Green City Gets Past Platte Valley: Gophers Earn Final Four Bid
By: David Sharp Thayden Forrest helped set the tone for a Green City Class 1 baseball quarter final win with a leadoff triple in May 24, 2024 action at South Nodaway High School at Guilford, Mo. Jaden O’ Haver turned in a dominant pitching performance, coupled with three two hit days for a 10-0 victory…
Read MoreConstruction Progresses At The Sullivan County Health Department
Sullivan County Health Department is pleased and excited with the progress of our Expansion/Renovation Project, despite the rain we have had in the last couple of months. As of this week the 1200 sq. ft. addition is almost completely enclosed, other than windows, doors, and shingles. We have a few dry days in the forecast,…
Read MoreAnnual Market on Main Kickoff Held in Milan on Saturday, May 25, 2024
There was a small turnout for registration for the Market On Main Street, or Old Timers as most remembered with 155 registering and 47 others who were not Milan graduates. This is not a reflection of the people that were in attendance, just the ones that registered. Those that did register were: 1951 – Reta…
Read MoreShoes From The Heart at Milan Schools
Our school district has recently received a wonderful opportunity for some of our students that might be in need of shoes. Smithfield has partnered with a group known as “Shoes From the Heart”. “Shoes from the Heart,” mission is dedicated to supporting children within our community, region, and nation during times of need, always striving…
Read MoreState Track Meet Results
by: David Sharp Photos by: Will Johnson, Gasconade County Republican for NEMOnews Media Group The MSHSAA Class 1 Track Championships, held May 17-18, 2024 are in the books. Newtown Harris captured the second place team championship. Knox County freshman Adison Strong won the seventh place medal in the girls long jump. Mound City won the…
Read MoreMarty Herington Closes Poole Hardware After 157 Years
By Phyllis Fleshman Marty Herington locked the door to Poole’s Hardware business for the last business day on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Joyce Miller wrote an article on the history of Poole Hardware that was published in the Thursday, March 28, 2024 edition of The Milan Standard. Solomon Poole was the original owner, born in…
Read MoreFormer Milan Man Accused of Child Molestation
By Echo Menges Former Milan resident Larry Steven Roberts III, 20, now of Laclede, MO was arrested on Friday, May 10, 2024, and charged with three felony counts of statutory sodomy. Milan Police Chief Gail Hayes told the Milan Standard the alleged crimes happened last year at a residence in Milan, and Roberts and the…
Read MoreThree School Districts Receive $10K Donation
By Emma Davis, Smithfield Foods Smithfield Foods Donates Toward Needs of Districts Three school districts in Northern Missouri recently received a $10,000 donation from Smithfield Foods that each district will use at their discretion for funding educational needs that will support the schools and students. Districts that received donations are: *Newtown-Harris R-III School District –…
Read MoreKnox County and Green City Competitors Advance To State Track and Field Meet
Cooper Clair of Knox County along with Asher Buggs-Tipton of Green City joined several teammates and competitors in competing for berths in the May 17- 18, 2024 Class 1-3 MSHSAA Track and Field Championships held at Adkins Stadium on the campus of Jefferson City High School. This story is an account of the Class 1…
Read MoreBETTY JO GRAMLING
BETTY JO GRAMLING Betty Jo Gramling, 92, of Galt, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Missouri. Betty was born on September 20, 1931 to John and Myrtle (Spencer) Lee. She was born and raised in the Milan, Missouri area and graduated from Milan High School at the…
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