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Chillicothe Police Department announces “No Parking” restrictions for funeral of Chuck Haney

Chillicothe Police have announced streets with “no parking” restrictions to accommodate what’s expected to be a large crowd tonight for the funeral of longtime Chillicothe Mayor and civic leader Chuck Haney. A shuttle service also has been arranged. Chillicothe Police are asking vehicles be moved by 4 o’clock this afternoon and remain off the street until approximately […]

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Milan man injured in crash on Route OO

The highway patrol reports a Milan man was injured last night in a single vehicle accident approximately six miles north of Milan. The patrol listed injuries as serious for 52-year-old Shawn Mosele of Milan who was transported by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Mosele was driving a pickup southbound when the […]

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Four injured in Sunday four-wheeler/UTV crash

Four were injured, including one seriously, when a four-wheeler and a utility terrain vehicle collided Sunday afternoon at a rural intersection nine miles northwest of Chillicothe. Flown by medical helicopter (LifeFlight Eagle) to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City was 61-year-old Orville D. Curtis of Chillicothe, the operator of the UTV. His son, 36-year-old Orville […]

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Unionville teen hurt in crash at city intersection

Two vehicles collided at an intersection in Unionville early Wednesday evening, resulting in one driver being taken to a hospital. The highway patrol reports 18-year-old Jessica Raisor of Unionville was taken by ambulance to Putnam County Memorial Hospital of Unionville with minor injuries. Ms. Raisor was driving a car eastbound when she attempted to make […]

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K-9 officer Zaki stops escaping prisoner in Chillicothe

Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox credits the departments’ law enforcement K-9 with running after a prisoner who fled on foot while at the sheriff’s office in Chillicothe, but stopped once he saw the dog in action. 20-year-old Jeremiah Joel Bailiff of St. Louis was being finger-printed when the alleged escape from custody occurred. Bailiff had been arrested following […]

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Funeral Services: Saige Boswell

A funeral service for Lineville, Iowa resident Saige Boswell will be held at the Roberson Funeral Home in Lineville Friday morning at 10:30 with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Lineville. Visitation for Saige Boswell will be held at the funeral home Thursday night from 6 to 8 o’clock. Saige Boswell, who died Sunday […]

Richardson's Supermarket

Vehicle crashes into Richardson’s Supermarket in Milan

Milan Police Department investigated an accident Sunday afternoon where a motor vehicle crashed into the front part of Richardson’s Supermarket in Milan. No injuries were reported for the driver, nor to anyone inside the business and Chief Terry Michael of the Milan Police Department reported that the driver was Adam D. Tong from the Kansas City area but […]

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Abandoned vehicle near Chillicothe results in arrest

Investigation of a reported abandoned vehicle north of Chillicothe resulted in the arrest of a Chillicothe man on drug charges. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports 41-year-old Corey David Stottlemyre was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Cox says the sheriff’s office observed and seized a pipe commonly used in smoking methamphetamine […]