Area News
Milan C-2 School District Exploring Four-Day Week
Four (4) Day Week – Survey/Feedback The Milan C-2 School District is in the process of planning for the 2022-2023 School Year; the school’s weekly calendar schedule is a huge part of the planning process. Since 2016, public schools in Missouri have had flexibility to adjust their weekly calendar schedule; as long as school was…
Read MoreCity Receives Grant for Police Equipment
The City of Milan received a grant from MIRMA (Missouri Inter-governmental Risk Management Association). The grant was for $4,691.13 and is be used for police equipment. Pictured is Mayor Herington accepting the award from Kelly Beets from MIRMA. Photo submitted
Read MoreSanta Is Coming To Town
By Crystal Bupp, MILAN, MO – This year, to kick off the Christmas season, the Milan Chamber of Commerce, Milan Old Timers and Sullivan County Community Development have teamed up to host activities on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. on the Milan Square. We will begin the evening with the adult drawing…
Read MoreBrinkley Elected to Second Term at American Angus Association
New Leadership elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors 2022 Leadership selected at the Annual Convention of Delegates By Whitney Whitaker, Angus Communications The 138th Annual Convention of Delegates assembled November 8, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Five directors were elected to the board of directors, as well as a president and chairman,…
Read MoreCeleste Athon Signs Letter Of Intent With Stephens College
Celeste Athon, senior at Green City High School, signs letter of intent to play basketball with Stephens College of Columbia, Missouri. Pictured (left to right): Robert Athon, Lisa Athon, Celeste Athon and Assistant Coach from Stephens College, RO Wallace. Photo By: Brenda Linder
Read MoreLooking Back Thru The Years: Open House For Rodgers; 50 Years At Pollock Store
The Village of Pollock will be observing their 150 Sesquicentennial in July of 2023. One of the main stores in Pollock was the Rodgers Store. On June 30, 1996 Virgil and Bernadean Rodgers celebrated 50 years of operating that store with an open house. This is the article that was placed in The Milan Standard…
Read MoreOpening Weekend of Rifle Season Hunters are Required to Test for CWD in Sullivan County
Missouri Department of Conservation If you harvest a deer from counties in the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone including Sullivan County during Nov. 13 or 14, 2021, you must take your deer — or just the head — on the day of harvest to one of the CWD sampling stations. Hunters are reminded to follow…
Read MoreFFA Livestock Team Brings Home Honors
The Milan FFA Livestock team competed at the American Royal Livestock Contest in Kansas City on Sunday, October 17, 2021. The team placed 3rd at the Missouri State FFA contest in April, in order to qualify to compete at the Royal, all of the teams competing at this event were required to qualify from their…
Read MoreNeff Wins AQHA World Champion Title
Submitted by AQHA The American Quarter Horse Association, Oklahoma City – Abby Neff of Galt Mo captured the world championship title in Polebending at the 2021 AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), on 10/29/2021 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Neff showed the American Quarter Horse Came In A Blazin…
Read MoreStorm Causes Damage in Sullivan County
A severe storm on Sunday evening, October 24, 2021, caused a large amount of damage in sections of southeastern Sullivan County. The photos above, to the left and below right were submitted by Susan Crist showing damage to several structures and a tractor trailer on the Crist Farm located in Winigam, MO. According to Crist,…
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