Ray Nolting/Sun photo Assistant Labette County Attorney Stephen Jones shows Labette County Commissioner Fred Vail on Thursday an area in his office where the wall is breaking free of the door frame. The office floor has been sinking more each year. Commissioners toured the Labette County Judicial Center to hear about problems with the floors, walls and plumbing, as well as issues caused by a leaking roof.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo During a Wednesday public dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony, Altamont Grade School fourth- and fifth-grade students displayed thank-you posters they made for all the generous donors who made their new playground possible.

Labette County 911 Director Brandy Grassl (left), U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins and Labette Health Emergency Services Director Chris Way share a laugh after a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the hospital. The ceremony was for the countywide 800-megahertz radio system, which has been operational for a couple of weeks.

Labette County High School seniors Stephanie and Trevor Philbrick relax as they arrive at walk-in for prom Saturday night on a flat-bed trailer that carried living room furniture, complete with a throw rug. The two seniors got married on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas.

Jamie Willey/Sun photo Volunteers empty a trailer full of electronics on Saturday at Marvel Park to take them to the proper boxes during an electronic waste collection event sponsored by Southeast Kansas Recycling in cooperation with the city of Parsons, Kansas State University Research and Extension — Labette County and the University of Kansas — Lifespan Institute.

Volunteers empty a trailer full of electronics on Saturday at Marvel Park to take them to the proper boxes during an electronic waste collection event sponsored by Southeast Kansas Recycling in cooperation with the city of Parsons, Kansas State University Research and Extension — Labette County and the University of Kansas — Lifespan Institute.