The Livingston County Children’s Library is scheduled to be closed next month in preparation for its move to the new Lillian DesMarias Youth Branch. The closure will start August 3rd, and the library asks patrons to stock up on items they want from the Children’s Department before that date. The Ellison Cutters will not be […]
Governor Mike Parson says he talked to President Donald Trump on the phone about a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters walking through their neighborhood last month. Photos and videos have gone viral of Mark McCloskey sporting a rifle and Patricia McCloskey flashing a pistol as protesters filed by. During a press conference […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office announces it has partnered with residents to give away 10 new bicycles through a contest. Young residents who live in Livingston County may enter in their respective age groups. Four bicycles will be given away July 17th: one for a boy and one for a girl from two to four […]
A good-sized crowd was on hand for the 2020 Sullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss Pageant on Monday, July 6, 2020. There were 5 young ladies vying for the Junior Miss title, and 4 ladies vying for the Fair Queen title. Selected as queen was Miss Allysen Jones. She is the daughter of Lynn […]
This will be the 11th year the Grundy County Museum has had a featured exhibit on the main floor of the building at Mable and Tinsman. The newest exhibit is called “Photography Then and Now.” The museum buildings, including the annex and the one-room Baker school, will open for the season Saturday afternoon from 1:30 […]
The Livingston County Library, in partnership with Main Street Chillicothe, the Grand River Museum, and the Livingston County Preservation Society, has created a Downtown Historic Walking Tour that currently includes 23 buildings. Each building on the tour has been assigned an individual QR code that can be placed in a window for public access. Anyone […]
A man and a woman were released from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office recently pending review of possible charges from the prosecutor following an alleged incident in which they were in a building and believed to have no right to be there. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox, reports the suspects drove a vehicle through a […]
An employee at the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron has been charged in DeKalb County with felony possession of child pornography—first offense after an investigation by the State Cyber Security Team. Online court information shows the bond for 47-year-old Chris Berry of Maysville has been set at $25,000, 10% cash only with certain conditions. […]
State transportation officials are conducting a public awareness campaign about the increasing number of pedestrian deaths in Missouri. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) child passenger and bike-pedestrian safety coordinator Tara Van Loo says 110 pedestrians were killed in Missouri in 2019. Another 307 suffered serious injuries. She says the top contributing factors were failure to […]
A Kansas City, Missouri, resident was sentenced in federal court for possessing child pornography. Raul E. Villalva, also known as Isabelle Villalva, a biological male who identifies as a female (transgender woman), 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Villalva […]
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for methamphetamine trafficking and illegally possessing numerous firearms. Timothy Brian Schutten, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 25 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 8, 2019, Schutten pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and to […]
A prior sex offender in Carthage, Missouri, who impregnated a 14-year-old victim, was sentenced in federal court for the sexual exploitation of a child. Victor Alfonso Vasquez, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 33 years and nine months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 16, 2019, Vasquez pleaded guilty […]
The Livingston County Health Center announces two additional positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus. That brings the county’s total to 10. Three cases have recovered. The two new cases were identified through the Livingston County Health Center’s curbside testing event last week. The individuals were asymptomatic and reside in separate households. They will isolate at […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a trash service bid the evening of Monday, June 22nd. Rapid Removal’s bid was for $11.74 per month per household for the first year, $12.03 for the second year, and $12.33 for the third year. Rapid Removal’s bid was the lowest of two. Advanced Disposal also submitted a bid. […]
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring has announced creation of an APP or application for use by the public. It’s free of charge to download from the APP stores for Apple and Google Play. Search for the name Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Herring believes the APP combines the best of all social media sites. By […]
Smoke in a Chillicothe apartment Wednesday night sent Chillicothe firefighters to 525 Jackson Street. Upon arrival, they found most of the residents sitting outside. When entering the Center Apartments building, firefighters found a haze of smoke on the main floor and apartment number 204 was full of smoke. Bedroom and living room windows were described […]
A Webb City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Newton County, Missouri. Aaron S. Sutten, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 13 years and four months in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 16, 2019, Sutten pleaded guilty to […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox warns of a phone scam that was nearly successful in targeting a local resident. He says someone called an intended victim claiming a credit card had been charged nearly $1,200. The caller gained access to the person’s computer, so the computer would be cleaned of the virus or hacker. The […]
A spokesperson for the 2020 Census says the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to share information about the Census. Some residents have said they never received a form for the Census. Anyone who needs to receive a form to complete the Census is asked to call 1-844-330-2020. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, June […]
A Springfield, Missouri, man with a prior conviction for transporting child pornography was sentenced in federal court for another child pornography offense. David Todd Beresky, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Beresky to a lifetime of supervised release following […]
