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 Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Fort Scott Police Department arrested a Fort Scott man for child sex crimes. On Wednesday, around 1 p.m. KBI agents and the Fort Scott Police ...

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

LABETTE COUNTY FAIR: The Labette County Junior Fair Board provides activities for 4-H youth at the Labette County Fair. In ...

Michael Lee “Mike” Redburn, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on ...

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

A celebration of life service for Steven D. Hartman, 71, who died on Friday, May 30, 2025, will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Parsons Convention Center at the Holiday Inn in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Earl Phillip Butler, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida, following a brief illness. Born on Nov. 7, 1931, in Independence, Missouri, ...

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 ...

ABOVE: Jonathan Hucke plays an electric guitar he built to match the appearance of a Fender Telecaster. He used a kit and the build took about three months to complete. He said he matched the body’s ...

PITTSBURG — EaglePicher, which manufactures batteries and energetics, broke ground Thursday on a new facility in Pittsburg. The 20,000 square foot building will be used for battery and energetics ...