PAOLA — Paola police officers responded to a report of gunfire in the city limits on the evening of Friday, Oct. 2, and investigators believe the incident is related to a one-vehicle fatal wreck that occurred later that night on 327th Street in Miami County.
PAOLA — With age comes wisdom and experience, but it also often comes with nagging aches and pains.
PAOLA – With a smile and a wave, Paola Free Library Director Emily Burgdorf greets regular patron Bob Ayres as he takes a seat at one of the library’s computers.
Panther Robotics has been busy the past few months, serving the community and being involved in projects.
PAOLA - A man fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident near Paola on Sunday, Sept. 20, prompting a widespread search, but he was later apprehended near Louisburg.
PAOLA – Carl Clinton was heartbroken when he first heard that someone had broken into his Paola business, Papa C’s BBQ Bar & Grill, and caused extensive damage in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 18.
PAOLA — For the past eight years the Paola Community Garden has sat on city-owned land in the Paola Industrial Park, but garden volunteers have always known they may need to move the amenity if a developer was ever interested in the property.
When Heather and Michael Wood moved from Olathe to Osawatomie five years ago, they were looking for a wholesome, small-town community in which to raise their children.
PAOLA – A Paola man was killed on the morning of Monday, Sep. 14, when the vehicle he was driving veered off of Hedge Lane south of 287th Street, plowed through a bean field and crashed into a tree in front of a residence.
PAOLA — Rising costs in the recycling industry have forced Paola city leaders to consider possible changes to its current service, which is provided through a contract with Waste Management.
PAOLA — A multi-week investigation by Paola Police Department detectives has led to the arrest of a 36-year-old Osawatomie man for allegedly violating the privacy of multiple women.
PAOLA - Following the death of his grandfather Bob, who had served his country in the U.S. Air Force, Ben Matney of Osawatomie could not find a U.S. flag display that was made in America.
PAOLA – A Paola High School student has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a USD 368 statement sent to parents on Aug. 27.
PAOLA — Paola City Council members, during their Aug. 11 meeting, adopted the city’s 2021 budget, which includes a decrease in the mill levy.
PAOLA — A driver has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for causing a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 69 in November 2018.
PAOLA — The Miami County Sheriff’s Office has a new edition to its history room.
A dozen new Paola USD 368 teachers met at the district office on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and Thursday, Aug. 6, to get more acquainted with the district during an orientation led by Tammy Thomasson, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
PAOLA – A 41-year-old Paola man has been arrested and is facing charges related to a reported juvenile battery.
PAOLA — Paola USD 368 educators know this will be a school year filled with uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but school administrators have been working hard to map out a plan that answers as many questions as possible.
***UPDATE*** the in-person class has now been canceled due to low pre-registration, but those already registered will now receive a link to a virtual class, according to the Paola Police Department.
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