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Labette County Attorney Hillary McKinney and Parsons Police Chief Scott Gofourth speak to parents, school personnel, first responders and other community members Wednesday night during an informational meeting addressing substance use and abuse among a high percentage of youths in the county.
Labette County Attorney Hillary McKinney and Parsons Police Chief Scott Gofourth speak to parents, school personnel, first responders and other community members Wednesday night during an informational meeting addressing substance use and abuse among a high percentage of youths in the county.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Kent Wicker operates an excavator to remove concrete and asphalt from Heacock Street Tuesday afternoon with assistance from Mike Thomas. Heck and Wicker is replacing a small portion of the street near the intersection with Grand Avenue with concrete. The Parsons company has a contract with the city for concrete street repairs at 27 sites and has until Feb. 15 to complete the work, contingent on weather.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Kent Wicker operates an excavator to remove concrete and asphalt from Heacock Street Tuesday afternoon with assistance from Mike Thomas. Heck and Wicker is replacing a small portion of the street near the intersection with Grand Avenue with concrete. The Parsons company has a contract with the city for concrete street repairs at 27 sites and has until Feb. 15 to complete the work, contingent on weather.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Among numerous crew members working Monday, an employee of Crossland Construction, Columbus, works atop the Labette Community College Sonny & Sophia Zetmeir Health Sciences Building being erected north of the college’s Main Building. Construction should be complete in July.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Among numerous crew members working Monday, an employee of Crossland Construction, Columbus, works atop the Labette Community College Sonny & Sophia Zetmeir Health Sciences Building being erected north of the college’s Main Building. Construction should be complete in July.
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Jason Peake/Sun photo Curtland Edwards-Jackson of Parsons faces off with Jason Clissold of Central Heights during a match at 152 pounds during a nine-team wrestling tournament hosted by Parsons High School on Friday. In addition to the Vikings, Labette County and Cherryvale were among the teams competing. Edwards-Jackson won the match by fall. Results from the tournament were not available to the Sun at press time.
Jason Peake/Sun photo Curtland Edwards-Jackson of Parsons faces off with Jason Clissold of Central Heights during a match at 152 pounds during a nine-team wrestling tournament hosted by Parsons High School on Friday. In addition to the Vikings, Labette County and Cherryvale were among the teams competing. Edwards-Jackson won the match by fall. Results from the tournament were not available to the Sun at press time.
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Syvauna Hinman-Mitchell of Parsons and Alia Khalidi of Rose Hill chase down a loose ball on Thursday night in a first-round game of the Harold Thompson Interstate Classic at Coffeyville. Rose Hill defeated Parsons 52-42.
Syvauna Hinman-Mitchell of Parsons and Alia Khalidi of Rose Hill chase down a loose ball on Thursday night in a first-round game of the Harold Thompson Interstate Classic at Coffeyville. Rose Hill defeated Parsons 52-42.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Erie Elementary School fourth-grade student Adrian Kerr reads a letter sent to him by military veteran Tony Fuentez of Parsons. The letter, photographs and a picture drawn by Fuentez were sent to Kerr in response to his writing Fuentez a thank-you letter for his military service to the country.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Erie Elementary School fourth-grade student Adrian Kerr reads a letter sent to him by military veteran Tony Fuentez of Parsons. The letter, photographs and a picture drawn by Fuentez were sent to Kerr in response to his writing Fuentez a thank-you letter for his military service to the country.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Service Valley Charter Academy first-grade student Damiya Webb climbs over the fence into a small corral to get the hogs’ food dish so her teacher, Arlene Brimm, can feed them a bucket of slop during chore time at the school Tuesday.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Service Valley Charter Academy first-grade student Damiya Webb climbs over the fence into a small corral to get the hogs’ food dish so her teacher, Arlene Brimm, can feed them a bucket of slop during chore time at the school Tuesday.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Firefighters work on a fire at Adkins Reliable Used Cars, 1745 24000 Road, Monday afternoon.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Firefighters work on a fire at Adkins Reliable Used Cars, 1745 24000 Road, Monday afternoon.
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Courtesy photo Erie Elementary School fifth-grade students Matthew Inman, Macy Lindberg, Jessica George and Molly LaForge trim lettuce they have grown in the school greenhouse to take to the cafeteria to be used in lunch salads.
Courtesy photo Erie Elementary School fifth-grade students Matthew Inman, Macy Lindberg, Jessica George and Molly LaForge trim lettuce they have grown in the school greenhouse to take to the cafeteria to be used in lunch salads.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Food service worker Wilma South gives Erie Elementary School kindergarten students small cups of food so they can sample what will be served for lunch Friday.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Food service worker Wilma South gives Erie Elementary School kindergarten students small cups of food so they can sample what will be served for lunch Friday.
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