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Verneil Keeling and Andrew Shepard, owner of Shepard Construction, install doors in a renovated area of the Labette County Sheriff's Department in Oswego Monday.
Verneil Keeling and Andrew Shepard, owner of Shepard Construction, install doors in a renovated area of the Labette County Sheriff's Department in Oswego Monday.
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While some bicyclists pay a company $350 to set up their tents and have food and water available for them when they arrive in each town during the event, other participants, like Miranda Jones, of Derby, end each day's ride setting up their own tent, and then going into town to find a place to eat dinner.
While some bicyclists pay a company $350 to set up their tents and have food and water available for them when they arrive in each town during the event, other participants, like Miranda Jones, of Derby, end each day's ride setting up their own tent, and then going into town to find a place to eat dinner.
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A firefighter sprays water on burning debris at the construction and demolition landfill south of Parsons Wednesday night. Firefighters from several departments responded to the blaze.
A firefighter sprays water on burning debris at the construction and demolition landfill south of Parsons Wednesday night. Firefighters from several departments responded to the blaze.
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Youths try their hand at operating marionettes following the show presented Wednesday by the Clement McCrae Puppet Company in the basement of the Parsons Municipal Building.
Youths try their hand at operating marionettes following the show presented Wednesday by the Clement McCrae Puppet Company in the basement of the Parsons Municipal Building.
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Ashlynn White, 9, Mikiya Logan, 11, Chloe Camus, 8, Mykal Logan, 9, and Jamesia Jackson, 11, all of Parsons, make a simultaneous jump into the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool Tuesday afternoon as spring temperatures gave way to the hotter temperatures of approaching summer.
Ashlynn White, 9, Mikiya Logan, 11, Chloe Camus, 8, Mykal Logan, 9, and Jamesia Jackson, 11, all of Parsons, make a simultaneous jump into the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool Tuesday afternoon as spring temperatures gave way to the hotter temperatures of approaching summer.
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Ashlynn White, 9, Mikiya Logan, 11, Chloe Camus, 8, Mykal Logan, 9, and Jamesia Jackson, 11, all of Parsons, make a simultaneous jump into the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool Tuesday afternoon as spring temperatures gave way to the hotter temperatures of approaching summer.
Ashlynn White, 9, Mikiya Logan, 11, Chloe Camus, 8, Mykal Logan, 9, and Jamesia Jackson, 11, all of Parsons, make a simultaneous jump into the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool Tuesday afternoon as spring temperatures gave way to the hotter temperatures of approaching summer.
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David Bush, 8, of Parsons jumps rope while his mother, Darlene Todd, and family friend Larissa Martin watch him Saturday in Forest Park during the third annual Day of Play sponsored by the Parsons Recreation Commission. The hula-hoop, jump-roping and tug of war were three activities at one of several stations at the event.
David Bush, 8, of Parsons jumps rope while his mother, Darlene Todd, and family friend Larissa Martin watch him Saturday in Forest Park during the third annual Day of Play sponsored by the Parsons Recreation Commission. The hula-hoop, jump-roping and tug of war were three activities at one of several stations at the event.
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Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
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Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
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