FCS Financial is recognizing 40 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. In the seven years of its existence, more than $100,000 has been awarded to Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. Grants are awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Milan man in Sullivan County Friday night on several allegations. The Patrol accused 48-year-old Travis Shaw of the felonies of driving while revoked, possession of a controlled substance, meth, and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was also accused of failure to display valid plates. Shaw was […]
One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November. The agency was able to make a one-time […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of May 7 – 13 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
The Show Stock Clinic for 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors to be held at the Sullivan County Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Milan Saturday, May 5th has been canceled. Penny Kittle with the Sullivan County Extension Office says the event was canceled due to a lack of registrations. Questions should be directed to Penny Kittle […]
The United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service has announced that Missouri has been officially added to the list of states with Qualified Opportunity Zones. The program is designed to spur investment in economically distressed communities with tax incentives for investors and was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts […]
The Ady Advantage Economic Development consulting group will roll out a plan next week that will focus on 10 counties that would most likely benefit from the development of the Sullivan County Lake. The public is invited to attend the presentation of the plan in the conference center of the Brookfield Area Career Center behind […]
Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced the locations of 161 “Opportunity Zones” in Missouri—low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. The locations of the Opportunity Zones were determined by the state and made possible by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Two census tracts in Sullivan County were selected, […]
Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced Wednesday the locations of 161 low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. The “Opportunity Zones” include Cameron, Kirksville, and Sullivan County and were determined with the help of local input. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made the Opportunity Zones possible. Areas with […]
Sullivan County Extension is hosting a Show Stock Clinic for 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors, and their parents, next month, to learn from experts in the field and gain hands-on experience. The clinic is open to all livestock exhibitors. It will cover beef, market goats, market lambs and market hogs. Participants will learn about selection, […]
The Highway Patrol reports three Milan residents sustained minor injuries when the driver of the sports utility vehicle in which they traveled lost control on the snow-covered road Sunday afternoon. Thirty-two-year-old Gregoria Limon drove east on Missouri 6 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and struck a fence about two […]
Four people from Milan were injured Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County when, according to the highway patrol, a sports utility vehicle struck the rear of a pickup stopped in traffic on Highway 6 two miles west of Reger. Taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan were the driver of the pickup, 68-year-old Donna Smith […]
Youth ages 6 to 15 will have opportunities for archery shooting, fishing, skeet shooting, shotgun patterning, and a turkey calling demonstration at the Locust Creek Conservation Area near Milan. The Missouri Department of Conservation will partner with the National Wild Turkey Federation to offer the Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics, and Sportsmanship seminar at the conservation […]
The Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service will hold a free Storm Spotter Training in Milan Tuesday, March 27. A meteorologist from the National Weather Service will present the class at the Milan Community Center starting at 7 o’clock. The class will cover various aspects of severe weather, storm spotting, and […]
The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission will hold part of the Blueprint planning process Thursday to outline the opportunities for business and community development that could be realized as a result of the completion of the Sullivan County Lake development. The second part of the planning process will be held at the Milan Community Center […]
The Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service have scheduled free Storm Spotter Training in Milan. Storm Spotter class will be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 27 in the Milan Community Center, 205 N. Market Street, Milan, Mo. The class will last approximately 1-½ hours and will be presented by […]
A two-car collision at a Milan intersection late Saturday night resulted in injuries to two Milan residents and an arrest. The driver of one of the vehicles, 35-year old Donna Hunsaker, and her eleven-year-old son, Marcus Hunsaker, received minor injuries and were taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The driver of the other […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Humphreys man in Sullivan County Thursday morning on multiple allegations. The Patrol accused 42-year-old Brian McDonald of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, operating an off-road recreational vehicle without a valid drivers license, and unlawfully operating a recreational vehicle on a highway. He was also arrested on misdemeanor […]
Two Kirksville residents were hurt Saturday afternoon west of Milan when a car ran off a lettered road hitting a sign and a fence. The patrol reports 32-year old Gisele Asuza and 15-year old Noel Nputu were taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. They were passengers in a car driven by […]
A Milan resident was taken to a hospital following a single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in rural Sullivan County. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 41-year-old Carlos Caceres Medina who was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital. According to the highway patrol, a pickup, driven by 19-year-old Odalis Bahena Pineda […]
