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School Officials Hear Dolly Parton Speak

 Submitted by Tennille Banner, Green City R-1  On Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Janie Gray and Tennille Banner had the opportunity to represent Green City R-1 and public schools from across the state in a celebration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. While at the Folly Theater, in Kansas City, they were able to hear Dolly Parton…

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New Building Under Construction for Ayerco in Milan

 AYERCO HAS NEW BUILDING AND LOCATION – Ayerco Convenience Center in Milan is under construction for a new building and at a new location in Milan, located on North Pearl Street beside the Dollar General Store. Dirt work has begun for a state-of-the-art store. It will double the size of the amount of pumps they…

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FFA Chapter Receives $2,000 Donation

 The Green City FFA Chapter received a generous donation of $2000,00 from Smithfield Foods to assist with various chapter activities and help provide members with the best possible opportunities. Shown Above: (front row, left to right) Clare Gordon, Kyera Vasey, Keyara Vasey, Shaynne Noland, (back row, left to right) Advisor Nick Rhodes, Tucker Tipton, Henry…

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Smithfield Sells Missouri Farmland in Sullivan County

 By Katie Micik Dehlinger, Farm Business Editor, Printed with permission of DTN  MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) — Smithfield Foods sold a former Premium Standard Farms sow farm in north-central Missouri’s Sullivan County at auction earlier this month. The 1,371-acre farm with a mix of farmland, pasture and woodland sold in 10 tracts for $5.64 million,…

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 JOANNE RODGERS 

 JOANNE RODGERS  Doris “Joanne” Rodgers went home to the loving arms of her Savior on Saturday, September 7, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at the Kingswood Nursing Home in Kansas City, Missouri.  Joanne was born February 23, 1934, a daughter of late Samuel Edward and Eunice Ramah (Boyd) Murdock of Milan. Joanne grew up in…

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 SUSIE M. MCCAUGHEY 

Susie May (Brewer) McCaughey, 82, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully, Monday August 19, 2024 at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, surrounded by family members.  Susie was born on November 13, 1941, near New York, Iowa to Glen and Jaunita (Hudson) Brewer.  She graduated from Green City High School in 1959. After graduating,…

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 MERIBELLE “MERI” LOUISE (JONES) PORTER COFFMAN 

Meribelle “Meri” Louise (Jones) Porter Coffman of Lakeland Florida a devoted Christian, avid adventurer, and cherished musician, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the age of 93.  She was born on July 14, 1931 in Troy, OH to Merritt and Bertha “Betsy” Ann (Robison) Jones.  Meri grew up in Milan, MO where…

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Bergman and Pop Smoke Take Third in Idaho Cutting Horse Competition

 Ben Bregman of Green Castle and his Horse Pop Smoke finished third in the 50K Amateur Division at the Idaho cutting horse futurity in Nampa Idaho. The six year old geldings earnings now exceed $110,000. The duo’s next stop will be in Oregon for the Cascade Futurity starting September 3, 2024. Photo submitted 

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Ameren Transmission Plans New High-Voltage Line Through Northeast Missouri

 By Echo Menges  Northeast Missouri – Sept. 1, 2024 – Two high-voltage transmission line project teams from Ameren Transmission of Illinois (ATXI) worked their way across Northeast Missouri last month. The teams hosted public meetings in communities where ATXI plans to build another high-voltage transmission line, adding 200 miles of 345-kilovolt (345,000-volt) transmission line through…

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Utility Scam Alert in Milan

 City of Milan  The City of Milan received information that utility customers have been contacted by a party claiming to be Ameren Electric Utility Company stating that they have an unpaid utility bill and services will be disconnected.  We advise our utility customers to hang up as we are not an Ameren customer. Do not…

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