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Wheats celebrate 50th
Bill and Pauline Wheat of Parsons celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family weekend at Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City, Kan., and a family dinner and reception at the Shawnee home of their son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Gabrielle Wheat. Bill Wheat and Pauline Thimmesch were married Aug. 13, 1960, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Garden Plain. Mr. Wheat is a retired high school teacher and coach. Mrs. Wheat is a retired oc...
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Solberg, Osgood wedding
Angela Solberg and Griffin Osgood were married June 26 at Westside Christian Church in Parsons. Evan Osgood of Wildwood Christian Church of Wildwood, Mo., officiated the 2 p.m. double-ring ceremony. Constance Dannels of Parsons is the bride’s mother. Chris and David Miller of Parsons are parents of the groom. Sharleen Burgett of Broken Arrow, Okla., was matron of honor. Bailey Shaw of St. Paul was a bridesmaid. Josh Kennedy of Dennis was b...
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Bradfields celebrate 60th
Carlos and Ruth Bradfield of Pittsburg celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6 with a family dinner. The couple were married on Aug. 6, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Oswego. Mr. Bradfield retired as an educator and psychologist from Mt. Carmel Hospital in Pittsburg in 2005. Mrs. Bradfield worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Parsons and as an apartment manager and in retail, retiring in 2007. They have two children, ...
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Holmeses honor 50th
Lloyd and Rose Holmes of Newton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children and grandchildren from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 25 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1515 North Anderson, Newton. Lloyd W. and Rose Mary Covert were married on Sept. 24, 1960, at Friendship Baptist Church in Parsons. The Rev. Davidson officiated the ceremony. Jeanie Carnahan served as bride’s maid and Henry Covert as best man. There was...
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Prose, Lahey wedding
Lisa Prose and Kevin Lahey were married on June 26 at the Big Hill Lake Overlook with Labette County District Court Judge Jeffry Jack officiating the double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Kenny Reed of Chetopa and the late Judy Reed. Parents of the groom are Mike and Jane Lahey of rural Parsons. Nathan Prose, son of the bride, escorted his mother and served as her attendant. Gage Lahey and Garrett Lahey, sons of the groom, served as...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 21-22, 1970 Work began on Parsons’ second vest pocket park to be located on a 120-foot-by-150-foot lot in the 1300 block of Clark. F.O. Nibarger, public works superintendent, said stakes were being set for the location of a concrete-surfaced basketball court and playground equipment. Nibarger said not all equipment for the park had been received. Darrel Kreighbaum, ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 20, 1970 Parsons was losing more than 200 trees annually to Dutch elm disease, F.O. Nibarger, city public works superintendent, said. Nibarger said city crews had marked 134 elms on parkings and 96 on private property for removal in the fall and winter. City crews would cut the trees on parkings, and it would be the responsibility of the property owners to remove tr...
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K-3 and K-47 resurfacing to start next week, weather permitting
On Monday, the Kansas Department of Transportation expects to start asphalt resurfacing projects on K-3 in Crawford and Bourbon counties and K-47 in Neosho and Crawford counties. The K-3 resurfacing work will extend north from the K-47 junction for 14 1/2 miles to end at the east K-3/K-39 junction. The K-47 project runs from St. Paul east for 24 1/2 miles to the U.S. 69 junction. Several locations along K-47 will be milled before resurfac...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 19, 1970 LaForge & Budd Construction Co. of Parsons was awarded a contract for a new shell industrial building, the second to be erected in a new industrial park being developed south of the city on U.S. 59. Awarding of the contract, on the basis of five bids, was made by the Parsons Industrial Fund trustees. D. Warren Hyde was chairman of the fund unit, a committee...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 18, 1970 Fifty-two street lights of 1,000-watt capacity — eight times the existing lights’ brilliance — would illuminate Washington and Broadway between Central and 16th Street in the urban renewal area under a contract signed by the Parsons City Commission with Kansas Power & Light Co. The city would own and install the conduit, poles and brackets. The power compan...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 17, 1970 Sengpiehl Furniture Co. revealed plans for a major expansion of its retail business in Parsons when it submitted a bid for the first private redevelopment of land in the city’s urban renewal area. The concern would practically double its existing floor space for a store and warehouse of almost 30,000 square feet. Construction was expected to begin within si...
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Walker, Mayfield engagement
Jessica Rene Walker and Adam Joseph Mayfield, both of Chetopa, announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Joyce Walker of Chetopa. She graduated from Chetopa High school in 2002 and received a bachelor of science degree in biology and Spanish and a bachelor of science degree in medical technology in 2007 from Pittsburg State University. She is a medical technologist at St. John’s Maude Norton Hospital in Columbus. The futu...
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Taylors to honor 50th anniversary
Jerry and Judy Taylor of Raytown, Mo., formerly of Parsons, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at Blue Springs Assembly Church, Blue Springs, Mo. Jerry L. Taylor and Judy Divine were married on Aug. 21, 1960, at First Assembly of God Church in Parsons. Both are members of Blue Springs Assembly Church. The couple have three children, Tim Taylor and h...
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Wertzes celebrate 50th
Jerry and Thelma Wertz of Parsons will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Parsons Senior Center, 1800 Belmont. Jerry Wertz and Thelma Berends were married Aug. 27, 1960, at Miami, Okla. Mr. Wertz retired from Dayton Superior after 37 years. Mrs. Wertz has worked at Don Divine’s, State Bank of Parsons, Mid-America and Parsons Credit Union. They have lived in Par...
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Babb, Myers engagement
James and Rita Babb of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Renee Babb of Parsons, to Johnny Lee Myers of Parsons, the son of Steven Myers Sr. of St. Paul and the late Kim Hermann. The future groom’s stepfather is Crick Hermann of Westpoint, Ill. The bride-elect is a 1999 Parsons High School graduate. She graduated from Labette Community College in 2009 and is a registered nurse at Labette Health in Parsons. The futur...
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Newman, Hiatt engagement
Ron and Shirley Newman of Cole Camp, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Newman of Duenweg, Mo., to Mat Hiatt of McCune, son of Chuck and Mary Hiatt of McCune. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Cole Camp High School. She graduated in 2007 from Missouri State University, Springfield, with a degree in accounting. She earned her master’s of accountancy in 2008 from Missouri State. She is an internal auditor for Empire Dist...
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Prose, Lahey wedding
Lisa Prose and Kevin Lahey were married on June 26 at the Big Hill Lake Overlook with Labette County District Court Judge Jeffry Jack officiating the double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Kenny Prose of Chetopa and the late Patty Prose. Parents of the groom are Mike and Jane Lahey of rural Parsons. Nathan Prose, son of the bride, escorted his mother and served as her attendant. Gage Lahey and Garrett Lahey, sons of the groom, served...
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Bartlett youth wins grand champion honor at Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — Erin Falkenstien loves everything about goats. “They’re small and friendly and cute,” she says. And her passion showed through on Thursday when she won grand champion meat goat in the Goat Show at the 102nd annual Inter-State Fair in Coffeyville. Erin, 11, of Bartlett has been showing goats for two years. Her Boer goat, named Big Red because one leg is red, won the championship. “He’s really friendly,” Erin says. “He’ll jump o...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 14-15, 1970 Final plans for the downtown mall that would be a highlight of Parsons’ urban renewal project moved a step closer to approval. Members of the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency’s architectural and design committee met for four hours with representatives of Urban Programming Corp. of St. Louis, project planner, to discuss detailed design of the mall. Reaction o...
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Miseners to honor 60th
Ralph and Dorothy Misener will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. Ralph Misener and Dorothy Williams were married on Aug. 12, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., in a double-ring ceremony. The couple have lived in Parsons most of their married life. Mr. Misener worked for Meadow Gold in Parsons and as a truck driver for Dayton Superior, Parsons. Mrs. Misener was a nurse at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and at the Kansas Army Ammun...
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