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OSAWATOMIE — Luminaries lined the track at Lynn Dickey Field in Osawatomie for the annual Miami County Relay for Life Rock Out Cancer 2022 on Saturday, Sept. 24.
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When Cee Kueser started quilting after her son was born 50 years ago, she didn’t realize it would become a lifelong passion.
OSAWATOMIE — The annual Miami County Relay for Life will take place Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Osawatomie High School track.
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SOMERSET — It’s been nearly 60 years since the small country schoolhouse in Somerset closed its doors to students, but the memories shared during a reunion and open house Friday, Sept. 16, were as vivid as ever.
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OSAWATOMIE — Harvey rode his bicycle 2,700 miles, covering the Underground Railroad trail to take in the Freedom Festival.
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SOMERSET — Lesli Baker grew up hearing stories about Somerset Schoolhouse.
New court dates have been set for the teenage patient and former employee of Osawatomie State Hospital who are facing multiple charges after leaving the grounds of the psychiatric treatment facility together early on the morning of Aug. 29.
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Escalating construction costs have led to an uptick in the price of replacing four culverts in Miami County.
PAOLA — It can be argued that a good knife is the most important tool in the kitchen.
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Celebrating the Month of the Monarch, the Miami County Conservation District will host its first-ever plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in Paola’s Park Square.
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LA CYGNE — Dancefestopia music festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary Sept. 8-11 at the Wildwood Outdoor Education Center on 399th Street.
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Proposed broadband expansions in Miami County accounted for nine of the 118 grant applications the state received for the second phase of its capital projects grant fund for broadband infrastructure expansion statewide.
PAOLA — Thousands sat in lawn chairs, smelled the aroma of barbecue and rocked the nights away with some blues as the Paola Roots Festival returned to Paola’s Park Square on Friday, Aug. 26, and Saturday, Aug. 27.
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LOUISBURG — Gov. Laura Kelly was running a little late for her scheduled appearance at Louisburg Ford on Thursday, Aug. 25.
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HILLSDALE LAKE — A 20-year-old Lane man has been identified as the jet ski rider who drowned Sunday, Aug. 21, at Hillsdale Lake.
A jet ski rider drowned at Hillsdale Lake on Sunday, Aug. 21, according to a news release from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.
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LOUISBURG — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will headline a group of dignitaries expected to gather at noon Thursday, Aug. 25, at Louisburg Ford to celebrate the announced expansion of Kansas Highway 68.
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The expansion of Kansas Highway 68 to four lanes is no longer a pipe dream.
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TOPEKA — The gap in the Republican primary race for state treasurer has widened between candidates Rep. Steven Johnson and Sen. Caryn Tyson.
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PAOLA — Miami County’s election canvass Friday, Aug. 12, for the Aug. 2 primary took on extra importance with Miami County Commissioner Danny Gallagher trailing challenger Keith Diediker by just 20 votes for the County Commission District No. 5 seat.
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