Area News
Radio Man Reflects on Hall of Fame Career
By Troy Treasure, NEMONews Media Group KMEM-Memphis Sport Director Donnie Middleton’s family loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball of the 1950s and 60s – especially his mother, Elaine. Broadcasts of then mostly daytime games brought the voice of St. Louis play-by-play man Harry Caray into the Middleton’s Downing residence in eastern Schuyler County. Donnie Middleton eventually…
Read MoreWildcats Drop Home Opener
The long-awaited baseball season began after Mother Nature took care of the preceding week of games. The Milan Wildcats were host to the North Harrison Shamrocks in the home season opener on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. This was a non-conference battle, next year the Shamrocks will be joining the Grand Rivers Conference. The Wildcats fell…
Read MoreWildcat Players Receive Basketball Honors
BASKETBALL ALL STATE SELECTION Cadence Pauley was selected to the First Team All-State Class lll squad. Also Cadence Pauley was recognized by the Missouri Basketball Coaches’ Association, the Class lll Girls’ Basketball as Player of the Year. This is quite a feat considering Milan was elevated from Class ll to Class lll this post season.…
Read MoreSullivan County To Receive Nearly $1.2 Million In Stimulus Funds
Local Communities Will Also Receive More Money By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group Sullivan County, and every municipality in Sullivan County, will soon be the beneficiary of more stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). This economic stimulus bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11. Nationwide,…
Read MoreTax Deadline Extended To May 17, 2021
Governor Mike Parson announced on March 19, 2021, that the Missouri Department of Revenue is extending the state individual tax filing and payment deadline for the 2020 tax year from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. “As our state continues recovering from COVID-19, we understand that many Missourians are still feeling the effects of…
Read MoreEaster Church Service Schedule
The Green City Methodist Church is having Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Green City. St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be having Mass at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Friday, April 2, services will be at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 3, Mass will be at 8:30…
Read MoreSullivan County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
A regular Sullivan County Memorial Hospital (SCMH) Board of Trustees meeting was called to order on February 25, 2021, by Chairperson Melba Fordyce at 11:30 AM. Trustees present were Angie Curtis, Jean Page, Gary Drummond, and Bill Lewis. Also present were Tony Keene, Chief Executive Officer; Tina Sears-Hamilton, Director of Patient Care Services; and Amy…
Read MoreHighest Selling Draft Horse of All Time
GH Macey, a 5 year-old Percheron mare, bred and raised by Glenn and Jane Heisey of Harris, Missouri, became the highest selling draft horse of all time on February 25, 2021, when she sold for $120,000.00 a record for a draft horse of any breed. She was purchased by Jane Gray, Trippcrest Farm in Harrison,…
Read MoreMilan City Council Meets In Regular Session On Monday, March 1st
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Milan, Missouri met for a regular meeting at the Milan City Hall, 212 E. 2nd Street, on March 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. with the following Aldermen present: Steve Hill, Randy McCollum, Trudy Schnelle, Rebecca Bennett, Richard Head and Lesa Smith. Also present: Mayor Andy Herington, City Clerk…
Read MoreBusick, Graves React to Sen. Blunt’s Decision Not to Run in 2022
By Troy Treasure, NEMONews Media Group Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s announcement Monday, March 8 to not seek a third term in 2022 came as a surprise to District 3 State Representative Danny Busick (R-Newtown). U.S. Congressman Sam Graves asserted Blunt’s public service places him among the elite in state political history. “I hadn’t anticipated…
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