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Wesley Mcsparren Receives NSDAR Good Citizens Award
Wesley McSparren of Memphis received the Good Citizens Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Jauflione Chapter at a luncheon in his honor on December 5, 2025. The Good Citizens Award is presented by the Jauflione Chapter, NSDAR to one high school student per year and recognizes and rewards individuals…
Read MoreCommission Awards Contracts for Projects in Northeast District
HANNIBAL – During its regular meeting on December 3, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the following contracts for resurfacing projects in the Northeast District. • A $3.9M contract was awarded to W. L. Miller Company for resurfacing projects in Schuyler and Scotland counties at the following locations. The routes below are included in…
Read MoreMemphis Aldermen Raise Rates, Pass Election Ordinance, and Move Forward on Johnston Property Work
The Memphis Board of Aldermen met Thursday, November 6, 2025, at City Hall for a full regular session that covered everything from utility rates and airport hangar rentals to logging proposals and property maintenance. Mayor David Ahland called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with aldermen Lane Campbell, Katie Harris, Mike Gundy and Mike…
Read MoreBoard Reviews Progress on Facility Projects, CSIP Goals at November Meeting
The Scotland County R-I Board of Education covered a wide range of business during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in the high school library — from academic planning and policy updates to budget transfers that keep payroll running smoothly as the district heads into the winter months. President Derek Weber called the…
Read MoreSteam Power Steals the Show at Midnight Gladness in Memphis
Zimmerman family’s 1923 engine draws crowd, powers holiday fun By Echo Menges MEMPHIS, Mo. — A 102-year-old steam engine took center stage at this year’s Midnight Gladness event on Friday, Dec. 5, as crowds gathered outside Dutch Garden Nursery south of Memphis to watch history in motion. Richard Zimmerman, of rural Memphis, fired up his…
Read MoreGreen City Boys Win Novinger Tournament
By David Sharp Green City (3- 0) adjusted to the graduation of several four year starting boys basketball players by transitioning to a lane based power attack, downing Brashear 61-39 in the boys championship game of the 82nd Annual Novinger Tournament. Clancy Ballinger led all scorers with 27 Green City points. Zane Patterson hammered home…
Read MoreGreen City Girls Win Third Straight Novinger Championship
By: David Sharp Green City employed a strong inside-outside game to hand conference rival La Plata a 49- 39 loss in the girls championship game of the 2025 Novinger Tournament. Jaryn Hatcher helped Green City control the boards along with a game high 23 point night. Junior guard Macy Jeffries tossed in 22 points along…
Read MoreWAYNE CLEM
Wayne Clem, age 94, of Lebanon, died at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh. He was born February 3, 1931 in Milan, Missouri, the son of the late Milford and Margaret (Caldwell) Clem. He married Joyce Norman Aug. 20, 1955 in Milan, Missouri. She survives. Also surviving are three…
Read MoreBUDDY LEE NICKELL
Buddy Lee Nickell, 93 of Milan, MO, passed from this life into Heaven on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife, Vera, local family and listened to loving goodbyes from his family living in the states of Alaska and Washington. Buddy, was the first of five children…
Read MoreGraves Secures $4M for Sullivan County Hospital Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has secured $4 million in federal funding for a new hospital facility in Sullivan County. The funds were included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture appropriations bill signed into law last month. The money will support the construction of a new 16-bed critical access hospital and rural…
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