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PAOLA — The Paola Pathways trail system now features more than 13 miles of trail and bike lanes throughout the community, offering off-road options for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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OSAWATOMIE – Char Schmidt released the knife and watched it rotate end over end until it hit a wooden target with a clunk. Steve Swift squinted at the target several paces away where the knife had penetrated the wood.
Doug Carder
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PAOLA – The next two County Commission meetings are to take place in the training room of Administration Suite 200, located on the second floor of the County Administration Building at 201 S. Pearl St. in Paola.
Doug Carder
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LOUISBURG – Crews will sweep Louisburg Cemetery on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and dispose of any items not in a permanent vase attached to the monument, according to a city of Louisburg news release.
Doug Carder
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PAOLA — Part of South Agate Street in Paola will be closed to through traffic for the next few weeks while repair work begins on a stretch that provides access to parking behind several county facilities – including the administration building, sheriff’s office and jail.
Doug Carder
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PAOLA - A 17-year-old boy is being housed in detention and awaiting charges after reportedly entering a Paola home with a firearm and confronting a juvenile girl.
Brian McCauley
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SPRING HILL — The Spring Hill Broncos will celebrate homecoming Friday, Sept. 20, when they battle the Bonner Springs Braves.
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LOUISBURG — A man who has started three drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers — two in Southern California and a 12-acre retreat near Osawatomie — is looking to open another center in Miami County.
Doug Carder
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Obituaries
W. R. “Bill” Braden age 89 of Osawatomie, KS died Friday September 13, 2019 at Vintage Park of Osawatomie, KS.
Donald (Donnie) Lewis Needham was born January 19, 1943 at KU Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kansas to his father Barton Lewis Needham and his mother Phoebe Olive Eddy Needham of Lane, Kansas, both preceded him in death. He was the 7th child of 7 children. He is survived by his sister Joy D…
Roy Don West age 75 of Kansas City, MO died Sunday September 8, 2019 at River Bend Nursing home in Kansas City, KS.
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The recent updates to the nutrition facts label show off a new, cleaner design that’s meant to make it easier to quickly identify useful information.
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OTTAWA – Quarterback Garrett Williams ran for three touchdowns, threw a pair of touchdown passes and returned an interception for a touchdown as the state-ranked Paola Panthers rolled to 3-0 on the season.
Gene Morris
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WELLSVILLE – The Louisburg boys and girls cross country teams placed third in the Wellsville Invitational.
Gene Morris
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WAMEGO — The Louisburg Lady Cat cross country team placed fourth in the Wamego Invitational.
Gene Morris
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BALDWIN CITY — There is a saying among coaches that the most difficult improvement to make is the final inch, the point from where a team is competing to one that it’s walking onto the court expecting to win.
Gene Morris
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LOUISBURG – The Lady Broncos and Lady Cats went four sets in a thrilling Frontier League match-up in Louisburg with a postseason-like atmosphere.
Gene Morris
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PAOLA — It is an exciting time to be part of Paola Youth Sports.
Gene Morris
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CLEVELAND, Mo. – The Prairie View Buffalo football team is making themselves a home wherever they roam so far this season.
Gene Morris
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100 Years Ago (1919)
Thirteen Chapter JB, P.E.O. members and five guests recently traveled to Prairie Village to experience a little Japanese culture.
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, members of Chapter DQ, P.E.O. resumed meeting following the summer break.
125 Years Ago (1894)
Members of the Progressive 4-H Club met for their August meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26. The meeting was held at Holy Trinity School and began with The Pledge Allegiance followed by the club roll call.
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