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The tower is up in the town of Milan. This has been a long process from the end of March 2024 to the final steps of the new standing tower on Friday, Jan. 17. Pictured is the second section of the tower going up which took about an hour for this as crew members of Maguire made this happen, working diligently, welding and moving equipment in a timely fashion in the bitter cold Friday morning.

Pictured is the final standing Milan tower that will soon be painted like a basketball. Deb Shumate, Town Board President of Milan, told the Osgood Journal, “This is so exciting for the town, not only for water supply but for the new statue to represent the history of Milan and we can’t wait until it is painted. We expect that this will have a positive economic impact on our community by drawing interest and increasing tourism to Milan.” The foreman of Maguire, Bard Shofner, concluded, “Everyone in Milan has been super friendly, just really a great community to work with.” Maguire will be working this week to finish up the tower.

South Ripley senior Cole Henry soars for a thunderous one-hand slam during Saturday's win over Switzerland County. Henry finished with 18 points in the game.