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Chillicothe man arrested for alleged property damage

A Chillicothe resident has been arrested for an alleged property damage incident. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Thursday of a domestic disturbance that had resulted in a male suspect allegedly destroying a work computer valued at $700 and theft or destruction of an iPad valued at $500. The sheriff’s department reported further […]

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Drive-through COVID-19 testing in Chillicothe expanded to first responders

Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe have announced an expansion in their drive-through COVID-19 testing at the former Washington Street Food and Drink in Chillicothe to first responders in Grundy and Livingston counties who meet testing criteria. First responders include police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians. The hospitals […]

Boynton pump returned, refurbished and to be on display at Sullivan County Historical Society

North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission approved for Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds

The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced on Thursday that the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission was approved for $506,494 in Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds. The funds will be matched with $515,000 of local funding or in-kind contributions to prevent non-point source runoff from contaminating the East Locust Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County. The […]

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Grundy County Commission reviews FEMA projects related to flooding in Grundy County

The Grundy County Commission on Tuesday morning reviewed Federal Emergency Management Agency projects related to flooding last year and discussed work completed at several sites. There are 12 project locations: Northeast 64th Street, Northeast 80th Street, Southwest Aspen Lane, Northeast 37th Street, Northwest 85th Street, Northeast 25th Street, 350th Avenue, Halie Avenue, Southeast 120th Avenue, […]

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Grazing schools postponed due to COVID-19

The University of Missouri and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will postpone their annual series of management-intensive grazing schools in 2020 due to safety concerns about COVID-19. Organizers will look at the situation in late May to consider options, said MU Extension forage specialist Craig Roberts. NRCS and MU Extension specialists hold more than […]

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Kirksville man injured in crash on Route V

The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove struck an embankment in Adair County Monday night. A private vehicle transported 72-year-old Ernest Lafferty to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The car traveled north on Route V before running off the right side of the road at […]