Green City Softball Senior Night Held
The Green City softball and baseball seniors celebrated Senior Night on Monday, September 30. The players and their families were recognized between games. This year’s senior players are Keyara Vasey, Kyera Vasey, Clare Gordon, Jaryn Hatcher, Payton Pialet, Milly Ortega, and Dalton Youngman. Photo submitted by Amanda Lunsford
Read MoreDOROTHY K. NOWLIN
Dorothy K. Nowlin, our family’s steady light, gentle counselor, and faithful prayer warrior, passed peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at her home in Columbia, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was 93. Born on Independence Day in Harris, Missouri, to Cecil and Irene Jones, Dorothy’s life was a testament to the freedom…
Read MoreMilan C-2 Schools Awarded $500,000 Grant
Grant to Fund New Ballfield Complex Submitted by Dr. Ashley Pauley Milan, MO – October 3, 2025 – Milan C-2 Schools is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $500,000 grant to construct a new baseball-softball complex that will serve students, families, and the community for years to come. The funding, provided by…
Read MoreANEITA LOUISE CARMACK
Aneita Louise Carmack passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15th, 2025, at the Life Care Center of Brookfield, MO. She was born on February 23rd, 1939, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Velma and Glen James. She married the love of her life, Melvin James Carmack, on November 1st,1954, in Raton, New Mexico. Aneita was a…
Read MoreOaks Named National FFA Finalist
Submitted by Stephanie Oake Grant Oaks of the Newtown- Harris FFA chapter in Newtown, MO, has been named a national finalist this year for the Swine Production Entrepreneurship Agricultural Proficiency Award. Only four FFA members nationwide are selected as national finalists in each agricultural proficiency award area. Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through…
Read MoreMcCully Family Selected as Sullivan County’s Missouri Farm Family
Submitted by Tracie Moore Milan, Mo. – Steven and Nancy McCully and family of Harris were among the Missouri families honored at the 68th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on August 11 during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The McCully family was chosen as the Sullivan County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri…
Read MoreJULIA ANN HALEY HARGUS
Julia Ann Haley Hargus, age 74, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Julia was born on February 26, 1951, in Princeton, Missouri to Jack and Wilda (Browning) Haley. She grew up in Harris, Missouri, and was the oldest of three daughters. She graduated from Newtown-Harris High School in 1969 and went on to earn…
Read MoreMADONNA C. PEARSON NOLAND
Madonna Carol Noland, 82, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 at her home in Green City, Missouri. Madonna was born July 10, 1943, in Unionville, Missouri, the daughter of Bernard W. Pearson and Hollace I. Hawkins Pearson. On January 28, 1961, in Putnam County, Missouri, she married Larry E. Guffey and to that union four…
Read MoreMissouri Press Awards Inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism
By Matthew Barba, Missouri Press Association Missouri Press Association partnered this year with the A-Mark Foundation to award a total of $15,000 to Missouri journalists and news organizations. The A-Mark Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 1997 and dedicated to supporting and encouraging journalism and investigative reporting. Investigative journalists give their audience insight into…
Read MoreMO American Legion District Two Holds Meeting in Milan
Submitted by American Legion Post The Missouri American Legion District Two held its quarterly meeting on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Milan Sullivan County Post 228 Legion Hall. District Two Commander Phyllis Cambell briefed the legionnaires on the July State Convention. Guest speaker, Russell Riggins, a Desert Storm veteran, briefed the group on “Guardian…
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