Boynton pump returned, refurbished and to be on display at Sullivan County Historical Society

North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission approved for Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds

The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced on Thursday that the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission was approved for $506,494 in Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds. The funds will be matched with $515,000 of local funding or in-kind contributions to prevent non-point source runoff from contaminating the East Locust Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County. The […]

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Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant to begin disinfection of water on Friday

The Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin using free chlorine, or a free chlorine conversion, in its water system on Friday, April 10th. Water disinfection involves feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines, as the disinfectant leaving the water treatment plant. The process will last about three to six weeks and affect customers of […]

Traffic Accident

Milan woman injured in crash east of Harris

The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck ran off the road and struck a tree six miles east of Harris Saturday morning. An ambulance transported 26-year-old Jamie Clark to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The SUV traveled west on Route E before […]

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CERT training to be offered at North Mercer School

Individuals can learn about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and basic disaster response skills at Community Emergency Response Team training at the North Mercer School. The free training will begin the evening of March 25th from 5 o’clock to 8:30 and include three subsequent training will be held on Wednesday evenings […]

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Two from Milan injured when vehicle hits ditch

Two Milan residents were hurt Saturday morning when the car they were in traveled off a Milan street and hit a ditch. The driver, 42-year-old David Smith, and a passenger, 45-year-old Julie Howe, were taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened on Third Street, east of Pearl Street, when the […]

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Two injured in rollover crash east of Browning

Two people received minor injuries in a rollover crash at midday Wednesday ten miles east of Browning. The driver, 50-year-old Scott Walker of Kansas City and passenger, 38-year-old Shayla Gerlt of Browning were taken by private auto to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The eastbound car went out of control on what was […]