The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce "The Songs of Christmas" has been chosen as the 72nd Annual Holiday Parade theme. The parade this year will be sponsored by Hy-Vee, Hedrick Medical Center, and Midwest Gloves & Gear. The parade will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 17, 2018, in downtown Chillicothe and will include floats, bands, vehicles, animals, mascots, and Santa. All businesses, organizations, churches, youth groups, scout troops and schools are encouraged to have an entry for the parade. Entry forms are required and may be picked up at the Chillicothe Commerce Center, 514 Washington Street, during regular business hours M-F, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Call the Chamber at 660-646-4050.
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The 34th Annual Chautauqua in the Park was held Sept. 8-9, 2018, in Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, featured a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts and food. Booth items sold needed to be quality, original, handcrafted and/or creatively and artistically enhanced by the seller. Color photos showing detail of merchandise representative of the work to be exhibited and sold were submitted with the application and payment. Despite a rainy start, Sunday was sunny, and there was good attendance both days with vendors extremely happy with sales! C-T Photo Butch Shaffer
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A church built in Chillicothe about 150 years ago will be moved Sept. 18 from 202 Henry Street to its new location on property across from the Grand River Historical Society Museum located at 1401 Forest Drive. Pam Klingerman, Museum Curator, says the AME Church building is of significant historical value as it was dedicated in 1868 and is believed to be the first AME Church built north of the Missouri River post-Civil War. With the help of two area foundations, the Lambert Foundation and the Livingston County Community Foundation, the museum is raising funds to pay for the move. Tax deductible donations to help save this piece of Chillicothe history may be made payable to the Grand River Historical Society and Museum AME Church Moving Fund.
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After days of heavy rain and storms, parts of Chillicothe remained under water recently as residents waited for river levels to recede. US 65 south of Chillicothe is now open, but getting to that point was a process. As river levels drop and the roads begin to dry, the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the work to open the roads as quickly as possible. Tonya Lohman, District Maintenance and Traffic Engineer for the Northwest Part of the state says there is a process and every situation is a bit different. Lohman says on US 65, there are three bridges that cross water and each must be checked before the road is opened. No injuries were reported from the flooding, and damage was contained to farm fields in the area. Drive safely!
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