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Four seats on the Louisburg USD 416 Board of Education are contested in the Nov. 2 election.
Multiple seats on the Osawatomie USD 367 Board of Education are contested in the Nov. 2 election.
Two seats on the Paola USD 368 Board of Education are contested in the Nov. 2 election.
Several Miami County farms and agritourism businesses will be greeting visitors from all over this weekend during the annual Fall Farm Tour.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Masonic Lodge will be filling a lot of to-go containers in Ron Weers Park at City Lake on Saturday, Oct. 16, during its annual fish fry fundraiser.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Spring Hill USD 230 fared best among local school districts in the number of COVID-19 cases per 1,000 students, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Doug Carder
News Editor
OSAWATOMIE — The city of Osawatomie has learned it will owe an additional $260,936 to cover a mid-February price spike that occurred during a prolonged cold stretch.
Doug Carder
News Editor
County commissioners have voted 3-1 to deny the incorporation of the city of Golden.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Obituaries
Michael Allen Bishop, 74, Grove, Oklahoma, formerly Blue Mound, died Saturday, October 9, 2021.
OraBelle Guilfoyle, age 89, formerly of Greeley, Kansas, passed October 13, 2021.
1960-2021
Voices
John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9, 1800, to Owen and Ruth Mills Brown, and Florella Brown Adair was born on May 19, 1816.
I am back and have decided that I will not be “doing” Halloween this year. The reason: I’ve been spooked enough.
Too many times players are berated for their mistakes. None of us like to make mistakes, but it is how coaches react to players’ mistakes that makes the difference. The exciting aspect of life is every day offers a brand new day with unlimited possibilities.
Sports
OSAWATOMIE — Boys and girls from 8 to 18 interested in boxing can stop by the OZone in Osawatomie on Saturday, Oct. 16, for a special introduction session from the Oz Amateur Boxing Club.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Paola senior Caden Marcum got to pitch not just in a Major League Baseball stadium, but the one he has grown up watching his Kansas City Royals play.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LOUISBURG — The Wildcat soccer team won a defensive gem against state-ranked Eudora on a night both communities joined forces for Together We Fight to support the fight against cancer in Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LOUISBURG — Jaden Vohs, Jerynce Brings Plenty, Noah Cotter and Hayden Ross all placed in the top 10 at the Louisburg Invitational, leading the Wildcat boys to the team title by one point.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LOUISBURG — Hitter Corinna McMullen, setter Davis Guetterman, libero Chase Kallevig and defensive specialist Aubryn Berck left their home court for the last time during the volleyball regular season with a victory on senior night, sweeping Eudora in straight sets.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
TONGANOXIE — Draven Pipken ran for a 4-yard touchdown run in overtime, giving the Spring Hill Broncos a 27-21 victory against Tonganoxie.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
OSAWATOMIE — The Lady Trojans fought to the end in a pair of Pioneer League matches against Anderson County and Prairie View.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
When things do not go your way, how do you respond? Do you dig down and work harder in accomplishing your goals? Or do you say it was not meant to be and move on?
People
100 Years Ago (1921)
When members of Chapter DQ, P.E.O. gathered at Little Town for their most recent meeting, they discovered it was transformed into a New Orleans style venue for Mardi Gras.
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