EDNA FAYE LAFAVER
Edna Faye LaFaver, 90, of Green City, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Edna was born August 29, 1935 in Green City, to Benjamin and Nellie Van (Brandon) Kiger. She married Ronald LaFaver, and he survives her of the home. Also surviving: Five children, Susan Jessen…
Read MoreGreen Castle Lions Name Sandy Jackson Labor Day Grand Marshal
Submitted The Green Castle Lions Club is proud to honor Sandy Jackson as the 2025 Grand Marshal of the Green Castle Labor Day Celebration. Sandy has been a beloved part of the Green Castle community for the past 15 years, though her ties to the area stretch back more than 25 years. A true servant…
Read MoreSmithfield Foods Partners With Feed the Children Program
Submitted Smithfield Foods and Feed the Children joined forces to host three Resource Rallies in communities where Smithfield operates, helping to ensure children and families return to school with food, classroom supplies and household essentials needed to thrive. The first Resource Rally was held in Cudahy, Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the next was…
Read MoreMilan C-2 School Approves 2025 Financial Statement In Regular Board Of Education Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. David Richardson, President; Mrs. Jody Gittings, Mrs. Samantha McCabe (joined via Zoom), Mr. Dennis Weaver, and Mrs. Megan Courtney. SCHOOL PERSONNEL PRESENT: Dr. Ashley Pauley, Superintendent OTHERS PRESENT: David Richardson, President, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. APPROVE AGENDA: A motion was made by Mrs. Gittings and seconded by Mrs.…
Read MoreKEVIN G. HUDSON
Mr. Kevin G. Hudson, 59, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 10:31 A.M., Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Missouri. .Mr. Hudson was born July 1, 1966 at Trenton, Missouri the son of Jerry Daniel and Dorothy Louise Whilhite Hudson. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1984 and from William…
Read MoreWILLIAM STEVEN “BILLY” STEELE
William Steven “Billy” Steele, 74, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025. He was born on April 29, 1951, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Glen Junior Steele and Lottie Mae (Campbell) Steele, who both preceded him in death, along with his grandfather, William Glen Steele. After the passing of his parents,…
Read MoreMilan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame 2025
The Milan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce the eighth inductee to be the 2000 Wildcat Boys Track team. In 2000, the Wildcat Boys track team had 10 athletes compete at the state track meet. Of the 10 state qualifiers, Barry Ford, Stephen Pauley, Blake Spencer, Matt Taylor, and Jonathan McKinny collectively…
Read MoreShow Your Quilts At the Corn Festival Quilt Show
By Echo Menges The Knox County Kut-Ups Quilt Club is inviting quilt lovers of all ages and experience levels to display their quilts at this year’s Corn Festival Quilt Show. New quilters are encouraged to participate. Everyone is welcome! The annual event attracts quilters from throughout the region to show their work free of charge.…
Read MoreMilan FFA Students Named National Finalists
FFA Members, Teams Vie for Selection to Compete in 2025 National FFA Agriscience Fair Samuel Alvarez and Ethan Pearce of the Milan FFA chapter have been named finalists this year in the Social Sciences category in the Division IV of the National FFA Agriscience Fair. The team placed first in their division in April at…
Read MoreKAREN RUTH STRANG
Karen Ruth Strang (nee Jacobs) was born March 31, 1943 to Irwin Jacobs and Irma Jacobs (nee Crowder) in Trenton, Missouri and passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025 in Shelby Township, Michigan at the age of 82. She grew up in a small town in rural Missouri, where she lived next door to her…
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