The 152nd Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion closed out Saturday. Friday was the annual free bean feed at the courthouse lawn ...

Last week, Jared Nash of Parsons was in Washington, D.C., with other members of the Kansas Soybean Association to visit with Sen. Jerry Moran. Courtesy photo ...

RIGHT: Braelyn Moore walks her bucket calf through the show arena at the Labette County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Ray ...

OSWEGO — Labette County commissioners on Monday approved financing for the purchase of a new truck for the county’s emergency preparedness director. Commissioners opened five financing bids from local ...

The Parsons City Commission on Monday agreed to recommend a payment of $8,000 from the D.V. Reed fund, created for the needy poor, to the American Advocacy Initiative. The stated reasons for the ...

Early on Monday, Parsons Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 1400 block of Belmont, leading to the arrest of a repeat offender with a lengthy criminal ...

The city of McCune is looking to fill four of six council positions, one of them the mayor, and hire four city employees after a mass resignation effective Wednesday. McCune is looking for people to ...

Gay Ann Santos, 79, of Parsons passed away the afternoon of Monday, July 21, 2025, at Freeman West in Joplin. She is survived by her husband, John Santos, of the home. The Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home ...

Frankie A. “John Wayne” Reyes, 91, of Parsons passed away the afternoon of Friday, July 18, 2025, at his home. Frankie Alfred ...

LEFT: Chapters JE and BS, P.E.O. Sisterhood, honored Saylah Rea (right) with two scholarships totaling $1,000 for her first year at Cottey College. Chapter JE members Janie Barcus and Barbara Ward ...