Sullivan County 4-H Welcomes Top Hands
Submitted by Hillary Robedeaux, University of Missouri Extension, Youth Program Associate As we kick off the New Year, MU Extension and Sullivan County 4-H are setting bold goals to reach even more youth in our community. A key part of this effort is the formation of a brand-new community club, Top Hands, led by Jodi…
Read MoreLooking Back on the News of 2024 – Part 3
By Phyllis Fleshman Continued From Last Week’s Newspaper July – Sullivan County Fair contestants were Kylee Smith, Destiny De Leon and Jocelyn Dykes. The Sullivan County Junior Miss candidates were: Haylee Courtney, Jaylee Banner, Carson Coram, Clare Gordon and Macie Glidewell. City of Milan approves 2025 budget. 4-H SNAC concludes leadership projects. Miss Jocelyn Dykes…
Read MoreVerimore Bank Donates to Hospital Foundation
Submitted by Ken Honeck, Verimore Bank MILAN, Mo. (January 6, 2025) – Verimore Bank is proud to announce the recent donation of $12,500 to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Foundation to support its purpose of generating resources for sustaining, advancing, strengthening, and developing the essential needs of the hospital to provide quality healthcare services to…
Read More65th Annual Milan Invitational Basketball Tournament Jan. 13-18
By Phyllis Fleshman The Milan C-2 64th Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament will begin on Monday, January 13th thru Saturday, January 18th. 2025. There are 8 teams competing for the championship, Milan Wildcats, Green City Gophers, North Missouri Knights, Marceline Tigers, Putnam County Midgets, Trenton Bulldogs, Novinger Wildcats and the Brookfield Bulldogs in the girls and…
Read MoreWoods Named “Rising Star” by Ag Retailers Association
Submitted by Allison Jenkins, MFA Joseph Woods, manager of MFA Agri Services in Milan, was among the group of top performers and emerging leaders honored Dec. 4 as part of the American Retailers Association (ARA) Rising Stars award program. The Rising Stars program is a meaningful way for ARA retailer member companies such as MFA…
Read MoreEVA SUE JONES
Eva Sue Jones, 88, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at the Magnolia Nursing Home where she had been a resident for several years. Sue was born March 20, 1936, in Moberly, Missouri, to John and Helen (Holman) Hogan. The best season of her life was spent living on a horse farm…
Read MoreLLOYD CHARLES MCDONALD
Lloyd Charles McDonald, age 82 of Milan, Missouri, died Monday, December 23, 2024, at the home of his daughters in Gladstone, Missouri. The youngest child of Orval Cecil and Frances Elizabeth (Brummitt) McDonald, he was born on August 18, 1942, in Pollock, Missouri. He was raised in the Pollock area and lived most of…
Read MoreSYDNEY LEE TAYLOR
Sydney Lee Taylor, 77, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, December 1, 2024. He was the only child of Tom and Muriel Taylor and grew up in Milan, Missouri. Growing up in his beloved hometown, he played football, basketball, and baseball. Syd graduated from Milan C-2 with the…
Read MoreLooking Back on the News of 2024 – Part 1
By: Phyllis Fleshman January – Milan’s 64th Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament began January 8-13th. Halted because of bad weather. Asher Buggs- Tipton signs a National Letter of Intent to attend Wichita State Univeristy on track and field scholarship. Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Co. is local Fiber-To-The- Premise internet provider. Harsh weather conditions and electrical outage…
Read MoreLocust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site Moving to New Location
Submitted by Tisha Holden JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site closed to the public starting at noon Dec. 24, 2024, to prepare for the bridge’s movement to Pershing State Park. Along with the historic site’s closure, the Locust Creek Boardwalk and Riparian Trail in the day-use area at Pershing State…
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