Members of the Paola High School Class of 2000 met at the Paola VFW on Saturday, June 7, to celebrate their 25-year reunion. Pictured are: (front row, from left) Katie (Morris) Hermreck, Sarah (Stewart) Watson, Marcus Hammond, Cassidy (Anderson) Van Ness, Rache (Meaux) Reitinger, April (Chronister) Bysfield, JoElla Reese and Heather (Haserlick) Johnson; (second row) Morgan Van Ness, Michelle (Most) Jones, Lesley (Gronemyer) Lacke, Morgan Smith, Sarah (Malone) Fawbush, Crayton Rowlett, Gabe Rockers and Erin (Straley) Stainbrook; (back row) Abby Hardwick, Abby (Hendrickson) Cavender, Jennifer (Sigel) Kimball, Stan McClurg, Jeremiah Strong, Jeron Fuller, Dustin Hawkins and Frank McMahon. Gene Morris / Miami County Republic
Dear Editor, Drunk on nostalgia and fueled by cheap beer, I powered forward on Alumni Weekend 2025…by looking back. But – I had company. My…
