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PAOLA — The COVID-19 pandemic may have created an obstacle to physical travel, but that didn’t stop Sunflower Elementary fifth-grade teacher Jolene Pennington from organizing virtual field trips during the final few weeks of school to give her students the opportunity to explore the world ar…
Brian McCauley
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LOUISBURG - The Louisburg Aquatic Center will open to the public this summer as soon as the pool can be readied and lifeguards trained after action was taken by the Louisburg City Council at a special meeting Tuesday, May 26.
Governmental oversight of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted back to the local level, and Miami County health and political leaders announced Wednesday, May 27, that they have no plans to implement any mandated restrictions on businesses or residents.
Brian McCauley
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Modification to Phase 2 of Gov. Laura Kelly’s “Ad-Astra” plan has pushed back the county’s timeline for reopening its offices to the public by one week, the county administrator said Wednesday, May 20.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Mike Hursey loves food.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
PAOLA - Members of the Discover Historic Paola group want to highlight local gardeners and encourage the beautification of the city by starting a Garden of the Month program.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
A person in their 40s is the latest Miami County resident to test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a news release from the Miami County Health Department on Tuesday, May 26.
Brian McCauley
Editor and Publisher
LOUISBURG – Trash service will be delayed by one day in the city of Louisburg because of the Memorial Day holiday. For residents living inside the city limits, trash pick-up will be Wednesday, May 27, according to a city news release.
Doug Carder
News Editor
Obituaries
1928-2020
Doris Louise (Dresker) Phillips, 97, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020, in Atchison, KS, with granddaughter Mlle Caudle by her side.
Nancy Brindle, age 66, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Tuesday April 21, 2020.
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Good ideas, just like those old soldiers, “never die” and don’t always “fade away.”
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper was an influential newspaper read across the nation in the mid to late 19th century.
I am not certain about you and your family, but the nine weeks of quarantine has commenced a hankering within me to go shopping.
Sports
SPRING HILL – The Spring Hill Broncos and rival Paola Panthers were in a tight battle for first place in the Tri-County Spotlight Virtual Track and Field Meet.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LOUISBURG – Wildcat senior golfer Calvin Dillon was a three-time Tri-County Spotlight Golfer of the Year.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
PAOLA – Quinton Weidenbach is the lone senior golfer returning for the Paola Panthers.
PAOLA — Phil S. Dixon, co-founder of the Negro League Baseball Museum, was in Miami County to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Kansas City Monarchs.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
PAOLA — Trinity McDow is headed to Kansas City Kansas Community College to play basketball.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
OTTAWA – Jacob Hollman of Osawatomie completed his freshman season with the Ottawa University wrestling team.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
TOPEKA — Paola coach Michael Dumpert, Panther running back Connor Hasz, Louisburg lineman Garrett Harding, Prairie View linebacker Hunter Boone and Paola Marching Band member Tristen Haddock were selected for the 47th annual Kansas Shrine Bowl.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
LOUISBURG – Morgan Messer is all about being part of something new.
Gene Morris
Sports Editor
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An Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph (Maple Mount, Ky.) who was an Ursuline Sister of Paola is celebrating a jubilee of religious profession in 2020.
Monthly meetings of the Heartland Art Guild are canceled at this time.
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