As Milan High School seniors prepared for their final days of class, Keegan Bates was finishing something that will stay behind. Bates recently completed a large mural inside the high school, using Milan’s red, black and white colors to bring together familiar symbols: the Crooked Tree, a Big Reds bird and downtown buildings. The tree carries a deeper local history. According to the Milan Area Historical Society, Milan’s Crooked Tree was a sugar…
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