Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School head softball coach Lori Green (right) introduces her players and managers to a crowd of around 200, who gathered and 5th and Huston in Altamont Thursday evening for a sendoff for the Lady Grizzlies. The LCHS softball team (23-0) is the No. 1 seed entering this weekend's Class 4A state softball tournament in Salina. The Lady Grizzlies left from LCHS early Friday and will play Mulvane at 5 p.m. today in Salina.

Jamie Willey/Sun photo Fifth-graders Kamri Saye and Bryanna Dewitt, both of Parsons, slide down the end of an inflatable obstacle course during Meadow View Grade School’s fun day on Wednesday.

Ray Nolting/Sun photo Parsons Fire Department Battalion Chief Brett Heady makes final rope adjustments before rappelling down the football stadium wall at Marvel Park Wednesday afternoon. Battalion Chief Jay Hawks waited more than 25 feet below. Parsons firefighters and Labette Health Ambulance Service personnel conducted ropes training most of the afternoon.

Noah McIntosh pushes his fellow preschoolers on the merry-go-round at Forest Park Tuesday morning. He and other preschoolers from St. Patrick Catholic School had their fun day, with lots of play time, organized activities and snacks. The students then ate at Parsons Roadhouse.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo W.D. Pete Hughes of Parsons, who received the first Distinguished Viking Alumnus Award, speaks to the 2012 class during the commencement ceremony.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Kandi Danielle Voorhees, who was among the top 10 percent of the Class of 2012, shakes hands with Altamont USD 506 superintendent Chuck Stockton after receiving her diploma at Saturday’s Labette County High School graduation ceremony.