The Louisburg Wildcats will celebrate homecoming Friday, Oct. 7, when they take on Tonganoxie in football.
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Seth Carrow and Lydia Beets were crowned the Osawatomie High School homecoming king and queen during halftime of the Trojans' football game against the Santa Fe Trail Chargers on Friday, Sept. 30.
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LOUISBURG — The Louisburg USD 416 school board voted unanimously to approve the 2022-2023 budget as presented at its September meeting, after several patrons spoke for and against the proposed budget during a revenue neutral hearing.
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Katie Heger and Landon Taylor were crowned the queen and king of the Paola High School homecoming prior to the Panthers' game against the Pittsburg Dragons on Friday, Sept. 30.
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PAOLA — Paola USD 368 is conducting a survey that school district officials hope will bring more clarity as to why a majority of mail-ballot voters chose not to support the district’s recent $40 million bond proposal.
EUDORA — A touchdown run by Mason Dobbins and an extra-point kick by Layne Ryals lifted the Louisburg Wildcats to a one-point, 28-27, victory on the road against the Eudora Cardinals on Friday, Sept. 30.
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LOUISBURG — Five grants have already been approved through the Louisburg Elementary PTO’s Community Grant Program in the first two months of the school year.
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LOUISBURG – The Louisburg Police Department is turning to the public for assistance in tracking down the driver who damaged a fuel pump at the Phillips 66 at 304 S. Metcalf Road on Thursday morning.
Obituaries
Larry’s Celebration of Life will be hosted by the City of Olathe on October 14th, 2022 from 1-5 p.m. The event will be held at the Ensor Park and Museum located at 18995 W 183rd St in Olathe, Kansas. This is open to anyone who would like to come share condolences and stories with his family …
Benjamin Franklin Medlin was born on March 25, 1929, in Seymour, Missouri, to Pierce Edward Medlin and Edith Bennett Medlin. He was the fourth child of thirteen children. He joined the 578th Engineer Combat Battalion of the Army in January of 1951 and served in the Korean War.
Deanna Rae Parsons, 62, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Olathe Hospice House with family by her side.
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This year marks the 82nd anniversary of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 2-8. This year’s theme is “Newspapers Are Relevant.” For 156 years, we at The Miami County Republic have been proud to bring you what you deem relevant.
The spirits of individuals who have passed on are still with us in our daily lives in the form of their cultural influence and in how we benefit from their work in our lives and in the collective lives of the community today.
As I drove westward toward home, with the top down on my “little red car” trying to cool off from the day’s extreme sweat, I deified in the day’s sunset. Another truly beautiful occasion for the end of a day.
Sports
WINFIELD, Kan. – Drew Smith, a Paola graduate, is a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy.
PAOLA — An unscripted fake punt by the Paola Panthers on fourth down gave Pittsburg a short field in the third quarter, and the Dragons capitalized, scoring what proved to be the game-winning touchdown three plays later.
DE SOTO – The Spring Hill girls cross county team won the Mill Creek Classic cross country meet.
LA CYGNE — For the second week in a row, Bree Allen set the pace. This time Allen won on her home course, winning the Ramsey Invitational girls race with a time of 20 minutes.
LOUISBURG — The Lady Cat volleyball team was runner-up in the Louisburg Invitational.
POMONA, Kan. — The Paola Lady Panther volleyball team went 5-0 to capture first place in the West Franklin Invitational.
LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Lady Cat volleyball team sold pink T-shirts and chances to serve between sets as part of its Pink Night fight against cancer.
PAOLA – The Paola Panther soccer team took a tough 2-1 loss at home against Chanute on Thursday, Sept. 22.
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