ALTAMONT — There will be a Week 7 for the Labette County Grizzlies.
František Pavlovský is an urban myth unfolding in real time.
Gassed into the early hours of the night at Forest Park, Gracen Friess of Parsons forged her second straight regional singles title by beating Independence’s Abby Veile in a three-set marathon that lasted four hours.
ALTAMONT — Heading into their sixth game of the season, the winless Labette County Grizzlies are playing at home for just the second time as they host the one-win Coffeyville Golden Tornado.
While the Parsons Vikings are still seeking their first win in district play and second overall of the season, they’ll have to try for it with six players sitting in quarantine.
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ALTAMONT — Heading into their sixth game of the season, the winless Labette County Grizzlies are playing at home for just the second time as they host the one-win Coffeyville Golden Tornado.
While the Parsons Vikings are still seeking their first win in district play and second overall of the season, they’ll have to try for it with six players sitting in quarantine.
The Parsons mask mandate will continue at least until Dec. 7.
ALTAMONT — Reeling yet still playing, the Labette County Grizzlies aim for yet another reset to the season in Friday night’s home opener against El Dorado.
As Wayne Gilmore crossed the finish line of his virtual Boston Marathon on Saturday surrounded by cheering fans from the Parsons community, there was one person that the local optometrist had to speak to.
Nineteen years ago, America was attacked.
On Saturday morning, the famed Boston Marathon will find its way to Parsons.
ALTAMONT — Despite being limited to 33 plays on offense, the Labette County Grizzlies had a chance to stun the Pittsburg Purple Dragons last week.
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The Parsons City Commission is taking a wait-and-see approach on whether to extend a mask mandate or let it expire on Oct. 1.
Just a day removed from having a season-opening quad at Pittsburg canceled because the host team is being quarantined, the Parsons Vikings stitched together an opening tri alongside Labette County and Independence on Thursday.
Two schools have reported cases of COVID-19 among students and teachers within the first week of school starting, causing them to test the reopening response plans they have in place.
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The Parsons Police Department has issued only one citation for violation of the city’s mask ordinance, but more business inspections will be made.
Cherryvale High School competed in a varsity athletic event for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday as the Chargers’ volleyball program hosted a tri with Sedan and Coffeyville.
In a season-opening tournament that marked the first sporting event for Parsons High School since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Parsons Vikings girls tennis team tied for third in a four-team tournament it hosted on Friday at Forest Park.
Friday, a day later than intended due to weather postponement, the Parsons Vikings girls tennis program brought high school sports back to the community from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The KSHSAA Board of Directors approved a plan that will allow schools who opt out of the fall sports season to play those sports in the spring during a special meeting on Friday.
CHERRYVALE — Aimee Strickland took over a Cherryvale Chargers volleyball team midway through last fall’s season that was starved for continuity and leadership.
On Thursday, high school sports will finally return to Parsons.
Schools in Kansas that are forced to forgo fall sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic may get a chance to compete in the spring.
A Southeast Kansas boy died Saturday at Labette Health following a swimming mishap at Parsons Lake.
In a time where sports are under siege by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new program at Parsons has emerged.
Dove season opens Sept. 1 and the Mined Land Wildlife Area in Cherokee Count offers good options for hunters.
A Parsons woman may receive probation for attempted child abuse that occurred more than a year ago.
The city of Chetopa is hurrying to meet an application deadline for a grant that would fund sewer work.
Five more cases of COVID-19 were found over the weekend through testing at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.
Jane Posch, one of the most decorated and accomplished coaches in Parsons High School history, is retiring from her position as the head tennis coach as well as her teaching post.
On Monday, practices for fall sports in Kansas will commence across the state in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A former Parsons man jailed in Jasper County, Missouri, and wanted in California had his bond revoked this month in Labette County for a pending criminal case. He faces drug trafficking charges in each of the three jurisdictions.
Five student-athletes at Labette Community College tested positive for COVID-19 after the school conducted testing on every athlete — approximately 140 — who arrived onto campus for the fall semester.
Five residents and three employees at Parsons Presbyterian Manor have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past four days, according to a release from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
On Monday, the Labette County Health Department confirmed the first known fatality caused by COVID-19 in Labette County.
Lee Ann Spencer, the longtime coordinator for Labette Assistance Center, has tendered her resignation after 13 years of service with the food bank.
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a field survey on Tuesday for a proposed improvement that would add passing lanes to both sides of U.S. 400 in Cherokee County.
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