Area News
NEMO Spikes 8u Team Take Show Me State Games Championship
Submitted by Coaches Marcie Stansberry and Brett Hunter Northeast Missouri was well represented in the 8u Coach Pitch division that was part of the Show Me State Games that took place in Columbia, Missouri over the weekend of July 29. The NEMO Spikes brought home the gold with a 4-1 record on the weekend. Ten…
Read MoreMilan FFA Receives $5,000 Grant
Submitted by Erin Glarner, Bayer Milan, Mo August, 2022 – Local farmer Nick and Ashlee Taylor recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Milan FFA. Milan FFA will use the funds to help the students develop leadership skills, promote SAE’s and to continue to educate our community of the importance…
Read MoreSullivan County Primary Election Results
Election totals provided by the Sullivan County Clerk’s Office The Sullivan County Primary Election was held on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022. There were 1040 ballots counted and they were: Democratic- 99 Republican – 940 Libertarian – 1 Constitution – 0 Nonpartisan – 0 Democratic Party US Senator Lewis Rolen – 6 Gena Ross – 4…
Read MoreGregory’s Celebrate 70th Anniversary
John H. and Margaret Gregory will celebrate their 70th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, August 13, 2002 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Green City Community Room, Green City, MO. Please join them in celebrating their special day. They request no gifts. Cards maybe mailed to them at, 62146 Omaha Road, Green City, MO 63545.
Read MoreCity of Green Castle Installs New Playground Equipment
Submitted by April Dobrinske, City of Green Castle Over the course of the past five years or so, the City of Green Castle has worked tirelessly on efforts to raise funds that would allow for new park equipment to be installed in the city park. Mayor Greg Dobrinske led the effort along with the city…
Read MoreTop Cats Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame
Submitted by Danah Fowler, Milan C-2 School District The Milan 2022 Milan C-2 Athletic Hall Of Fame Induction is the 2003-2004 Milan High School Top Cats – MO Dance Team State Champions. The Inductees will serve as the Grand Marshals for the 2022 Homecoming Parade which will be held on Friday at 2:00 pm and…
Read MoreSCMH Foundation Donates $200K Toward New Sprinkler System
Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees June Meeting Minutes June 23, 2022 – A regular Sullivan County Memorial Hospital (SCMH) Board of Trustees meeting was called to order on June 23, 2022, by Chairperson Melba Fordyce at 11:30 AM. Trustees present were Jim Heaton, Angie Curtis, Gary Drummond and Bill Lewis. Also present were…
Read MorePrimary Election To Be Held Tuesday, August 2
By Phyllis Fleshman The Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022. A sample ballot for the various political subdivisions appear elsewhere in this week’s edition of The Milan Standard. There are some county-wide offices that are automatically filled because there was no opposition and they do not have to appear on the…
Read MoreGrant Awarded to Sullivan County Shooting Sports Program
Submitted by Debbie Ragsdale, FCS Financial FCS Financial awarded a $500 Shaping Rural Missouri Grant to the Sullivan County Shooting Sports. The all county 4-H shooting team was in need of more advanced equipment to help their members learn and improve. FCS Financial awarded 73 Shaping Rural Missouri grants this year to 4-H clubs &…
Read More‘Milan was dying’: A small Missouri town’s diverse resuscitation
By Connor Giffin, Courtesy of the Columbia Missourian MILAN — On Easter Sunday, about 100 worshippers filtered into a 150-year-old church in rural northern Missouri for a Spanish-language Mass. Lively hymns filled the room, echoing off of stained glass and reaching for the vaulted ceilings as the congregation sang along. At St. Mary Catholic Church…
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