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Gophers Take Third Place in Class 1 State Finals

 Green City’s sixth ranked boys defeated Dadeville (22-11) by a 66-50 final score in the March 9, 2024 MSHSAA Class 1 Boys Third place game. Xander Salas and Aidan Jarnan shared high point honors with 21 points each.  Asher Buggs-Tipton fired in 19 Gopher points. Green City finished with an overall record of 28-3 on…

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Green City Gophers Head To Class I State Tournament

 GREEN CITY GOPHERS – Earned their place to play in the Class I State Tournament in Columbia on Friday, March 8, 2014 by defeating Prairie Home/Bunceton on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Green City. Front row: Degen Wood, Aiden Campbell, Kaden Hatcher, Xander Salas, Ty Hall, Asher Buggs-Tipton, Kaden Johnson, Tori Henness, Orion Navis.  2nd…

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Gray Recognized for 50 Years of Service

 Submitted by Tennille Banner  On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Green City R-1 had the opportunity to honor (and surprise) Mrs. Janie Gray for her 50 years of service to the Green City R-1 School District. Janie Gray, a pillar of strength, passion, and commitment, has left an unforgettable mark on the Green City R-1 School…

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District 11 Girls Champions

 Green City Girls District Win – The girls played Grundy County at Princeton High School on Friday, February 23, 2024; the final score was 38-36 for Green City’s win. The girls played in sectionals on Monday, February 26, 2024 against Meadville at Meadville. They lost with a score of 25 to 80.  Front Row: Tatum…

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District 11 Boys Champions

 Green City Boys Class 1, District 11 Title – The boys played Marion County at North Shelby High School on Saturday, February 24, 2024 to win their fourth straight district title; the final score was 47-18. The Green City boys are playing sectional basketball on Tuesday night, February 27, 2024, playing Brunswick at Brunswick. Front…

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Progress Report on the Roy Blunt Reservoir

 North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission Meeting Minutes  Submitted by Ellen Hodge  December 11, 2023 – Motion made by Jeanna Johnson was seconded by Greg Dobrinske to approve minutes of the November 13, 2023, meeting. All voted “yes”. Motion was approved.  Motion made Marjorie DeGreef was seconded by Richard Head to approve the Treasurer’s Report and…

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 Roy Blunt Reservoir Transportation Improvement Project 

Submitted by Naomi Daugherty, MoDOT  The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is administering a US DOT Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant project for the construction of transportation improvements around the planned Roy Blunt Reservoir (formerly known as East Locust Creek Reservoir). MoDOT is not involved with the building of the reservoir. The…

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MIHISCO Royalty Crowned

 The Milan MIHISCO Royalty was crowned at the intermission between the Milan girls and boys and Linn County girls and boys games on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in the Milan C-2 gym. Shown from left to right: Alex Marquina, Kadidjatou Diakite, Don Divin Ngombo, Ismeray Cruz, Queen Addison Miller, King Ahmet Niasse, Taylor McEwen, Adan…

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Green City Homecoming Royalty Crowned

 GREEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL 2024 HOMECOMING ROYALTY-Green City students Kaden Johnson and Brittany Jeffries (Shown center on second row) were named Homecoming King and Queen in ceremonies following Putnam County at Green City basketball on January 26, 2024. Karley Hershberger and Aaron Peavler were the 2023 Homecoming King and Queen. Front Row: (left to right)…

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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Renovation Project Complete 

Building In Milan, Missouri, Turned Into a Center of Worship and Bible Education  Submitted by Adam Bancroft  In the late 1990s, Jehovah’s Witnesses began using a room in the Milan, Missouri, Community Center to hold their meetings for worship and Bible education in Spanish.  Eventually, it became necessary to find different accommodations, so they began…

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