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Knox County Girls Take Shootout Win
By David Sharp Knox County looked sharp during their January 2, 2026 People’s Bank and Trust Holiday Shootout girls’ game at Louisiana. The Lady Eagles rebounded well and caused Bowling Green (2-8) turnovers during a 49-21 varsity girls win. The Lady Eagles improved to 4-6 on the season. Knox County jumped out to an early…
Read MoreMilan C-2 Basketball Tournament to Begin Jan. 12
The Milan C-2 66th Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament will begin on Monday, January 12 and run thru Saturday, January 17, 2026. There are 8 teams competing for the championship, Milan Wildcats, Green City Gophers, North Missouri Knights, Marceline Tigers, Putnam County Midgets, Trenton Bulldogs, Novinger Wildcats and the Brookfield Bulldogs in the girls and boys…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: New Year’s Resolutions or Promises Made and Promises Kept
Another year has arrived, and with it, many resolutions will be made by people who know full well they will never keep them. The usual one is to lose weight. I’ve done that— maybe not as much as I should have—but 40 pounds over a couple of years was enough for me. Besides, I just…
Read MoreMilan Girls Edge Brashear
By David Sharp Two evenly matched girls basketball teams put on a hard fought but clean battle for supremacy during December 16, 2025 varsity girls non conference basketball at Brashear. Brashear and Milan remained within a five point differential most of the way. Marian Dabney sank a three ball with three minutes to play in…
Read MoreBrashear Boys Down Wildcats
By David Sharp A bigger and older Brashear Tiger boys team jumped out to an 8-4 lead in in December 16, 2025 varsity boys play at Brashear and powered to a 65-30 win over Milan in nonconference action. The Tigers (3-4) pushed the smaller Wildcats to the perimeter most of the night. Brashear led 13-9…
Read MoreKC Lady Eagles Cruise To Win Over Heartland
By David Sharp Knox County took control of their December 18, 2025 varsity girls game with Heartland Christian Academy early, scoring the first ten points and powering to a 69-14 win. The Homestanding Lady Eagles scored 29 field goals while holding their opponent to six field goals defensively. Knox County pressure defense helped create 38…
Read MoreHighland Girls Top Tigers
By David Sharp Highland blew open their December 15, 2025 varsity girls game at Scotland County (4-2) with a defensive driven 16-3 second quarter run and powered to a 58-39 win. The Tigers started off well, scoring the first five points of the evening. The Lady Cougars (6-1) exploded on a 16-6 run to a…
Read MoreScotland County Holds Off Highland Cougars
By David Sharp Scotland County (7-1) was able to get to the free throw line 29 times, sinking 16 charity tosses during a 62-58 win over Highland (0-5) during December 15, 2025 non conference boys basketball play at Scotland County. The Cougars made one more field goal and one more three ball on the night.…
Read MoreNew Minister at Downing Christian Church
Downing Christian Church has hired Jake Levett to fill the full-time minister position at the church. Jake grew up in Callao, Missouri and said he is a middle child having an older and younger brother. Jake stated that he more or less grew up in the ministry. “The preacher in the Callao Chrisitan Church started…
Read MoreSchuyler County Welcomes New Youth Wrestling Club with Impressive First Season
Submitted A brand-new opportunity for young athletes has arrived in Schuyler County: the Schuyler Youth Wrestling Club, led by Head Coach Alex Yedlik, officially launched this season—and the response has been outstanding. The club has 35 wrestlers signed up, marking an impressive start for its first year. Even after registration closed, interest in the program…
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