Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments for all individuals in Phase 2 of the Kansas Vaccine Prioritization Plan. There is no out-of-pocket cost to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations will be available at all CHC/SEK clinic locations.
The Labette Cardinals women’s basketball team, still ranked No. 1 in the country, has gone into a team-wide quarantine after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.
A new day care center will get $60,000 in gap financing to open just outside of Parsons if city commissioners approve a contract on Monday.
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will have a town hall-style meeting Saturday afternoon at the Wall Family Center, 2605 Main.
A teenager accused of robbing Pete’s at 32nd and Main this week made a first appearance in court late Friday afternoon.
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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will have a town hall-style meeting Saturday afternoon at the Wall Family Center, 2605 Main.
A teenager accused of robbing Pete’s at 32nd and Main this week made a first appearance in court late Friday afternoon.
OSWEGO — Labette County commissioners on Friday extended for 14 days a disaster declaration based on the frigid temperatures the area experienced last week.
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A Parsons man released from jail a week ago on his own recognizance after pleading to two felonies is back in custody on suspicion of aggravated robbery.
The mask mandate in Parsons will continue at least well into May.
ALTAMONT — A fight over dogs may have led to a man being wounded by a knife Thursday afternoon in Altamont.
A Labette County judge ordered a Parsons man to be tried for aggravated battery.
COLUMBUS — Cherokee County authorities began searching area strip pits Tuesday night for two Joplin men after their families reported they didn’t return home after a day of fishing.
A couple of lots on North 16th likely will be rezoned to allow for commercial use.
When the Labette Cardinals softball program hosts Maple Woods in its season opener on Thursday, it will have been 351 days since the 2020 campaign came to an abrupt halt amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An attorney is exploring defense options for a client accused of molesting and sodomizing children.
OSWEGO — In March, the Oswego USD 504 Board of Education will consider which grade levels will attend school at the junior high.
BAXTER SPRINGS — A Baxter Springs pair is in custody after a mid-afternoon burglary attempt was foiled.
A longtime Labette Community College fine arts instruction will retire this year.
OSWEGO — Labette County has about $44,084.88 left to spend of coronavirus relief funds it received from the state last year.
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for a former high school librarian and coach charged in Labette County District Court with two counts of aggravated endangering a child.
In the final round before the state wrestling championships, two wrestlers from Erie qualified for state at this weekend’s sub-state tournaments.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for Neosho County Rural Water District No. 4.
The Parsons USD 503 Board of Education Thursday discussed how students could make up the three snow days this week.
Plumbers in Parsons for a limited time can get a license without taking the standardized test usually required.
Fire heavily damaged a Parsons home on Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported to firefighters or occupants of the home in Orchard Park.
A Parsons woman received a required probation sentence for breaking into the concession stand at the Babe Ruth League baseball fields at Winway Park.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for Neosho County Rural Water District No. 4 in Neosho County. The advisory affected the area of the system east of U.S. 59 and south of the Labette/Neosho County line and was issued because of a loss of pres…
Parsons Public Library will host “Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore Sit-In,” a Black History Month presentation and discussion by Prisca Barnes, at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the main area of the library.
The Labette County Commission will hear from Labette County residents next week about their concerns or support for a proposed wind farm.
ALTAMONT — Altamont city officials announced Wednesday night that it appears the city is coming out of the woods with its energy emergency as far as rolling blackouts and the potential discontinuance of natural gas supplies that would require resident evacuations.
Bowen Pharmacy announced Thursday the purchase of the Parsons AuBurn Pharmacy customer files.
A Fredonia woman who should have gone to prison on drug and endangerment convictions instead received probation because of strides she’s made in her addiction recovery.
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An Oswego man currently facing aggravated robbery charges has been arrested on multiple warrants and is a person of interest in Monday’s robbery of Dollar General in Parsons.
The Labette Assistance Center will distribute U.S. Department of Agriculture food commodities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the former Sunshine convenience store, 2301 Main.
Subzero temperatures returned to the Parsons area this week, bringing with them ice and snow.
OSWEGO — Labette County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to keep three county buildings closed on Wednesday to continue to conserve electricity because of extreme cold in the Midwest.
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ALTAMONT — Altamont city officials were between pessimistic and guardedly optimistic Monday night about the potential for natural gas supplies to be cut off to Altamont residents in the next few days.
The city of Chetopa will receive $600,000 in a grant to help with sewer line rehabilitation.
Parsons police are continuing to investigate Monday’s armed robbery at Dollar General, 2612 Main, but have yet to arrest a suspect.
Residents in Parsons and surrounding cities are being asked to conserve gas and electric, and emergency notice was issued stating the potential for Altamont residents to lose access to natural gas completely.
City of Parsons utility customers began regaining water pressure Monday afternoon following a break in a line at the old water plant.
OSWEGO — Labette County-owned buildings in Parsons and Oswego will be closed through Tuesday because of the possibility of rolling blackouts.
Two rural fire departments provided the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center and Labette Health with needed water so boiler systems can heat facilities. Water pressure fell in Parsons after a leak at the old water treatment plant.
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At 9:09 a.m. Monday a white man wearing blue pants, a tan coat and armed with a black handgun robbed Dollar General, 2612 Main.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of Neosho County Rural Water District 4. The advisory affects the area of the system east of U.S. 59 and south of the Labette/Neosho County Line.
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ERIE — “Heroes Work Here” signs have been seen at health care facilities everywhere since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Parsons man made a first appearance late Friday afternoon on charges alleging he murdered another Parsons man.
The city’s mask mandate likely will be extended for a few more months.
Parsons Sun sports editor Sean Frye is this year’s recipient of a the Oscar Stauffer Award for Sportswriter of the Year.
From Kansas Department of TransportationTOPEKA - Weather forecasts show bitterly cold temperatures and several inches of snow are expected in areas across the state from today to Monday night. The Kansas Department of Transportation encourages the public to limit travel because these conditi…
COFFEYVILLE — A Coffeyville man was arrested Wednesday after speeding away from an officer trying to conduct a traffic stop.
A late-night fire damaged a vacant Parsons home Wednesday.
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A Parsons man died from a single gunshot wound to the chest early Thursday morning, and Parsons police have arrested Malcolm M. Odom, 29, for the crime.
A Neodesha man made a first appearance on Wednesday on charges related to a 23-hour standoff with Parsons police.
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