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The Chillicothe Voice

In-Print May 2024

The Insurance Corner – Auto Insurers Keep Up Double-Digit Rate Hikes

Apr 29, 2024 10:15AM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

Private auto insurance rates continued climbing last year with all the country’s largest car insurance carriers raising rates by 15% or more from 2022 levels, according to a new report.

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Nellie’s Corner – May 2024

Apr 29, 2024 10:12AM ● By Greg “Nellie” Nelson

My baseball cards sounded close to a real motorcycle on my bicycle. So cool and crisp that morning. I made the downhill to downtown in less than ten minutes... a world record.

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Local Firefighter Participating In Training Leading to State and National Certification

Apr 29, 2024 10:11AM

Local firefighter, Gerald Gess, from the Chillicothe Community Fire Protection District, is enrolled in the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Basic Operations Firefighter/NFPA Firefighter I (BOF) Blended course.

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Chillicothe Circle of Service – May 2024

Apr 29, 2024 10:08AM

Circle of Service contributed many items to Arc at Chillicothe in April for their “General Store,” where residents shop once a month for stuff they’d like to have.

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The Chillicothe Lions Club – May 2024

Apr 29, 2024 10:06AM

The Chillicothe Lions Club is gearing up for another fun-loving annual Mr. Chillicothe Contest. The contest will be held at the park stage on June 14th at 7pm.

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Play Ball! Rotary Family Day at the Ballpark

Apr 29, 2024 10:05AM

Rotary Family Day at the Ballpark raises money for Literacy Projects for Downstate Illinois Rotary Districts. Tickets are on sale now for this year’s Rotary Family Day at Busch Stadium.

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Optimistically Speaking – May 2024

Apr 29, 2024 10:03AM

Finally Spring has sprung! All the April rains have brought forth green grass, blooming flowers, and budding trees. What a beautiful time of year to be thankful for Mother Nature’s bounty!

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City and Chamber of Commerce 2023 Annual Award Recipients

Apr 29, 2024 10:00AM

The Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce held the 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony April 27th at the Chillicothe Public Library. The soup and salad lunch was catered by Castaways.

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Shore Acres “Play for All” Groundbreaking

Apr 29, 2024 09:57AM

Members of the Chillicothe Park District board and the Chillicothe Parks Foundation board celebrate the groundbreaking of the Play for All project at Shore Acres Park!

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In the Garden – May 2024

Apr 29, 2024 09:55AM ● By JB Culbertson

Happy May Day! It’s the scent in the air that signals the true arrival of spring… the soft, rich perfume of soil and rain and plants.

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