The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 20 – 26. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
A Milan Old Timers Demo Derby will be held next week. The event will be at the Sullivan County Expo Center of Milan the night of July 25th at 7 o’clock. Admission will cost $12 for adults and $6 for children six to 12 years old. Children five and younger will be admitted for free. […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted several ordinances this week. One authorized the city entering into an equipment lease agreement with the Friends of Gallatin. Another approved an electric franchise with Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Incorporated. A third authorized the city entering into a service contract agreement with the Missouri Rural Water Association to conduct sewer […]
The newest U. S. Drought Monitor map of Missouri shows more than half of the state was either abnormally dry or experiencing moderate drought as of the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. The 51.32% was a jump from 11.04% of the state that was either abnormally dry or had moderate drought last week. This week’s […]
The weather has delayed the start of the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties by one day. Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will now begin the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties between U.S. Route 69 and Route 6 on Friday, July […]
The University of Missouri Extension in Cass County is offering a one-time webinar “Parenting a New Way” July 30th, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom. Adapted from the 30 plus years of research at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, & Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan man sustained minor injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove struck a deer and overturned about five and a half miles south of Milan the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. A private vehicle transported 22 year old Robert Carmack to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The […]
An agriculture teacher at Schuyler R-1 Schools in Queen City is one of 50 teachers and teacher teams from the United States named as finalists for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Coley Hanes, the other teachers, and their trades programs are in the running for a share of $1 million […]
In additional results from the Daviess County Junior Livestock Show held at Gallatin, 22 exhibitors entered 102 rabbits in the competition. Winning the honor of having the grand champion rabbit was Savannah Twyman. The reserve champion was shown by Teagen Clark. And for within Daviess county, the champion rabbit was entered by Robyn Snuffer. Showmanship […]
The number of positive Covid-19 tests is increasing in several area counties. For Adair county, the case count is up to 105. A 50-year-old male is the latest Adair County resident to test positive for COVID-19 this year. The man’s infection has been described as travel related. Nine Adair County residents are in isolation; 96 […]
A Princeton resident was hurt when the pickup truck she was driving overturned on Route E west of Milan. Twenty-four-year-old Anna Martin was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. The crash happened Saturday morning five miles west of Milan on Route E as the westbound pickup went off the right […]
Sullivan County Health Department has confirmed two additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Sullivan County. Currently, Sullivan County sits at a total of one hundred and nineteen cases with four cases remaining active. The positive cases have been determined to be community-related. To maintain confidentiality, no other information will be provided about the individuals. The […]
Sullivan County food handlers’ mandatory training for restaurant owners, employees, and food retailers will be held virtually this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sullivan County Health Department Environmentalist Brenda Stewart will teach the course the morning of July 14th at 10 o’clock and the afternoon of July 28th at 1:30. All food handlers must attend […]
The Sullivan County Health Department will offer back to school immunizations next week for individuals from 11 years old up to their 19th birthday. No appointment is needed at the American Legion Building on Spring Street in Milan Wednesday, July 15th from 2 to 7 o’clock. A parent or legal guardian should accompany anyone under […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 13 – 19, 2020. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some […]
There were over 80 entries for the showing of goats and sheep at the Sullivan County Fair in Milan. With goat show results, here’s Ali McCulley: McCulley continues with results of the sheep show held Thursday evening: KTTN will announce the results of various competitions held at the Sullivan County Fair […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan County Rural Water customers on Route FF south of Iberian Drive. It includes Indian Drive and Port Road. A portion of Princeton has been placed on a precautionary […]
The newest unemployment rate for Grundy County has come down by one percent when compared to the previous month. May is the latest month available from the state for the county unemployment numbers. Grundy County this past May stood at 5.9%. (6.9% in April). That rate is based on a civilian labor force of 4,353 […]
An astonishing photo featuring a rural Missouri barn standing strong following a storm is the Best in Show for the 2020 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Christine Peper of Jefferson City, Mo., was chosen from nearly 1,000 photos submitted by amateur photographers from […]
A good-sized crowd was on hand for the 2020 Sullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss Pageant on Monday, July 6, 2020. There were 5 young ladies vying for the Junior Miss title, and 4 ladies vying for the Fair Queen title. Selected as queen was Miss Allysen Jones. She is the daughter of Lynn […]
