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- Stoplight project welcome
We hope the traffic light on West Amity Street across from Price Chopper will come to fruition in 2009.
- Crews battle towering mulch blaze
About 20 Paola volunteer firefighters, and several more volunteers from other departments, were met with a blazing fireball of mulch Saturday night when they responded to a call southwest of Paola.
- When Ben Coffey left Kansas six years ago, he hoped he would find his way back someday
When Ben Coffey left Kansas six years ago, he hoped he would find his way back someday.
- Lions Club rings up record collection
But when you toss that change in a little red bucket with $10,000.24, it adds up to another record-breaking year for the Louisburg Lions Club.
- Year in review, #1: New elementary school opens its doors on Rockville
The culmination of a year and a half of planning and building came to life on Aug.
- Year in review, #3: Louisburg presses ahead in its quest for water
The city of Louisburg came out victorious in a yearlong battle with Miami County Rural Water District No.
- State schools' at-risk funding at risk
The Syracuse public school district in southwest Kansas is struggling to meet needs of migrant children with modest academic skills.
- Warm tidings at senior center dinner
Who says you cana t find anything to do on a cold winter night in Louisburg? You would be hard-pressed to find a more entertaining evening than the one I spent Saturday at Louisburg Senior Center.
- Goode, Slaughter to wed Feb. 7
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Flake of Paola and David Slaughter of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Adrieanne Slaughter, to Lucas Goode, both of Paola.
- City Hall, businesses set hours for holidays
With Christmas and New Yeara s day right around the corner, city and county offices, as well as the Herald offices have altered holiday schedules.
- Volunteers deliver Christmas surprises Saturday
Before Santa arrived from up north to help with Operation Angel Tree on Saturday morning, Miami County Sheriffa s Office vehicles and pickup trucks were loaded down with presents safely tucked away in oversized ...
- Wea Creek opens doors, hires manager
Senior citizens in Louisburg now have another option in housing. Wea Creek Apartments, 888 Autumn Place, opened for residents in October, and the complexa s owner, Topeka, Kan.-based Commercial Group, says ...
- City seeks to retain project coordinator for water plant
Project Coordinator Ted Hayden may be a part of Louisburga s staff for a while longer, after the Louisburg City Council approved an extension of his contract at Monday nighta s meeting.
- For Women Only moves locations
Louisburg's newest shopping center welcomed another tenant last week: For Women Only.
- Bell-ringers are music to my ears
Jingle Bells drift across the Louisburg Price Chopper parking lot Saturday morning as my wife, Jean, sings along.
- Paola man dies in one-vehicle accident
A 29-year-old Paola man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday north of Somerset.
- Elliott elected president of KAIA
Local businessman Rick Elliott, owner and president of Elliott Insurance Group, recently took on a statewide role in the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents.
- Santa coming to visit children at Masonic Lodge
Santa Claus will be on hand from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday Dec. 20 at the Paola Masonic Lodge for a free visit with all children in the area.
- V.F.W. gives awards for patriotism
Two local students were honored recently by the Louisburg V.F.W. Memorial Post No.
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City DescriptionLouisburg is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,576 at the 2000 census.
Louisburg is located at 38°37′11″N 94°40′45″W / 38.61972, -94.67917 (38.619751, -94.679050).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.63%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,576 people, 946 households, and 687 families residing in the city. The population density was 775.1 people per square mile (299.6/km²). There were 1,026 housing units at an average density of 308.7/sq mi (119.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.21% White, 0.31% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 946 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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