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Ray Nolting/Sun photo Water from Town Creek flows northward through two remaining whistle pipes on 3000 Road west of Chetopa Tuesday morning. County Public Works crew members are repositioning the four dislodged whistle pipes and will repack them with rock. 3000 Road between Xavier and Wallace remains closed.
Ray Nolting/Sun photo Water from Town Creek flows northward through two remaining whistle pipes on 3000 Road west of Chetopa Tuesday morning. County Public Works crew members are repositioning the four dislodged whistle pipes and will repack them with rock. 3000 Road between Xavier and Wallace remains closed.
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Ray Nolting/Sun photo The Neosho River on the east side of Chetopa was rising Tuesday morning and was well out of its banks. Two would-be fishermen watched as the water climbed higher on the rails below. They were also watching a big gar swim around near a submerged bush.
Ray Nolting/Sun photo The Neosho River on the east side of Chetopa was rising Tuesday morning and was well out of its banks. Two would-be fishermen watched as the water climbed higher on the rails below. They were also watching a big gar swim around near a submerged bush.
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Ray Nolting/Sun photo Dillon Kepner looks at the kitchen of his house, covered in mud. Water was 20 inches above the floor in the home before it eventually receded.
Ray Nolting/Sun photo Dillon Kepner looks at the kitchen of his house, covered in mud. Water was 20 inches above the floor in the home before it eventually receded.
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Ray Nolting/Sun photo David Kepner of Chetopa strokes his chihuahua, J-Lo, on his front patio while his house dries. He and his son, Dillon, were rescued by boat early Tuesday morning after nearby Town Creek swelled into his home. Kepner fell into a deep hole during the rescue attempt and broke his left foot.
Ray Nolting/Sun photo David Kepner of Chetopa strokes his chihuahua, J-Lo, on his front patio while his house dries. He and his son, Dillon, were rescued by boat early Tuesday morning after nearby Town Creek swelled into his home. Kepner fell into a deep hole during the rescue attempt and broke his left foot.
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons Middle School eighth-grader Jacob Almond tosses his second attempt in the discus event Monday at the Parsons High School track. Almond took second in the event. The Parsons MS Vikings hosted a 10-team field for their annual track invite.
Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons Middle School eighth-grader Jacob Almond tosses his second attempt in the discus event Monday at the Parsons High School track. Almond took second in the event. The Parsons MS Vikings hosted a 10-team field for their annual track invite.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Mike "Blue Hawk" Adams of New Albany, the president of the Kansas Muzzleloaders Association, loads his rifle during a competition Saturday at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Mike "Blue Hawk" Adams of New Albany, the president of the Kansas Muzzleloaders Association, loads his rifle during a competition Saturday at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Justin Cohee of Melvern, Ark., works on a roaster on Saturday morning at his forge welding shop he set up at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Justin Cohee of Melvern, Ark., works on a roaster on Saturday morning at his forge welding shop he set up at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College third baseman Emilee Vance safely fields a grounder to third during the first game of a doubleheader with Kansas City Kansas Community College Saturday in Parsons. The Lady Cardinals defeated the Blue Devils 3-0 and 9-6 to advance to the semis of the Region VI District D tourney. Labette will take on Hesston in Topeka on Saturday.
Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College third baseman Emilee Vance safely fields a grounder to third during the first game of a doubleheader with Kansas City Kansas Community College Saturday in Parsons. The Lady Cardinals defeated the Blue Devils 3-0 and 9-6 to advance to the semis of the Region VI District D tourney. Labette will take on Hesston in Topeka on Saturday.
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Labette County High School student Kelsey Colistro rode to prom Saturday night in a buggy pulled by Spicy.
Labette County High School student Kelsey Colistro rode to prom Saturday night in a buggy pulled by Spicy.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Alan Guy of Oswego shoots a muzzleloader rifle at a target during a competition Saturday at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Alan Guy of Oswego shoots a muzzleloader rifle at a target during a competition Saturday at the Chief Black Dog's Trail Muzzleloader Club spring rendezvous north of Oswego.
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