MAJOR ROBERT JOHNSON
Major Robert Welk Johnson, U.S. Air Force, Retired It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Bob Johnson. Bob passed peacefully surrounded by his loving and devoted wife Shari…
June 2025
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DONALD GLENN
Donald Lee Glenn, loving husband and father passed away peacefully on Saturday June 28th at home after a long illness. Don began his career for state of Missouri after attending the…
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Johnson makes professional Kansas debut during softball showcase
OVERLAND PARK - There was a familiar face on the field at Blue Valley Northwest High School as the Florida Vibe and the New York Rise played a six-game softball showcase with the newly formed Kansas City Diamonds.
Crawford leaps to state medal goal in triple jump
PAOLA – From the moment Paola Panther JJ Crawford was the Class 4A state runner-up in the triple jump his junior year, the goal for the Cessna Stadium at Wichita in May of 2025 was a foregone conclusion.
JESSICA PRITCHETT
Jessica Cae Pritchett, 43, of Parker, KS died Thursday June 26, 2025 at Overland Park Regional. Visitation will be 11-2pm Sunday, July 6, 2025 at Eddy Birchard Funeral Home in…
KATHRYN PECKMAN
Paola – Kathryn Peckman, a devoted community leader, loving mother, and cherished friend, passed away on June 14, 2025, in Osawatomie, Kansas, at the age of 82. Born on November…
LARRY JACOBS
Larry “Jake” Jacobs, a treasured member of the Paola community, passed away on June 21, 2025, at the Olathe Hospice House at the age of 84. Born on November 26,…
Paola fire chief Andy Martin retires after 42-year career
PAOLA – Andy Martin was just 5 years old in 1967 when his older brother accidentally started a grass fire in the backyard of their home in Fairfield, Iowa, but he still remembers it vividly.
RANDY KETTLER
Randy Ray Kettler, son of Norman and Illene Kettler, passed away on April 30th, 2025. Randy graduated from Prairie View High School in 1972 and then worked on the family…