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PAOLA - Nearly 30 Paola High School students are now certified Microsoft Word specialists thanks to a first-time program offered this year.
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PAOLA — When Paola High School senior Jacob Farmer was looking for help in selecting an Eagle Scout project, he turned to his boss, Emily Burgdorf, at the Paola Free Library.
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LOUISBURG — Blair Wagner has only been on the job for about six weeks, but the new administrator of Louisburg Healthcare and Rehab Center in Louisburg said some of the residents already seem like family.
Doug Carder
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PAOLA — Agnes Scherman had a twinkle in her eye as family, friends and staff formed a crescent shape in front of the table where she was seated and sang happy birthday to her Jan. 10 at North Point in Paola.
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OSAWATOMIE — The excitement in a staff member’s voice at Life Care Center of Osawatomie when she talked about Amiee Seck’s return provided the first indication of the resurgence in morale.
Doug Carder
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PAOLA — Cottonwood second-graders have been learning about Indians and how the first people arrived in the Americas, and their lessons took life recently thanks to a visit by Osage Indian Ed Smith.
Brian McCauley
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PAOLA — After taking two years of Spanish at Paola High School, Abby Langton was looking for an opportunity to learn more by immersing herself in a Spanish-speaking country.
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PAOLA - All Miami County school districts and Prairie View have canceled classes for Friday, Jan. 24, after a snowstorm blanketed the region overnight, making many roads impassable early Friday.
Doug Carder
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Obituaries
Mildred Dorthea Haley, age 89, of Paola, passed away January 22 at the Olathe Medical Center.
James "Jim" Gregory Tracy, age 68, of Rantoul, Kansas passed away in an automobile accident Tuesday, January 22, 2020.
Harry Ray Mock, age 14, of Rantoul, Kansas passed away in an automobile accident on Tuesday, January 22, 2020. Harry's father, Jim Tracy, also passed away in the traffic fatality. So the two of them marched through the pearly gates of heaven together.
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For the kiddies, it'll be necessary to start this rant by explaining that there was an immensely popular TV show called "Dallas" that ran from 1978 through 1991. It traced the escapades of a grossly dysfunctional Texas family dynasty. Now we have the soap opera about a grossly dysfunctional …
Slaveholders and European-American northerners in the antebellum and post Civil War era worked to establish and maintain social, political and economic dominance over African-Americans by barring their access to even basic education.
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LOUISBURG – Senior Trinity Moore has built quite a resume in her high school cross country career for the Louisburg Lady Cats.
Gene Morris
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OSAWATOMIE — The Miami County boys swim team won its home meet on senior night.
Gene Morris
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Piper took the Paola girls basketball team out of its game on the road.
Gene Morris
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Paola boys basketball team had its work cut out on the road against Piper, the No. 1 ranked team in the state for Class 4A.
Gene Morris
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SPRING HILL — After getting out to a quick start against Eudora at home, the Spring Hill Lady Broncos had a fourth-quarter rally that fell short.
Gene Morris
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TOPEKA — The Louisburg Wildcats sent five wrestlers to the finals, placing fourth in the Topeka Invitational.
Gene Morris
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LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Wildcats hit the floor running at home against the Bonner Springs Braves.
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BALDWIN CITY — The Spring Hill Lady Broncos won the first Frontier League Girls Wresting Tournament.
Gene Morris
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People
The Miami County Medical Center Auxiliary board met Jan. 13, 2020, in the hospital board room. Eleven members were present.
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Members of the Happy-Go-Getters 4-H Club gathered for their monthly meeting and Christmas party Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Richland Township Hall.
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