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Crew men of Union Pacific Railroad's stem locomotive No. 844 say goodbye to Lincoln School children as they prepare to board the train in the U.P. railyard in Parsons. The engine made a brief stop on its way to another stop in Vinita, Okla. No. 844 was the last steam locomotive built for the U.P. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger. Hailed as the "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs.
Crew men of Union Pacific Railroad's stem locomotive No. 844 say goodbye to Lincoln School children as they prepare to board the train in the U.P. railyard in Parsons. The engine made a brief stop on its way to another stop in Vinita, Okla. No. 844 was the last steam locomotive built for the U.P. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger. Hailed as the "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs.
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Carlos Bernal of Parsons makes a nice gain in Friday's game against Frontenac.
Carlos Bernal of Parsons makes a nice gain in Friday's game against Frontenac.
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Major General Al Aycock, speaks to the more than 275 people gathered for the Great Plains Industrial Park ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. Behind Aycock, on stage, were Great Plains Development Authority chair Bob Wood, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Gov. Sam Brownback and Office of Economic Development director Patrick O'Brien.
Major General Al Aycock, speaks to the more than 275 people gathered for the Great Plains Industrial Park ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. Behind Aycock, on stage, were Great Plains Development Authority chair Bob Wood, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Gov. Sam Brownback and Office of Economic Development director Patrick O'Brien.
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Parsons Fire Department Capt. Danny Cagle explains the dangers in the Hazard House to second-grade students at Garfield School on Wednesday afternoon as part of the department's participation in Fire Prevention Week.
Parsons Fire Department Capt. Danny Cagle explains the dangers in the Hazard House to second-grade students at Garfield School on Wednesday afternoon as part of the department's participation in Fire Prevention Week.
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Former patients, patients, community members, physicians, nurses and hospital staff, gathered in Suite 302 of the Physicians Building at Labette Health to view the new facilities developed for the Cancer Centers of Kansas during a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning.
Former patients, patients, community members, physicians, nurses and hospital staff, gathered in Suite 302 of the Physicians Building at Labette Health to view the new facilities developed for the Cancer Centers of Kansas during a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning.
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George O'Neal of rural Parsons holds two 10-pound sweet potatoes he dug up from one the mounds in his back yard last week. From the six plants he planted on six hills, O'Neal harvested more than 200 pounds of sweet potatoes, including the two 10-pound sweet potatoes and several others weighing 8 pounds and 6 pounds each.
George O'Neal of rural Parsons holds two 10-pound sweet potatoes he dug up from one the mounds in his back yard last week. From the six plants he planted on six hills, O'Neal harvested more than 200 pounds of sweet potatoes, including the two 10-pound sweet potatoes and several others weighing 8 pounds and 6 pounds each.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Mark Stangle of Dennis and Richard Parks of rural Chetopa demonstrate how a 1920s Bella City Threshing Machine worked during Saturday's Farm Heritage Celebration at Tolen Creek Park.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Mark Stangle of Dennis and Richard Parks of rural Chetopa demonstrate how a 1920s Bella City Threshing Machine worked during Saturday's Farm Heritage Celebration at Tolen Creek Park.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photos Farrier Brad Sjorlund of Cherokee demonstrates how horses were shoed in the past during Saturday’s Farm Heritage Celebration at Tolen Creek Park.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photos Farrier Brad Sjorlund of Cherokee demonstrates how horses were shoed in the past during Saturday’s Farm Heritage Celebration at Tolen Creek Park.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Erie Elementary School fourth-grade students Loren Morse and Ethan Graham try an old-fashioned corn sheller during the Farm Heritage Celebration education day Friday. The celebration will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Erie Elementary School fourth-grade students Loren Morse and Ethan Graham try an old-fashioned corn sheller during the Farm Heritage Celebration education day Friday. The celebration will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo A demolition crew set charges Friday on the smokestack and water tower at the Neosho Energy Center planning to raze both at the same time. The smokestack fell on cue, but one of the charges attached to a leg of the water tower failed to detonate, resulting in only the center pipe and the southeast leg being blown off, leaving the tower standing. The crew set new charges, and the tower collapsed to the ground. Service Valley Charter Academy students, from the safety of the school parking lot, watched the smokestack fall.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo A demolition crew set charges Friday on the smokestack and water tower at the Neosho Energy Center planning to raze both at the same time. The smokestack fell on cue, but one of the charges attached to a leg of the water tower failed to detonate, resulting in only the center pipe and the southeast leg being blown off, leaving the tower standing. The crew set new charges, and the tower collapsed to the ground. Service Valley Charter Academy students, from the safety of the school parking lot, watched the smokestack fall.
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