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Paola bank under scrutiny
TeamBank, which is based in Paola, is deemed to be in “troubled condition,” according to a federal government filing.
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Paola seniors set to start new chapters
One of the smallest classes in recent Paola High School history will graduate Saturday with a record number of valedictorians.
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Bikers to hit the streets again on Saturday for charity
Motorcycle riders raised almost $3,000 for the American Cancer Society at the Miami County Ride for Life event May 3, and they’ll have two more chances this month to ride for different charities.
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Chefs conjure up dishes, smiles
Sisters Josie and Julia oohed as chef Patrick Poetter cracked open a softball-sized emu egg and poured its contents into a sizzling skillet. The Spring Hill girls pressed their matching pink sweatshirts against the cooking table to get a closer look at the yellowish yolk that nearly filled the pan.
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A testimony of the results of one bad choice
Six years after Paul Davis made a choice that changed his life forever, he’s preparing to speak in Paola to plead others to not make the same mistake.
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Little Lady woos big crowd at Miami County Farm Tour
This little lady’s big doe eyes turned the heads of more than one infatuated boy this weekend. She wasn’t all curls and frills, but the pet Hereford, of sorts, on the Silver Lining Hereford ranch southwest of Louisburg stopped youngsters in their tracks every time.
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Osawatomie OKs rezoning despite public concern
Working in Paola’s planning and zoning department, permit technician Amy Barenklau has heard her fair share of complaints against development. But last week, during an Osawatomie City Council meeting, Barenklau made her own plea to not rezone a large tract of land for development near her rural home — and she wasn’t alone.
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Osawatomie again looks at annexation
A group of residents once again packed Memorial Hall last week during the Osawatomie City Council meeting to express their disapproval of the city’s proposed plan to annex land near Osawatomie State Hospital.
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City zoning changes to go before county commissioners again
The Miami County Commission will revisit changes to the city of Paola’s Land Development Ordinance today.
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Ursuline plant sale brings in the green
An occasional glimpse of warming sun and cheerful flowering plants helped brighten the spirits of both bundled customers and volunteers at the Annual Spring Friends of the Botanical Gardens Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday hosted by the Miami County Master Gardeners.
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Adults and children team up for hunt
The ice cream helped, but it didn’t take long after school May 6 for bigs (the adults) and littles (the children) to take off in pursuit of a rock the size of your thumb, a leaf the size of your hand, a friend, sand, an acorn, a flower and many more items.
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Paola United Way plans to finalize beneficiaries
Paola United Way officials are preparing to finalize the list of organizations that will benefit from the charity group during the coming campaign.
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Classmate comes home to a hero’s welcome thanks to American Idol
You would have thought the president was in my hometown of Blue Springs, Mo., on Friday. Actually, even the president probably wouldn’t have caused the excitement that my former classmate David Cook did.
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