Tag: Parsons

Highway to reopen when work shuts down for winter WELDA — Work to widen U.S. 169/59 between Welda and Garnett is aiming for a temporary reopening of the highway later this summer or fall when…

The iced tea is flowing, and the women of Parsons High School’s class of 1969 are on a roll. A handful of them are circled up at a table in the increasingly crowded fellowship hall…

Erie nurse headed to serve in NYC ERIE — An Erie nurse is headed to New York City to provide medical assistance for eight weeks at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United…

PARSONS, Kan. (AP) — A woman is jailed on suspicion of driving drunk and fatally injuring a pedestrian in Parsons. Tiffany Jakee, 29, of Parsons, was jailed without bond Thursday afternoon in Labette County on…

Four Iola string orchestra students took part in the first Independence Community College Orchestra Honors Day on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Independence. Students played under the direction of ICC’s music instructor Larry Markiewicz and gave…

Former Fredonia official guilty on child porn charge FREDONIA — A former Fredonia city administrator pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, according to The Wilson County Citizen. Michael Ohrt, 40, entered a plea in November…

Labette County gets $5.2M for rural internet service PARSONS — A company that provides wireless internet service in Labette County will expand its network and bring fiber optic broadband internet service with speeds up to a…

The 7th annual Laver First Cousin Family Reunion was Sunday at Donna (Laver) Krokstrom’s home near Parsons.  Gary Ludlum said grace before family members enjoyed an old fashioned basket luncheon. There are 29 living out…

The 7th annual Laver First Cousin Family Reunion was Sunday at Donna (Laver) Krokstrom’s home near Parsons.  Gary Ludlum said grace before family members enjoyed an old fashioned basket luncheon. There are 29 living out…

Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Suspects fleeing law enforcement sought their getaway in, of all places, the Neosho River, where they briefly eluded capture by floating on a log before later being arrested.…