The Chillicothe Police Department has released its media report for May 7.

According to shift supervisor Sergeant Curtis Hays:

On Tuesday, May 5th, 2015, Officers were dispatched to a two vehicle traffic crash at Monroe St. and Irving Ave. with unknown injuries. Upon arrival, Officers discovered there were no injuries. A vehicle driven by Ellen D. Whitmer collided with a vehicle driven by Erica L. Straatman after failing to yield the right-of-way. Straatman’s vehicle was towed from the scene.

On Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, Officers were dispatched to a person leaving without paying for motor fuel in the 700 block of Elm St. The investigation is on-going.

On Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, Officers took a report of a domestic disturbance in the 1100 block of Cooper St. The parties separated and no arrests were made.p

Officers responded to 66 calls for service Wednesday, May 6th, 2015.

Two commercial motor vehicle weigh scales have been replaced on two highways in northwest Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol scales at Post H4 South on I-29 in Atchison County, Mo. and Post H2 South on I-35 in Harrison County Missouri have been replaced.

“These scales are charged with weighing commercial motor vehicles entering Missouri on both Interstate 29 and Interstate 35 within Troop H,” said Capt. James McDonald, Troop H commanding officer. “The new scale platforms are a state of the art three platform scale that will have a digital readout outside of the scale house. This will allow commercial motor vehicle drivers to see their axle weights and gross weight while still sitting on the scale platform inside their vehicles.”

The scale on I-29 has been in operation since November of 1989, the one off of I-35 since September of 1990.

“Both sets of scales have outlived their life expectancy and are a welcome addition to commercial motor vehicle operations within Troop H,” McDonald said.

The St. Joseph Animal Control and Rescue is holding its city-wide annual rabies vaccination clinics.

All dogs and cats three months of age or older are required to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the City of St. Joseph. These convenient clinics give pet owners easy access to both
requirements. Animal registration tags are valid for one year from date of purchase or when the rabies vaccination expires, whichever comes first.

Rabies vaccinations are $5.00 per animal. Registration tags for unaltered animals are $15.00 and $5.00 for altered (spay/neuter) animals. Written proof of spay/neuter is required. Acceptable proof is a receipt from your veterinarian or a copy of last year’s city animal registration form.
Distemper/parvo combination vaccinations are being offered by the veterinarians for an additional $10.00. The distemper/parvo combination immunization is recommended for all and is a requirement of the off-leash dog park in St. Joseph.
At the clinics, a separate area will be set up where animals can get a microchip to assist with identification if separated from home. Microchips are $10.00 per animal. At the same table, memberships to the off-leash Corby Dog Park will be available for purchase. The $5.00 annual membership is available to all people and their dogs. Dogs must wear a unique tag when visiting the park, ensuring every dog in the park has been vaccinated against rabies, distemper, and parvovirus. The off-leash Corby Dog Park will officially open later this month, after which time dogs using the park will need to be members.

Clinics run from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. The schedule for the 2015 clinics is as
follows:
Thursday, May 7th First Church of the Nazarene, 2102 South 22nd Street (Pacific)
Tuesday, May 12th Skaith Elementary School, 4701 Schoolside Lane
Thursday, May 14th Mark Twain Elementary School, 801 South 31st Street
Monday, May 18th Lindbergh Elementary School, 2813 St. Joseph Avenue
For the safety of pets and owners, dogs must be on a leash and cats in a pet carrier. Pets must be under an adult’s supervision and control. Payment will be accepted in the form of cash or check. Pay the City of St. Joseph for the rabies vaccination, animal registration tag, microchip, and Corby Dog Park membership. Payment for the distemper/parvo combination vaccination is a
separate fee paid directly to the veterinarian.

An investigation continues into the cause of the fire that destroyed the “Keyhole House” on St Joseph’s Museum Hill.

The house, notable since the 1880s for its unusual window, had, over time, been taken over by drug users and cats.

It had been scheduled for demolition, but recently won a reprieve, according to the city’s Historic Preservation Planner Scott DesPlanques.

“Yesterday it was granted a 20-day stay on the demolition order, to allow the neighborhood association time to get insurance for the property,” DesPlanques said.

“They had a plan to restore it, but, apparently that is not going to happen.”

Nigh Johnson, a volunteer with the Landmark Commission for the City of St Joseph, says the house at 1013 Angelique was about to be recognized among the groups “ten most-endangered” properties in St Joseph.

“The whole west side of the building had collapsed, there was a huge hole from the third floor all the way down to the basement, that had destroyed the side of the building,” Johnson said.

Johnson said the east side of the house featured a “keyhole window,” a window in the shape of an old-fashioned keyhole that set the address apart.

Fire inspectors must now search a huge pile of bricks and rubble for clues as to the cause of the fire. Neighbors say a number of apparent drug users had been using the house, which had also become the home to a large number of cats. It’s not clear if there were any casualties.

An early-morning house fire destroyed a house on Museum Hill.

St Joseph Fire Department crews were dispatched about about 1:30am to 1013 Angelique.

Fire destroyed the house.

Officials say it had been condemned after it recently partially collapsed. A neighborhood group had been working to renovate the structure before fire destroyed it.

The cause is under investigation.