First Option Bank has facilitated the giving of more than $1.4 million this year through various scholarships and charitable foundations managed by the bank.
PAOLA — Miami County Museum’s May speaker will focus on the Bleeding Kansas period that foreshadowed the national Civil War to come.
Miami County residents interested in serving on a city or school board need to file by noon Thursday, June 1, for the 2023 general election.
Local residents will have multiple opportunities to attend Memorial Day services this year in Miami County.
A staffing shortage crisis at the Miami County Sheriff’s Office prompted Miami County commissioners to approve a $2.50 hourly increase for all employees working in the jail and dispatch center.
Miami County planning commissioners voted 5-2 to recommend denying a conditional-use permit (CUP) that is being requested for a largescale expansion of Always and Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary west of Spring Hill.
LOUISBURG — The pharmacy has always been more than a vocation for Ken Asher and his family. For more than 50 years it has been a labor of love between the Asher family and the communities they served.
PAOLA — Two New to Medicare programs offered by K-State Research & Extension Marais des Cygnes District will take place Thursday, May 18.
Miami County farms will welcome visitors from across the region Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, for a look at rural life in Eastern Kansas.
Miami County residents will have a couple of opportunities to recognize National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4.
The Miami County Medical Center Auxiliary is prepared to award at least two $1,000 scholarships to nursing students this summer.
TOPEKA – Sen. Caryn Tyson said she is hopeful the House will pass a proposed constitutional amendment this session that would place a 4 percent cap on property valuation increases per year.
Jen Dulski used a video, comments from her volunteers and her own passionate testimony to explain to Miami County planning commissioners how expanding her Always and Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary west of Spring Hill could create a little piece of Heaven in Miami County.
PAOLA — Just like a morning cup of coffee or the afternoon paper, seeing Donnie Mathews on his mail route in Miami County became part of life.
Several mill and overlay projects have been contracted for the summer construction season.
Backlash from Miami County residents upset about skyrocketing property appraisals led to a spike in appeals being filed this year with the county appraiser’s office.
PAOLA — A staffing shortage has forced the city of Paola to turn its dispatch duties over to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office beginning May 1.
PAOLA – The public can dispose of unwanted or unused prescription medication on Saturday, April 22, during an event in the parking lot of the Paola Price Chopper, located at 309 N. Hospital Drive.
PAOLA — Community Corrections Director Cathy Cooper thanked county officials, colleagues, family and friends on Wednesday, March 22, as she prepared to retire after 30 years of service to the Sixth Judicial District which includes Miami, Linn and Bourbon counties.
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects and a vehicle in a theft investigation.
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