Teresa Reeves has been described as approachable, an educator and a hard worker. All qualities county leaders said are important for a good planning and zoning director.

SPRING HILL – A 46-year-old Spring Hill man was killed early Tuesday, Jan. 31, in a two-vehicle crash on southbound U.S. Highway 169 near Spring Hill.

MoKan Dial telecommunications has been awarded a nearly $5.6 million state grant to expand broadband service to a 65-square mile area in the rural, mostly western part of the county.

PAOLA — The story of people with disabilities and their fight for equality is told through a traveling exhibit on display at the Miami County Historical Museum in Paola.

The following is a recap of the Jan. 11 board meeting of the Miami County Historical Museum provided by museum volunteers.

The public is invited to attend a retirement reception for longtime county Planning and Zoning Director Teresa Reeves on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Commissioner Tyler Vaughan has been selected by his fellow commissioners to chair the Miami County Commission in 2023.

SPRING HILL – Law enforcement officials in Spring Hill and Louisburg are looking for an 84-year-old man who walked away from his residence early Thursday, Jan. 12, in Spring Hill.

PAOLA — Miami County commissioners learned an additional investment would be necessary to correct a flaw in the county’s election machines that allows voters to change ballot styles — whether it be done by accident or misdeed.

PAOLA — Local youths will be putting their talent on display this weekend during the Paola Optimist Club’s annual We’ve Got Talent competition.

Three Miami County commissioners and a new Miami County attorney were sworn into office Monday, Jan. 9.

The beginning of a new year meant the start of a new chapter in the lives of longtime public servants Danny Gallagher and Phil Dixon.

The female victim of a New Year’s Day shooting in Miami County died from her injuries shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, and the incident is now considered a homicide by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.

For the first time in two years, the COVID-19 pandemic no longer dominated the headlines in 2022. But there certainly was no shortage of major news stories impacting the lives of Miami County residents.

The female victim of a New Year’s Day shooting in Miami County remains in critical condition, and the 36-year-old suspect in the case was found dead Tuesday, Jan. 3, at his Grandview, Mo., home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Miami County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a New Year’s Day shooting that resulted in a woman in her 40s being found lying in a ditch with an apparent gunshot wound.

Miami County commissioners, during their Dec. 28 meeting, issued a proclamation honoring Elizabeth Sweeney-Reeder for her service as Miami County Attorney.

Light snow flurries, fueled by strong winds, created snowdrifts and low visibility early Thursday, Dec. 22, in parts of Miami County as temperatures dipped below zero.

LOUISBURG — J. Colin Reynolds will be the new Miami County Attorney.