Tipton highway now bears name of hometown hero

September 24, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Kaden Quinn

Kaden Quinn/California Democrat photo: From left, Timothy Shipley and his brother-in-law unveil the "Sgt. James L. Shipley Memorial Highway" signs.
Kaden Quinn/California Democrat photo: From left, Timothy Shipley and his brother-in-law unveil the "Sgt. James L. Shipley Memorial Highway" signs.


TIPTON, Mo. -- The city of Tipton embraced a hometown hero Saturday morning.

A stretch of U.S. Highway 50 is now the "Sgt. James L. Shipley Memorial Highway."

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