Others are near North Kansas city including parts of Jackson, Clay, and Platte. In central Missouri, extreme […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation wants deer hunters to know that it is offering free chronic-wasting-disease (CWD) sampling and testing of deer harvested anywhere in the state throughout the entire deer hunting season – Sept. 15 through Jan. 15, 2019. The sampling is voluntary and hunters can also get free test results for their deer. […]
Drought conditions have improved but still persist despite recent rains. Extreme drought conditions are noted in portions of 15 counties. But none of them are in the worst category which is exceptional. Just six percent of the state is experiencing extreme drought conditions. That compares to 13 percent in the same category last week. Parts of […]
Chillicothe Police officers started firearms training Tuesday morning and will train again starting at 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Police Chief Jon Maples reports law enforcement officers have to qualify firearms two times a year. He says qualifying and training take a few hours each day the training is done. Maples notes Chillicothe residents may hear […]
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports he approved the street closure for the Chillicothe Homecoming Parade. The parade route will be closed the afternoon of September 14th at 2:20. Maples says the parade route is from behind the middle school on Polk Street to Washington Street, south to Ann Street, to Locust, and back to […]
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports a drug investigation lead to the arrest of several Chillicothe residents. Maples reports officers conducted a vehicle stop Wednesday and arrested a 52-year-old Chillicothe man for possession of a controlled substance after further investigation. As part of the investigation, the police served a Livingston County search warrant Thursday in […]
Rainfall has helped to reduce drought conditions in some places but it wasn’t enough in other areas. The U.S. Drought Monitor map was released Thursday morning, is based on data as of Tuesday before the significant rains of Tuesday night. According to the latest map, all or parts of a dozen counties continue to have […]
Area children 15 years old and younger are invited to participate in the 67th Annual Chillicothe Kiwanis Kids Day Parade. Registration and line up will begin on the north side of the Livingston County Courthouse in Chillicothe the morning of September 15th at 9 o’clock. The parade around the square will start at 10 o’clock. […]
A memorial run will be held in September to support a scholarship fund that will provide scholarships to graduates of Bishop Hogan Memorial School of Chillicothe. The Third Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk in memory of former Bishop Hogan students Abby Quinn Boies and Joshua Quinn will start at Bishop Hogan the […]
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports he has approved a street closing for the Saint Columban Fall Festival September 30th. Trenton Street will be blocked off from JFK Avenue to Tenth Street in Chillicothe September 30th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the evening.
Main Street Chillicothe will hold the Downtown Wine Walk and Concert in October. Participants will be able to visit Downtown Chillicothe merchants to sample Missouri wines October 5th from 4 o’clock in the afternoon to 8 o’clock that night. Participants will receive an engraved glass to use for sampling and then take home. Tickets for […]
Rain in recent days has improved drought conditions although many counties in northern Missouri remain in extreme or exceptional drought this week. The Missouri drought map released Thursday morning reflects those conditions as of Tuesday. During a one week period, Trenton has received two and three quarters inches of rain. (August 14 through 21) All […]
Landowners who need water and/or hay for livestock have several locations in north Missouri to choose from. Governor Mike Parson announced 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Resource state parks that water can be pumped from. A lottery also was created for farmers interested in obtaining hay, free of charge, on […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the state’s sales and use tax collection processes, which are administered through the Department of Revenue. The report found inefficiencies affecting citizens at license offices throughout the state, especially in rural counties. “Taxpayers should not have to provide the same documentation time and time again just […]
Over the past several weeks, much has been said about the U.S. Drought Monitor and the outline of drought impacted counties across northern Missouri. The Drought Monitor summary map identifies areas of drought and labels them by intensity. D-1 is the least intense level and D-4 is the most intense. The latter designation from last […]
In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Governor Parson announced the availability of water for family farms at 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Resources state parks. Governor Parson also announced the creation of a lottery for farmers interested in haying, free of charge, on almost 900 acres of Missouri […]
More Missouri counties were placed under extreme or exceptional drought conditions before significant rain fell in areas of north Missouri. Data for the U.S. Drought Monitor map for Missouri was prepared on Tuesday, while rain was falling, with the newest map was released Thursday. The worse possible condition, D-4, shows exceptional drought conditions existed in all […]
University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineer Kent Shannon offers tips for collecting farm yield data prior to harvest. Back up yield data from the previous season. Copy each season’s data to a unique folder. Maintain several backup copies of the display/raw data in different locations to prevent losses from theft, damage or modification. Delete […]
Significant rain earlier this week has improved the drought status for portions of Livingston and Carroll Counties. The U-S Drought Monitor map for Missouri that was released today shows a northwest to southeast portion of Livingston County and the eastern half of Carroll County to be in D-2 or severe drought. Prior to the rain […]
