Area News
Milan C-2 School Approves 2025 Financial Statement In Regular Board Of Education Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. David Richardson, President; Mrs. Jody Gittings, Mrs. Samantha McCabe (joined via Zoom), Mr. Dennis Weaver, and Mrs. Megan Courtney. SCHOOL PERSONNEL PRESENT: Dr. Ashley Pauley, Superintendent OTHERS PRESENT: David Richardson, President, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. APPROVE AGENDA: A motion was made by Mrs. Gittings and seconded by Mrs.…
Read MoreMilan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame 2025
The Milan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce the eighth inductee to be the 2000 Wildcat Boys Track team. In 2000, the Wildcat Boys track team had 10 athletes compete at the state track meet. Of the 10 state qualifiers, Barry Ford, Stephen Pauley, Blake Spencer, Matt Taylor, and Jonathan McKinny collectively…
Read MoreShow Your Quilts At the Corn Festival Quilt Show
By Echo Menges The Knox County Kut-Ups Quilt Club is inviting quilt lovers of all ages and experience levels to display their quilts at this year’s Corn Festival Quilt Show. New quilters are encouraged to participate. Everyone is welcome! The annual event attracts quilters from throughout the region to show their work free of charge.…
Read MoreMilan FFA Students Named National Finalists
FFA Members, Teams Vie for Selection to Compete in 2025 National FFA Agriscience Fair Samuel Alvarez and Ethan Pearce of the Milan FFA chapter have been named finalists this year in the Social Sciences category in the Division IV of the National FFA Agriscience Fair. The team placed first in their division in April at…
Read MoreGrundy Electric Coop Held 87th Annual Membership Meeting
Grundy Electric Cooperative’s Annual Membership Meeting was held August 7, 2025, at the Trenton High School in Trenton, Missouri. More than 200 members and guests attended the meeting, which featured key updates from cooperative leadership, financial reports, board elections, bylaw amendments, and prize drawings. Prior to the business meeting, GEC Community Foundation President Cliff Addison…
Read MoreBack to School Start Dates and Activities
By Phyllis Fleshman The five area schools will begin the 2025- 2026 year all on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Milan, Linn County, Newtown- Harris and Grundy R-5 will continue to have the four day week. Green City will continue with the five day. The Milan C-2 PTO will sponsor a Back to School Bash on…
Read MoreMSHP Reminds Drivers Children Are Going Back to School
MSHP Press Release August has arrived and with it the 2025-2026 school year. The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to encourage parents to include conversations about safety when preparing their students for school. It’s also important that drivers be prepared for the change in traffic patterns as students begin another year of instruction. In…
Read MoreAdair County Historical Society Highlights History of Green Castle Name Dispute
Submitted by April Dobrinske, Courtesy of the Adair County Historical Society Adair County’s neighboring county to the west is Sullivan County. Did you know they once had a struggle over the name of one of their towns — Greencastle. It seems that the O.K. Railroad put the name “Castle” on their depot, rather than the…
Read MoreSCMH Board Advances USDA Preapplication, Approves Radiology Group Credentials
MILAN, Mo. — June Meeting Minutes Summary – Representatives from Senator Josh Hawley’s office and Burton- Liese Government Relations joined the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees on June 26 to discuss rural healthcare support and potential facility funding. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Melba Fordyce at 2 p.m. Trustees present…
Read MoreBrowning Homecoming Royalty Crowned
The Browning Homecoming held Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, 2025 held their coronation on Friday night. Pictured left to right was Mia Castellon who received 2nd place, Queen Gracie Small and Paityn Sparks received 3rd place.
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