OSAWATOMIE — A faulty underground cable caused most of Osawatomie to lose power about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a city of Osawatomie news release.

LOUISBURG — The community might be getting a new downtown public venue.

LOUISBURG — Routine maintenance at the Spring Valley Road water tower was supposed to take less than two hours.

LOUISBURG — “What is a vape?” a teacher asked colleagues during a staff meeting two years ago in Louisburg.

LOUISBURG — Santa Claus ushered in December by greeting 75 families Sunday at Louisburg City Hall.

OSAWATOMIE — The city of Osawatomie is looking to issue temporary notes to pay for repairs to the city’s main sewer line that ruptured under the Marais des Cygnes River in mid-October.

OSAWATOMIE – An Osawatomie family that collected 100 toys to donate to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office Cops for Tots toy drive last year plans to hold their toy drive again this season.

PAOLA — Stan Slaughter dished the dirt on the importance of composting and other related recycling topics to 140 fifth-graders during a recent assembly at Sunflower Elementary in Paola.

PAOLA — Little eyes peer beneath wool stocking caps as tiny ears listen intently in anticipation amidst the pitter-patter of raindrops on umbrellas on Park Square during Paola’s tree lighting celebration Friday, Nov. 29.

PAOLA — There are still a few angels hanging from the Cops For Tots Christmas tree at the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, but several have already been adopted by local community members.