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Burger King opening delayed While delays with reaching a lease agreement and the purchase of new equipment has set back the reopening of Burger King, the restaurant will open this fall. Sunny Ghai of Ghai Management Services Inc. said on Friday that delays with the lease and the acquisition of new equipment that Burger King is introducing has postponed the opening date of the restaurant at 1429 Main until October. Ghai had expected to open th...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 23, 1971 Pat Hurst had a starring role as queen of the Thayer centennial in a parade closing the day of the centennial festivities that were held in conjunction with the annual homecoming, fair and picnic. The princesses were Christina Novotny and Kathy Stafford. The parade also featured a horse-drawn funeral coach harking from pioneer days. It was owned by Konantz F...
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Labette County Fair Superintendents Meet
ALTAMONT — Open Class Family & Consumer Science superintendents met Aug. 17 at the Wild Cat Extension office in Altamont to evaluate this year's county fair exhibits, general rules and use of volunteers and offer changes for 2012. The General Superintendent Anna Karhoff led the group. Attendees all had praise for the 100th Fair and said the number of entries in the Exhibit Building was larger than in the past years except for garden and flo...
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No place like home promo 082011
The Parsons Sun will begin publishing a 16-chapter serial story called “There’s No Place Like Home” every Wednesday beginning this week. The story won first place in the Midwest Circulation Management Association’s contest for Newspaper in Education (NIE) promotions. The historical-fiction story follows the adventures of 10-year-old twins Jack and Mollie, who are shisked away in a time machine that was built by their parents. On their trip ...
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McCracken anniversary
William "Billie Joe" and Frances McCracken of Topeka celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary with their family on Friday in Topeka. William McCracken and Frances Hickerson were married on Aug. 19, 1967, the year their only daughter was born. Mr. and Mrs. McCracken are both retired.
They formerly lived in Parsons.
The couple have eight children, Ernie Hickerson, Bobby Hickerson, Eddie Dixon, Ray Hickerson, Seressa McCracken-Opoku, William Di...
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Eisenbart, Perkins engagement
Randall and Joni Eisenbart of Grove, Oklahoma, and Don and Mary Lynn Perkins of Olathe, would like to announce the engagement of their children, Julie Ann Eisenbart and Bradley Joseph Perkins. Julie is a graduate of Labette County High School and attended Pittsburg State University. She is a 2010 graduate of KCKCC with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Respiratory Therapy. She is a Registered Respiratory Therapist with Mobile Medcare....
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Manley, Collins engagement
Carolyn Manly of Parsons announces the engagement of her daughter, Tonda Manley of Independence to Luther Collins of Independence, son of Benny and Nancy Collins of rural McCune. The future groom is a 2006 graduate of Southeast High School, Cherokee. The couple plan a Sept. 3 wedding in Parsons.
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Keith, Johnson engagement
Barbara Jean Keith of Parsons and Timothy Lee Johnson of Claremore, Okla., together with their families announce their engagement. The couple plan a Sept. 23 wedding at Thorncrowne Chapel in Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Cooper, Grimwood engagement
Jim and Lou Ann Cooper of Edna announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Joy Cooper, to Nicolas David Grimwood, son of David and Rebekah Grimwood of Mountain Home, Ark. The future bride graduated from College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo., with a bachelor of arts degree in public relations. The future groom graduated from College of the Ozarks with a bachelor of arts degree in history. He is pursuing a law degree at Oklahoma City ...
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Church news
First Baptist Church of Parsons will host the Anderson Family from Wichita on Sunday. The Andersons include parents Glen and Deanna and six of their seven children who range in age from 7 to 22 years old. The children will join their parents in sharing their testimonies and God-given talents on Sunday. The family began its musical education when Mr. Anderson felt called by God to start a music ministry. The entire family is gifted musically a...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 19, 1971 The U.S. Army Engineers announced a $422,188 contract for construction at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant east of Parsons was awarded to Lueder Construction Co. of Omaha, Neb. The project was in addition to an $850,000 contract held by the Lueder firm for improvements at the plant on which work began July 21. The additional contract brought to $1,272,188 in...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 18, 1971 The board of the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency set purchase prices on 29 parcels of property that the agency would acquire. The agency planned to send offers embracing the prices to property owners. The total value was $403,625. Eight of the 28 parcels were commercial. The property included that to be purchased for right of way on the bypass route to be built...
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Dr. Philip Gorman, anesthesiologist, joins Labette Health
Philip L. Gorman, M.D., a Fort Scott native, has returned to Southeast Kansas to join Labette Health’s medical staff as an anesthesiologist. His first day at the hospital was Aug. 8. Dr. Gorman, who completed his medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, recently completed a three-year anesthesiology residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. In 2008, he completed an internal medicine residency at t...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 17, 1971 About 15 families plus single individuals associated with TecTank Inc. were looking for homes or apartments in a tight Parsons housing market. The only restraint on employees moving to town was finding a house, said John Petrowski, purchasing systems manager for the company, who was helping relocate employees. Petrowski said many of the newcomers would move ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 16, 1971 Local measures were taken at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant to implement President Nixon’s wage and salary freeze, Maj. Hugh Rogers, commanding officer, reported. The plant was the largest employer in the area, with about 1,650 people on its payroll. Action was taken pending the receipt of detailed instructions from Washington on carrying out the lid on wa...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 13-14, 1971 Labette County produced 1,560,000 bushels of wheat in 1971, a year that the Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said was one of the best in Kansas’ agricultural history. The county’s wheat yield averaged 39 bushels to the acre, the report said. Neosho County had a yield of 40 bushels to an acre and produced 1,160,000 bushels. Parsons city commissi...
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Ward, Seifert engagement
Hayden Ward Kyle Seifert Mikel and Sonja Ward of rural Oswego announce the engagement of their daughter, Hayden Mikel Danielle Ward of Parsons, to Kyle Ryan Seifert of Parsons. He is the son of Dale and Sherry Seifert of rural Parsons and Lori Shryock of Augusta. The bride-elect is a 2009 Oswego High School graduate. She will graduate from the physical therapist assistant program at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Miami, Okla., next year...
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Ketter, Faulks engagement
Brooke Ketter Kirk Faulks Kevin and DeeAnn Ketter of Auburn, Neb., announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Ketter of Auburn, Neb., to Kirk T. Faulks of Auburn, the son of the late Donna Faulks. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Olive Brungardt of rural Erie and the late Gilbert Brungardt and Gerard and Edith Ketter of Sabetha. She graduated from Auburn High School in 2004 and from Peru State College in 2009 with a bachelor o...
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Hunn, Swayze engagement
Kimberly Hunn Jared Swayze Becky and Greg Hunn of rural Erie announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Brooke Hunn of rural Erie, to Jared Dean Swayze of Parsons, son of Rocky and Gaylene Swayze of Erie. The bride-elect graduated from Erie High School in 2005 and from Pittsburg State University in 2009 with a degree in biology. She is a veterinarian technician for Allen Veterinary Center, Parsons. The future groom graduated from E...
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Blackburn, Smith engagement
Cara Blackburn Steven Smith Mark and Tammy Blackburn of St. Paul announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Blackburn of Erie, to Steven Smith of Erie. He is the son of John and Donna Smith of Parsons. The bride-elect is a graduate of St. Paul High School. She also attended Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City and is attending Fort Scott Community College for its manicurist program. Smith is a graduate of Erie High School and atten...
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