PAOLA — The Wea Creek bridge on Hedge Lane south of 311th Street will undergo a full replacement, starting this spring.
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The Miami County workforce comes highly rated by employers in productivity and work ethic.
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A 22-year-old Paola man was killed in a two-vehicle wreck at about 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, on Kansas Highway 68 about five miles west of Paola.
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Paola USD 368, Osawatomie USD 367, and Louisburg USD 416 have canceled classes for Thursday, Feb. 13, due to inclement weather.
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PAOLA — Kevin L. Stevens, who was present during a middle-of-the-night drug deal that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Heather Briggs in July 2017, was arrested Friday, Jan. 31, on drug charges.
PAOLA — A Paola farmer has entered into a lease agreement with Miami County to produce hay on 100 acres of Miami County Airport land.
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PAOLA — Miami County has allocated $56,500 to pay for meals for elderly residents in the county.
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HILLSDALE LAKE – Miami County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit just after midnight Thursday, Feb. 6, that resulted in the capture of two men. A third suspect was not located but authorities believe he is no longer in the area.
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PAOLA — Emmarie and Averly Green danced their way to first place in the People’s Choice Awards and the Show Stopper Awards at the annual We’ve Got Talent show presented by the Paola Optimist Club.
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LOUISBURG — Medicaid expansion would not have prevented rural hospitals like Fort Scott and Independence from closing, state legislators said.
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PAOLA — Miami County will allocate funds from its quarter-cent sales tax collections to Paola to help pay for the city’s Baptiste Drive extension construction project.
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PAOLA — About 10 miles of Miami County roads, with a few bridge approaches sprinkled in, are slated for asphalt rehabilitation projects this summer, according to Project Manager Matt Oehlert.
PAOLA — Miami County Emergency Management and the communications division of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office has decided to change the time of the monthly storm siren test to 10 a.m. beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Community members soon will be able to speak with local legislators and ask questions during an upcoming series of legislative breakfasts.
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HILLSDALE — Miami County Emergency Medical Services’ ambulance station at Hillsdale is now serving that northern part of the county.
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As quarterback Patrick Mahomes ran out of the pocket to his left and tip-toed down the sideline before spinning 360-degrees at the goal line on a 27-yard touchdown run to put the Kansas City Chiefs on top for good against Tennessee in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium, Chiefs fa…
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PAOLA - All Miami County school districts and Prairie View have canceled classes for Friday, Jan. 24, after a snowstorm blanketed the region overnight, making many roads impassable early Friday.
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PAOLA — Miami County is taking a new snow removal policy for a test drive this season.
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PAOLA — Miami County commissioners have denied a request by the city of Gardner to annex its water treatment plant located on Moonlight Road in Miami County.
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PAOLA — A project to replace a culvert on Evening Star Road is slated to begin this fall.
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