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Green City Wins Milan Tournament
The Green City Gophers received first place in the Milan Tourney. They are, front row, left to right: Gabe Curl, Beau Snyder, Bentley Henness, Ryder Jacobs and Gage McReynolds; and back row, left to right: Coach Matt Ayers, Jake Crist, Clancy Ballinger, Connor Pinkerton, Ivan Littrell, Orion Navis, Zane Patterson, Cooper Taylor. Assistant Coaches, Donovan…
Read MoreLadycats Take Second in Milan Tourney
The Milan Ladycats placed second in the Milan Tournament. Pictured front row, left to right: Jazelle Bahena, Taleena Weaver, America Ayala, Jazmin Cisneros, Kendalyn Hayes and Izzy Miller; second row, left to right: Coach Andrea Dabney, Vanessa Mulaba, Tori Taylor, Marian Dabney, Cristal Barriga, Nayeli Pierto, and Assistant Coach Ali McCully. Photo submitted
Read MoreNorth Central Electric Names New CEO
North Central Electric Cooperative has appointed Mike Scheib as its new chief executive officer. Scheib began his role Jan. 15, 2026, succeeding longtime CEO Loren Haines. Scheib most recently served as CEO of Tri- County Electric Cooperative in Lancaster, Missouri, where he held the position since 2020. He brings more than 25 years of experience…
Read MoreBARBARA JANE OXENDALE
Barbara Jane Oxendale, 84, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Milan Health Care Center. Barbara was born April 5, 1941 at her maternal grandparent’s farm near Odebolt, Iowa to Roland and Dorothy (Godbersen) Anderson. On July 25, 1959 she married Douglas Oxendale at the Little Brown Church where her parents were…
Read MoreLINDA LEA (HOOKER) GRIME
Linda Lea (Hooker) Grime, 84 of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away Monday, January 19, 2026, at home in Blue Springs, Missouri. Linda was born June 13, 1941 in San Diego, California to Rex Enoch and Helen Elizabeth (Hamilton) Hooker. She is survived by her brother Mike Hooker wife Brenda of Trenton; daughter Kristen Brumley and…
Read MoreClark County R-1 Board Urged to Invest in Gifted Education Program
KAHOKA, Mo. — The Clark County R-1 Board of Education heard a passionate plea from a district educator and parent to invest in a full-time gifted education program during its regular meeting on Jan. 15. Erin Hopp, a teacher at Clark County R-1 and parent of gifted children, addressed board members during public comment to…
Read MoreHistoric Images Frozen in Glass: NEMOnews Media Group Unveils New Digital History Project
For more than a century, thousands of moments from northeast Missouri have been quietly preserved—not in photo albums or scrapbooks, but on fragile sheets of glass. Now, NEMOnews Media Group is bringing those moments back to life. This week, NEMOnews Media Group launched “Historic Images Frozen in Glass,” a new digital history project that shares…
Read MoreApplications for Missouri Century Farms open Feb. 1
COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1926, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, MU Extension Ag and Environment team and Missouri Farm Bureau sponsor the program. Applications to be recognized…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: The Necessity of Shooting Sticks
The buck suddenly appeared on the path that ran below me along a dry creek bed. Sometimes that’s what deer do — one minute there’s nothing to see, and the next there’s a deer standing there. If the buck continued on the way he was walking, he would come to within more than 50 yards…
Read MoreNELSON LEE TALLMAN
October 10, 1942 – January 26, 2026 Nelson Lee Tallman, 83 of rural Queen City, Missouri, passed away at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri on Monday, January 26, 2026. The son of Carl Edson and Beulah Maude (Snider) Tallman, he was born on October 10, 1942 in rural Queen City, Missouri.…
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