Jan 22, 2025 · Donald Gene “Lefty” Armstrong, 76, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025. Don was born June 1, 1948, in Paola, the youngest son of Henry Walker Armstrong and…

5 days ago · Opinion February 3, 2025 It could have been me My sister called me out of the blue last week. As her name and face appeared on my cell phone screen, I immediately wondered what was wrong. Obituaries News February 3, 2025 Kansas Day celebrates state’s rich musical history PAOLA – Derrick Doty played the fiddle, […]

Dec 27, 2024 · Glenda “Gayle” DeHoff, affectionately known as GG, passed away peacefully December 23, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and a life well-lived. Visitation will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 5 S. 8th Street, Louisburg, Kansas 66053. Funeral service will follow at 11 am, also […]

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“Ethel Dean Cole, 78, of Osawatomie, KS passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the Life Care Center of Burlington, KS. Ethel was born on November 22, 1946, in Telequah, OK, the daughter of Carl and Hazel ’Juanita’ (Hamm) Osbin. Throughout her life, Ethel was a long-time resident of both Osawatomie, KS and Seminole, OK. […]

Dec 27, 2024 · Lorraine “Kitty” Knecht, a beloved long-time resident of Paola, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2024, at the Miami County Medical Center in Paola, at the age of 92. Visitation will take place on Friday, January 3, 2025, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Rosary will be on Saturday, January 4, 2025, beginning at 10:00am with the […]

5 days ago · A 23-year-old Louisburg man is awaiting sentencing after reaching a plea agreement days before going to trial to defend rape and other charges.

Linn County community mourns loss of two boys February 4, 2025; Kansas Day celebrates state’s rich musical history February 3, 2025; Spring Hill USD 230 to ask voters for $60 million school bond February 3, 2025; Plea deal reached days before rape trial February 3, 2025; Museum volunteers eager to research family, property history February 3, 2025; Winter homecoming week ends with Panther ...

Gary Allen Smith, born Feb. 5, 1936, to D.A. and Pauline Smith, Hillsdale, KS. After Hillsdale grade school, Gary graduated from Spring Hill Kansas High School with the class of 1953. He attended Baker University. Gary worked a short time for Taylor Forge before beginning his Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 35 year career retiring in 1990. Gary […]

Jan 7, 2025 · Helen Lucille Webster, age 80, passed away December 30, 2024, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. Visitation is Fri­day from 6 to 8pm at the Dengel and Son Mortuary with services Saturday, 2pm at the First Lutheran Church in Paola with burial at the Paola Cemetery. Helen was born on December 22, 1944, in Paola to […]