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Editor’s note: The following article was submitted by the Marais des Cygnes Chapter DAR.
Rep. Mark Samsel said it is important to hold party leadership accountable on both sides of the aisle.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Labor Day activities in Louisburg have been canceled due to the COVID-19 health risk.
Doug Carder
News Editor
MANHATTAN — The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) has been notified that several Kansas residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China.
***UPDATE*** the in-person class has now been canceled due to low pre-registration, but those already registered will now receive a link to a virtual class, according to the Paola Police Department.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
Families enjoyed a picturesque summer evening during the 72nd annual Miami County Fair Parade sponsored by the Paola Rotary Club.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
OSAWATOMIE — The Osawatomie USD 367 school board is expected to approve a reopening plan for the district at its Aug. 10 meeting, and Dr. Jeff Dorsett said he would like the board’s decisions to be based on best available science.
Doug Carder
News Editor
2020 Miami County Fair 4-H results
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.
Voices
I am ready to celebrate something — anything — so how about a centennial?
Bishop W. T. Vernon was the Superintendent of the Western Reserve University in Kansas City, Kansas, which was an African-American University.
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.
Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matti Morgan has been named the Avila University Female Athlete of the Year.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
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 – It is time to a swing at cancer.
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
People
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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