PAOLA — The Paola Police Department is investigating a string of automobile burglaries that are believed to have taken place in the overnight hours of Sunday, Sept. 15, and early morning of Monday, Sept. 16.

HILLSDALE — A body pulled from Hillsdale Lake Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, has been identified as Robert Masters, 63, of rural Hillsdale, according to a Miami County Sheriff’s Office news release.

OSAWATOMIE – The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo., has issued a flood warning until 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, for Miami and Linn counties and Cass County, Missouri.

Miami County, or at least one of its highway overpasses, soon may be featured on a television commercial.

OSAWATOMIE - Miami and Linn counties are in a flash flood watch until midday Thursday, Aug. 22.

OSAWATOMIE – Miami County is in a flash flood watch until 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, and the Marais des Cygnes River was expected to experience minor flooding by late Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

LOUISBURG – A Miami County Sheriff’s deputy recently found himself on a communications island in the middle of the night while responding to a report of suspicious activity on the west side of the county.