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Rep. Mark Samsel and Samantha Poetter have advanced to the Nov. 3 general election in two local state House races, but the Louisburg USD 416 bond election will not move forward. Voters rejected both questions of the two-part proposal.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Rep. Mark Samsel and Samantha Poetter appeared ready to advance to the Nov. 3 general election in two local state House races, but the Louisburg USD 416 bond election will not move forward. Voters rejected both questions of the two-part proposal.
Doug Carder
News Editor
LOUISBURG — Children and their parents missed out on a lot of things due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) this spring and summer.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
Patrons of Louisburg USD 416 and Prairie View USD 362 will have an opportunity to cast their votes in school bond elections set for the Tuesday, Aug. 4, primary that are proposing upgrades and repairs to existing district buildings.
Doug Carder
News Editor
LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Cider Run has been canceled because of COVID-19, organizers said.
Doug Carder
News Editor
The percent of positive COVID-19 test results in Miami County declined in late July, according to the most recent Miami County Health Department report.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Two contested races for state House seats and one county office await voters in the Tuesday, Aug. 4, primary election.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Obituaries
Dale Lopez, 77, wife of David Lopez Sr. for 57 ½ years, passed away after battling a long illness.
Harold Clifford Peckman, 94, Paola, entered his heavenly home on July 31, 2020.
William ”Bill” Ross Stiles, 81, of rural Fontana, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 30 at his home.
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COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc upon the whole world of movie theaters. Not only have theaters been forced to close off and on, many movie production companies have had to shut down.
Now, I left you in my previous column hanging onto a “chicken cliff.” This type of writing is called “suspense.”
Bishop W. T. Vernon was the Superintendent of the Western Reserve University in Kansas City, Kansas, which was an African-American University.
Sports
PAOLA – It is time to a swing at cancer.
OTTAWA — Players have been back on the baseball and softball diamonds after a delayed start due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
PAOLA — There were some daring rides in the annual Mutton Bustin event at the Miami County Fair.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
PAOLA — Robin Gostautas Branine, a sophomore in 1993, had one of the more incredible 16th birthdays ever recorded at Paola High School.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LA CYGNE — Hugh Raphael McMullen went from La Cygne to the Major Leagues.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
OSAWATOMIE — Working on old cars has been a lifelong passion for James Miller.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
PAOLA — Keely Toman was named the 2019 Assistant Track and Field Coach of the Year by the Kansas Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
OVERLAND PARK — Softball players from Paola, Louisburg and Spring Hill recently participated in “One Last Game” presented by Midwest Sports Productions.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
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100 Years Ago (1920)
PAOLA — The Paola American Legion Auxiliary Post 156 recently announced new officers.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
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