June 19, 2013
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Parsons High School senior third baseman Kyle Keeling (right) smothers a throw to third while Iola's Drew Walden (left) slides safely into third base on a triple in the second inning of game one of a doubleheader between the two schools Friday evening. Iola took the first game 11-0 in five innings. Iola won game two 14-3 in six innings.
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Service Valley Charter Academy students Jacob Grady (left) and Logan Lever try out fire equipment during the D.A.R.E. activity day Friday at the Labette County High School track. Altamont-Mount Pleasant Township had three firefighters on hand to talk to the fifth-grade DARE program graduates and show them the tools of their trade.
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 Anthony Cook/Sun photo
Parsons High School senior Sierra Kemp (right) touches second while grabbing a ball thrown from PHS senior Daza Werner to force out LCHS runner Shelbie Foister (left). Werner snagged a hard-hit liner from LCHS pitcher Allie Reynolds and threw to second to finish the double play.
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 Anthony Cook/Sun photo
Labette County High School pitcher Austin Ryan delivers to home plate during the second game of a doubleheader with Parsons Thursday.
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 Anthony Cook/Sun photo
Parsons High School senior Dusty Dishman catches a throw to first to beat out Labette County High School runner Joey Reeves during game two of a doubleheader in Marvel Park Thursrday. Parsons took game one 5-4 and won the second game 6-4 to earn their first sweep of the season.
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 Anthony Cook/Sun photo
Labette County High School senior pitcher Allie Reynolds tosses a pitch towards the plate in the third inning of game one of a doubleheader with Parsons High School Tuesday in Parsons. Reynolds had 17 strikeouts and no-hit the Vikings in an 8-0 LCHS victory. Reynolds had just one walk in seven innings of action. Reynolds struck out 18 in 10 innings of game two in a 3-1 win over Parsons to complete the sweep.
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 Jamie Willey/Sun photo
City of Parsons worker Chris Moore hangs a Katy Days banner on a light pole Thursday afternoon near Great Southern Bank on Main Street. The annual Katy Days festival will run during Memorial Day weekend, with most events occurring in Forest Park.
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 Ray Nolting/Sun photo
Labette County Public Works track hoe operator Rex Haraughty lifts a large whistle pipe from Town Creek on 3000 Road west of Xavier Road near Chetopa Tuesday morning. Four of the six pieces of the whistle pipe were dislodged as their rock base washed away during the recent flooding. Four large sections of pipe were to be removed and repositioned. Two remained in place. Ed Rakestraw was helping Haraughty with the work and had connected the log chain to the whistle pipe and then to the track hoe bucket.
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Labette County Public Works loader operator Mark Johnson moves asphalt damaged in flooding Monday night and Tuesday morning on Rooks Road north of 7000 Road. The county crews were going to push the asphalt aside and rebuild the road with rock so it can reopen. Later, an asphalt surface will be added.
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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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