Roy Blunt Reservoir Transportation Improvement Project
Submitted by Naomi Daugherty, MoDOT The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is administering a US DOT Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant project for the construction of transportation improvements around the planned Roy Blunt Reservoir (formerly known as East Locust Creek Reservoir). MoDOT is not involved with the building of the reservoir. The…
Read MoreMIHISCO Royalty Crowned
The Milan MIHISCO Royalty was crowned at the intermission between the Milan girls and boys and Linn County girls and boys games on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in the Milan C-2 gym. Shown from left to right: Alex Marquina, Kadidjatou Diakite, Don Divin Ngombo, Ismeray Cruz, Queen Addison Miller, King Ahmet Niasse, Taylor McEwen, Adan…
Read MoreMARGARET LOUISE SHOOP
MARGARET LOUISE SHOOP Margaret Louise Shoop, 98 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. Margaret was born June 13, 1925, in Milan to Bertie Artis and Mary Isabelle (Harris) Franklin. On September 18, 1942, in Memphis, Missouri, she married Freddie Jack “Fred” Shoop; he…
Read MorePHYLIS JEAN LUNSFORD
PHYLIS JEAN LUNSFORD Phylis Jean Lunsford, 80, of Green City, Missouri, died peacefully at Boone County Medical Center on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, surrounded by family and listening to Alan Jackson. She was born in Unionville Missouri in 1943 to Herbert Webb and Cleo (Lessey) Webb, and was the only girl, amongst 3 brothers. Phylis…
Read MoreFields Honored
GREEN CITY BOOSTER CLUB HONORS FORMER COACH DONNIE FIELDS-Kellen Hatcher is shown on the left representing the Green City Athletic Boosters presenting a plaque to retired Green City Coach and Athletic Director Donnie Fields. Coach Fields led Green City boys basketball from 2011-2022. He compiled a school record 191-118 overall record in 12 years. Donnie…
Read MoreGreen City Homecoming Royalty Crowned
GREEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL 2024 HOMECOMING ROYALTY-Green City students Kaden Johnson and Brittany Jeffries (Shown center on second row) were named Homecoming King and Queen in ceremonies following Putnam County at Green City basketball on January 26, 2024. Karley Hershberger and Aaron Peavler were the 2023 Homecoming King and Queen. Front Row: (left to right)…
Read MoreDAVID CAMPBELL MONTGOMERY
DAVID CAMPBELL MONTGOMERY David Campbell Montgomery died Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Kendal at Hanover from Parkinson’s disease. He was born on March 5, 1936, in Milan, Missouri to Ruth Campbell Montgomery, a high school teacher of English and Spanish and Merrill E. Montgomery, a lawyer and Probate Judge. He graduated from Milan High School…
Read MoreWANDA JEAN HOLLON
WANDA JEAN HOLLON Wanda Jean (Tipton) Hollon, age 90, of Milan, Missouri went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 26, 2024, at the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. The daughter of Herbert Wiley and Beulah Christine (Yardley) Tipton. Wanda was born on December 23, 1933, in Milan. On May 7,…
Read MoreMilan C-2 Board of Education December Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Jessica Webb December 13, 2023 Meeting Summary – Spencer Maulsby, Lucas Herington, Channing Dodson, Wyatt Duffy, and Addilyn Hostetter were recognized by Mrs. Hoerrmann for their jobs in helping as assembly leaders for the district. The students gave their names and told the board a little about the jobs that they help with…
Read MoreKingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Renovation Project Complete
Building In Milan, Missouri, Turned Into a Center of Worship and Bible Education Submitted by Adam Bancroft In the late 1990s, Jehovah’s Witnesses began using a room in the Milan, Missouri, Community Center to hold their meetings for worship and Bible education in Spanish. Eventually, it became necessary to find different accommodations, so they began…
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