An ordinance declaring the results from the February 2 election and an appointment to the golf board will highlight Monday night’s semi-monthly council meeting slated to begin at 7 p.m. in City Hall’s council chambers.

A large crowd of contractors and architects listen to R-2 Superintendent Dr. Linda Gray Smith during yesterday’s (Thursday) pre-bid meeting held at district headquarters.

Chillicothe R-2 teachers and several support staff members were honored last (Wednesday) night in the home of Ed Milbank during the annual Education Foundation dinner benefit.
A large crowd attended the event, which included remarks to start the evening from Ed Douglas, the foundation’s chairman.

Chillicothe R-2 teachers and several support staff members were honored last (Wednesday) night in the home of Ed Milbank during the annual Education Foundation dinner benefit.
A large crowd attended the event, which included remarks to start the evening from Ed Douglas, the foundation’s chairman.

animal abuse, detainees to Missouri Department of Corrections

Chillicothe voters turned down a plan to use funds from the city’s existing capital improvement sales tax to help build a new hospital.

A bond issue designed to raise the operating tax levy of the Stet R-15 School District by 80-cents per $100 valuation failed yesterday (Tuesday) in Ray and Carroll Counties during a special election.

Election judges at 4th Ward voting headquarters assist a voter while another voter fills out his ballot this (Tuesday) morning at Calvary Baptist Church.

Duncan Kincheloe, general manager of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance, forecasts for 2010 and year-end reports for 2009 both point to continuing declines in MoPEP electricity costs for its participating municipal utilities.
 

If you love trivia and wouldn’t mind helping send a student to college, then the 10th annual Chillicothe Team Trivia Championship is an event for you. The Chillicothe Education Association will host the March 12 event at the Chillicothe High School from 7 to 10 p.m.

Former wife of country music legend
Willie Nelson was born in Chillicothe

Another broken window, shoplifter

A few voters were in attendance at 3rd Ward voting headquarters at the Coburn Building this (Tuesday) morning.

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On Feb. 20, 2010 Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will open its main gate for one day of bird watching.  Each year somewhere between 100,000 to 1 million Snow Geese use Silver Lake as a stop over point during their long journey north.  Refuge managers are offering the chance for the general public to come onto the refuge and view this magnificent event.