Jamie Willey/Sun photo Jose Martinez cleans concrete Tuesday afternoon after he and other Mission Construction Co. workers poured fresh concrete for a circular drive on the south side of the Parsons Municipal Building.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Marty Magby, who is managing the demolition of the Neosho Energy Center, looks through a book of photographs that shows every step of the construction of the old Neosho Steam Electric Station from 1953 through the summer of 1954.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Parsons High School sophomore Kelsey Leech checks Emily Langston’s pulse rate Wednesday during Guthridge School students’ stop in the heart section of Body Venture, an exhibit that helps students learn about the importance of good nutrition and physical fitness.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Meadow View preschool teacher Nicole Vanderford helps Katelynn Tyler and Damon Whitaker to learn how to recognize numbers and count during a Tuesday morning session. USD 506 implemented preschool this year, bringing about 50 new students to Meadow View this year.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Carhop LaTonya Henman spent the working person’s holiday Monday providing service to customers at Sonic. Although many have the opportunity to enjoy the Labor Day holiday, others show up to work to ensure the general public has access to gas, fast food, groceries and emergency services.

Mayor Greg York, Labette Emergency Medical Services Director Chris Way and businessman Bill Lassen visit before Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony for Labette Community College's new Sonny & Sophia Zetmeir Health Science Building, which is pictured to the left.