The following Chillicothe High School band students earned too ratings at the MSHSAA state music festival at the University of Missouri on April 30. Winners included: Halie Gault, flute solo, Silver Medal; Shayden Hawkins, bari saxophone solo, Gold Medal; Elizabeth Lance, clarinet solo, Bronze Medal; Julietta Keller, alto clarinet solo, Gold Medal; and Julietta Keller, Lauren Cavanah, Halie Gault, woodwind trio, Silver Rating.
May 8 12:23 a.m., Officers conducted a traffic stop near the Cherry and Third streets intersection which resulted in the arrest of one adult male for DWI and for an outstanding failure to appear warrant. Suspect was transferred to DDRJ.
Many northwest Missouri beef producers will be turning breeding bulls out to pasture within the next few weeks. It is surprising to me that a large number of producers will do this without having a breeding soundness exam performed on their herd sires. Breeding bulls can and do go infertile for numerous reasons. The last thing a beef producer wants is a bull that is not capable of doing his job. That is why it is recommended that every bull pass a breeding soundness exam just prior to the breeding season.
On Sunday, May 1 the Grand River Historical Society and Museum hosted a Spring Tea and the opening of a new exhibit in the Bethel Black History Museum called “American Tapestry”. During the event Alan Weiss presented a program on the intricately designed and hand crafted Gudgell Cane to the Museum, which is on loan for the exhibit.
Following a letter sent last week from Missouri U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the National Park Service has announced they will reinstate police escorts for American veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network. In their letter to Secretary Haaland, the senators noted that Missouri-based Honor Flights were denied vehicular escort services this year and urged the Secretary to reverse course.
People are starting to see butterflies more frequently in Missouri’s outdoors, whether in the backyard or wild places. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will teach about butterflies and how to help with scientific surveys with a virtual Butterfly Survey Training session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14.
Sarah Kaye Davis, 31, Chillicothe, was arrested in the early morning hours of April 27 after allegedly being found walking down Washington Street, intoxicated, with two small children, to meet a man she claims to have met online.
Chillicothe Fire Department’s Captain Derrick Allen and Lieutenant Jonathon Nolan are the first in the state to graduate from the University of Missouri Fire Training Institutes (MUFRTI) Fire Officer Certificate program. The program is designed to be completed over three years and includes almost 300 hundred hours of leadership and technical skill courses. MUFRTI representatives recently came to Chillicothe Fire Department (CFD) to present the certification.
LICENSE OFFICE CLOSED MAY 9 The Chillicothe License Office, 730 S Washington St, will be closed on Monday, May 9, in observance of Harry Truman’s Birthday. We will re-open on Tuesday May 10, 9 a.m.,-5 p.m.
Decision Day was held May 3 for Chillicothe High School seniors. Decision Day celebrates seniors’ post-secondary plans to enroll in college, enter the military or go straight into the workforce and helps kick-start a plan for seniors who have not yet decided. The program encourages seniors to finalize and follow through on their plans for the future.