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Man pleads to battery charge
By Ray Nolting Parsons Sun A St. Paul man on Monday pleaded no contest to a charge that alleges he tried to strangle a former Parsons woman. Jon A. Simoncic Jr., born in 1979, St. Paul, was origin...
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Christmas tree honors cancer victims
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun On the stage at Garfield Elementary School is a Christmas tree, but unlike most trees decorated to celebrate the holidays, this one is decorated to honor the victim...
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KKOW raises money for PSHTC gifts
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun As it has for about 40 years, 96.9 KKOW Radio, Pittsburg, has stepped up to help with fundraising for the Parsons State Hospital & Training Center’s Operation...
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News and Notes
Angel food sign-up ERIE — First Christian Church of Erie will have sign-up for the December food distribution by Angel Food Ministries from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 and again from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. De...
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GPDA signs contract for plant cleanup
The Great Plains Development Authority awarded the first contract for environmental cleanup of the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant on property that is being transferred to the authority later this ye...
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Neosho County approves health insurance
By The Chanute Tribune ERIE — Neosho County commissioners Friday approved a health insurance plan for county employees from Preferred Health Systems which includes a 3 percent increase in premiu...
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House shower to benefit fire victim
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun Joyce Bevans is a woman most grateful, despite having lost nearly everything in a Sept. 21 fire at her home, located northwest of Wal-Mart at 1477 27000 Road. “It w...
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Correction
Because of incorrect information given to the Sun, the wrong place and time were listed for volunteers to help with the Stella Wells Christmas baskets in an article in Thursday’s edition. Voluntee...
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Flu vaccine The Labette County Health Department will have seasonal flu vaccine available Dec. 3. Landlord meeting At a recent Parsons City Commission meeting, several landlords requested a meetin...
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LCC gives account interest to Knox
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By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun In an effort to end any future disputes regarding how $2,000 interest from an activity account is used by the college president, the Labette Community College Boar...
Man admits he molested children
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By Ray Nolting Parsons Sun A Parsons man on Thursday admitted to molesting two children rather than face a preliminary hearing and possible trial on multiple charges. Jason D.M. Kelsey, 32, 815 ...
Clarification
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In an article in Thursday’s addition, it was incorrectly stated that USD 503 superintendent Deborah Perbeck had guided the district through two bond issues and helped establish the teacher mentorin...
Safe Haven to wrap Christmas presents for donations to shelter
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By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun Those on a busy schedule with little time to gift-wrap presents for the holidays can have their gifts wrapped by someone else, and help the community at the same t...
Garfield to host pancake fundraiser
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By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun Many people in the area enjoy the Parsons Kiwanis Club’s annual pancake feed, but area residents are invited tonight to enjoy flapjack flipping like they have neve...
Perbeck makes finalist list for award
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By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun Parsons USD 503 Superintendent Deborah Perbeck was named one of the top five finalists for 2010 Kansas Superintendent of the Year by the Kansas Association of Scho...
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President Barack Obama listens to a question during a press conference in the East Room of the White House with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region.


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Belgium's Rom Houben uses his touchscreen to communicate during an interview at the service center 't Weyerke in Zolder, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  Houben was misdiagnosed for 23 years as being in a coma until a doctor at Liege University discovered three years ago that Houben's brain was still functioning. Houben was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state following a car crash in 1983. The discovery took place three years ago but only recently came to light, after publication of a study on the misdiagnosis of people with consciousness disorders.(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.


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In this Sept. 3, 2009 photo workers build a new commercial building in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. The economy grew at a 2.8 percent pace last quarter, as the recovery got off to a slower start than first thought. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the recovery.


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AP - The Federal Reserve says the unfolding recovery will probably be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation's unemployment rate elevated over the next several years.
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