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Green City to Celebrate Fourth of July

 By Kathleen Hauser  As part of the Green City Chamber of Commerce July 4th Celebration and Fireworks Display, we welcome you to join us on July 3rd and July 4th to celebrate the restoration of the 1931 Shell Filling Station off the southeast corner of the square where Fred (Killer) Burke was first identified and…

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Known Missouri Business Closing Its Doors

 By Mike Scott  A landmark business in northeast Missouri is shutting their doors.  Cook’s Mens Store, located on the east side of the square, in Memphis, announced this week that they would be closing after serving northeast Missouri, southern Iowa and western Illinois for 65 years.  John and Maxine Cook purchased the W.O. Slavin General…

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 Green City Rallies For Sixth Straight District Championship

by: David Sharp  An upset minded Newtown-Harris/Grundy County baseball team scored in each of their first two innings during their May 15, 2024 Class 1, District 14 Baseball championship game at Princeton. Green City scored single tallies in their first and fourth innings.  The Tigers (6-9) put four fifth inning runs on the board for…

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Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Benefit for Hospital Foundation Held

The Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Foundation hosted a fun evening with a Jazz Age Murder Mystery, as a fundraiser on Saturday, June 8, 2024 held at the Cat’s Meow Club aka Milan Community Building with a large crowd attending. There were approximately 28 cast members. Some of the cast are as follows: front row, left…

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Milan City Council Approves One Percent Use Tax

 Submitted by Lisa Sharp, City Clerk  REGULAR MEETING  May 20, 2024 – The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Milan, Missouri met for a regular meeting at the Milan City Hall, 212 E. 2nd Street on May 20, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. with the following Aldermen present: Darin Tucker, Randy McCollum, Ed Reger, Rebecca Bennett, Richard…

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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…

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Construction 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,…

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Annual 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…

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