Community News
Pound, O'Banien wedding
Kayla Pound and Frank "Ryan" O'Banion IV were married in a double-ring ceremony on June 25 at Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Wolf officiating. The bride is the daughter of Nick and Karen Sanchez and Matt Pound, all of Parsons. The groom is the son of Sonny and Sally O'Banion of Parsons. Shanda Jarman of Warrensburg, Mo., was the maid of honor. Kayla Dodds of The Colony, Texas, Lisa Seawood of Parsons, Nicki Heady of Parsons ...
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Burris, Lyons engagement
Mike and Mary Burris of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Sandy Burris of Parsons, to Eddie Lyons III of Parsons, son of Olivia and Eddie Lyons of Parsons. The bride-elect graduated from Parsons High School in 1996. She graduated from Centenary College, Shreveport, La., in 2001 with a business degree. She is an administrative assistant at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. The future groom graduated from PHS in 1988. ...
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Vidal, Hager engagement
Jacque Ann Victoria Hannifin Vidal and Thomas John Hager announce their engagement. The bride-elect graduate from Kellogg High School, Kellogg, Idaho. She is employed part time by Rocky Mountain Fabrication, Salt Lake City, Utah, and plans to continue her studies in photography. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Thayer High School and a graduate of Missouri Welding School. He is a foreman for Rocky Mountain Fabrication. The couple plan a Sept. 3...
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Smith, Mattox wedding
Danielle Smith and Broc Mattox were married on June 4 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Walnut, with the Rev. Patrick York, Church of the Magdalen, Wichita, officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Don and Mary Smith of Walnut. The groom is the son of Don and Roberta Mattox of Erie.
Savannah Smith, sister of the bride, of Walnut and Kelly Oliver of Manhattan were the maids of honor. Kendra Mattox, sister of the groom, of Leavenworth, Dawna Le...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 26, 1971 A subsidy-free ambulance service was proposed to the city of Parsons by the owner of a funeral home here who also operated an ambulance business in Oklahoma City. David Demuth, owner of Blossom-Demuth Funeral Home at 2300 Main, made the proposal in a letter delivered to the city. The Parsons Ambulance Service, which had a city ambulance contract, received su...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 25, 1971 Construction was scheduled to begin about Sept. 1 on a new building for Pizza Hut in Parsons. It would be erected at 3400 Main and contain almost double the space of the existing building occupied by Pizza Hut in the Parsons urban renewal area at 2130 Main. A city building permit for $45,000 was issued for the structure to be built by Abshier Investment Inc....
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 24, 1971 Twenty-seven commercial tenants of the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency received notice by mail that their leases would be terminated on Dec. 1. Michael McDowell, executive director, said in a letter that the terminations were in line with “adopted relocation and property management policy of the agency.” McDowell added that the relocation officer of the agency...
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Business news
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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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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