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Marceline Swats Milan
The Milan Ladycats were host to the Marceline Lady Tigers for a non-conference encounter on Monday, January 23, 2023. The Lady Tigers will be a possible District opponent late in the season. This is the second meeting of the season for these two squads. Marceline previously slipped past the Ladycats, 50-44. The Ladycats have an…
Read MoreNEMR Awarded $8.9 Million to Bring Fiber-optic Internet to Linn, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties
NEMR Press Release Sullivan County, MO – NEMR (Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company) is the recipient of 2 grants awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that it has awarded a total of $261 million to 60 recipients for projects that will…
Read MoreMIHISCO Royalty Crowned
MIHISCO ROYALTY – The Milan MIHISCO Queen and King were crowned on Friday, January 24, 2023 between the girls and boys game with South Shelby. They are shown above. Front Row/Left to Right: Samuel Colon, son of Adelaida Colon Sanches, Hallie Weaver, daughter of Jeff and Tabitha Eddy and Dustin and Sara Weaver, King Nathan…
Read MoreMilan City Council Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Lisa Sharp, City Clerk January 3, 2023 – The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Milan, Missouri met for a regular meeting at the Milan City Hall, 212 E. 2nd Street, on January 3, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. with the following Aldermen present: Darin Tucker, Randy McCollum, Ed Reger, Rebecca Bennett and Richard…
Read MoreMilan Girls All Tournament Team
MILAN 2023 GIRLS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM-Members of the 63rd Annual Milan Girls All- Tournament Team from left to right are: MVP Brookfield senior Ella Daughtery, Linn County senior Morgan Livingston, Marceline senior Addison Huber, Marceline sophomore Natalie Pennington, Milan freshman Marian Dabney, and Novinger senior Abbi Fountain. Photo by David Sharp
Read MoreCowan Retires After 23 Years of Service
Submitted by Jennifer Chrisman, NEMR Denise Cowan of Unionville retired after 23 years of service at NEMR. If you ever called the NEMR office, you might have spoken with Denise. She played a vital role as a Customer Service Representative and much more. “Over the years, I have mainly spent my time answering the phone…
Read MoreWildcats Stunned By Knights
Milan advanced to their seventh straight championship contest going up against a new counterpart and to top that a new school, in their first year competition the North Missouri Knights, the number 5 seed. They had wins over Novenger and Putnam County, the number 1 seed. This squad appears for real. This was as close…
Read MoreLadycats Tame Lady Mustangs
The Milan Ladycats took on the Linn County Lady Mustangs for third place in the Milan Tourney on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Milan was the tournaments two seed while Linn County was the number 5 seed. This was very close battle to the end. Milan led by 4 points with 2 minutes left in the…
Read MoreRetires After 20 Years As Sullivan County Circuit Clerk
Sherry Brinkley (right) retired at the end of 2022 after 20 years of service as the Sullivan County Circuit Clerk. She is shown with Associate Circuit Judge Tracey Mason White (left). Photo by Phyllis Fleshman
Read MoreMilan C-2 School Board Hires Dr. Ashley Pauley as Incoming Superintendent
Sumbitted by Dr. Ben Yocom On Thursday, January 12, 2023, the Milan C-2 Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. Ashley Pauley to serve as the next Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Pauley is a life-long Milan Wildcat! She has served the district for fourteen (14) years, most recently as Milan Elementary Principal for the…
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