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Belton police searching for missing 14-year-old girl last seen 3 days ago
BELTON, Mo. — Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teenage girl in Belton. The Belton Police Department says Emma Canton, 14, has been missing for nearly three days. According to police, Canton hasn't been seen leaving her home in Springdale Lake around 6 p.m....
Paola Masonic Lodge honors students, teachers
PAOLA – Members of the Paola Masonic Lodge presented awards to students and teachers during a banquet Thursday, May 2, at the Paola United Methodist Church. Four $500 scholarships were awarded to high school seniors who plan to attend a trade school in Kansas. The students receiving the scholarships were: Samuel Johnson, Bailey Donahue, Fisher Woolsey, Devin Gainer and Eli Meyers.
LHS seniors receive more than $171,000 in local scholarships
LOUISBURG – Louisburg High School seniors received more than $171,000 in local scholarships during the annual LHS Endowment Scholarship Awards Program. The scholarship presentations took place Monday, May 6, in the LHS auditorium.
Miami County Time Capsule
Mrs. Alice McGrath, the oldest living of all the McGraths, is spending a month or two in Miami county. She still owns the old homestead, east of Paola. Only for the worry caused by the suit of W. C. Lykins for her home place under the pretext of an Indian title, Mrs. McGrath would enjoy her old days. The suit is pending in U.S. court with Frank M. Sheridan and Perry & Crain as attorneys for Mrs. McGrath. K. W. Lykins is the son of Dr. Lykins and many years ago clerked in Mitchler’s store in Paola.
Local astronomers excited for second night of northern lights
LOUISBURG, Kan. (KCTV) - While some people may have missed the Northern Lights over the Kansas City metro on Friday, Saturday presented another opportunity to see the phenomenon. At Powell Observatory in Louisburg, more than 100 people gathered for a second consecutive night of looking at the aurora. “It’s just...
Pritzker: $800 million cut memo sends message to balance budget
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the message being sent by a memo directing state agencies to anticipate $800 million less to spend than what he proposed is that he will not sign an unbalanced budget. In February, Pritzker proposed spending $52.7 billion. Last week, his administration...
Camera-mounted StreetScan provides assessment of Grandview roads
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - Grandview residents may have spotted a strange looking vehicle driving through town over the weekend. City officials say it was StreetScan collecting data on which roads need to be resurfaced. “We have been needing a pavement management system for our city,” said Doug Wesselschmidt, the Public...
Grandview-based charity recovers stolen truck following anonymous tip
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - A Grandview-based nonprofit has recovered its stolen vehicle after it was stolen last week. Flourish, a nonprofit furniture bank based in Grandview, had its delivery truck stolen late Friday night. With the help of an anonymous tipster to the Crime Stoppers Hotline, the truck was located...
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