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Green 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 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…
Read More4-H SPIN Club Builds Robotic Arms
Junk Drawer Robotics Wrap Up By Hillary Robedeaux In November 2023 Sullivan County 4-H kicked off their first ever Junk Drawer Robotics SPIN Club lead by volunteer Michelle Dickson and MU Extension YPA, Hillary Robedeaux. For those of you not familiar, a SPIN club is a short-term special interest club. The focus of this SPIN…
Read MoreGreen City Homecoming Week January 15-19
Green City R-1 will celebrate Homecoming during the week of January 15-19. Activities will include dress up days, pep rally on Thursday night, and the Homecoming game against Novinger on Friday night. The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned after the boys game on Friday night. This year’s candidates are pictured left to right:…
Read MoreYear in Review: Looking Back on the News of 2023 Part 2
By Phyllis Fleshman June – Green City graduating classes of 1983-1984 held their class reunion at the OBB restaurant in Green City on June 17, 2023. NEMR’s 66th Annual Meeting prize winners were a $1000 check to Alexis Smith and a $500 check to Judy Schmitter. Three young ladies are competing for Sullivan County Fair…
Read MoreYear in Review: Looking Back on the News of 2023
By Phyllis Fleshman January – Tyler Clark Has accepted the Superintendent of Schools position at Northwestern of Mendon effective July 1, 2023. Decker Rardon dropped off 90 lbs. of tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia. Decker’s parents are Derek and Connie Rardon of Milan. He is the great-grandson of Barbara Mason and Earlene…
Read MoreMilan City Council Proclaims Milan C-2 FFA Chapter Day
During the Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday, December 4, 2023, Mayor Andy Herington and the City Council issued a proclamation declaring October 31, 2023 as “Milan C-2 FFA Chapter Day” to recognize the Milan FFA Chapter’s Knowledge Team for their hard work and dedication in obtaining the top honor as the 2023 National Champion…
Read MoreDabney Inducted into Coaching Hall of Fame
By Harry Doak The night of Friday, December 8, 2023 was a football delight at Margaritaville on the Lake of the Ozarks. Early in the day were the All-State selections followed by the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees for 2023. This was the 32nd anniversary of many awards given for the night.…
Read MoreWildcat Season Ends In Class 1 Semifinal
By Mike Scott Milan’s 2023 football season came to an end in the Class 1 semifinal at North Platte in Dearborn, Missouri on Saturday. Both teams came into the game with 11-1 records and very similar season stats, so fans knew they were in for a battle. Milan scored first, taking advantage of a Panther…
Read MoreMilan Park Board Receives Donation
Submitted by Heather McCollum The City of Milan and Milan Park Board recently received a $500 donation from ‘Kirksville Toyota’ to go towards improvements to Forest Grove Park. The park has recently added several new picnic tables to the shelters and replaced the toddler swing set. The newest addition to the park is a 9-hole…
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