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By Ray Nolting Parsons Sun The Parsons Police Department has another tool in its arsenal to protect its officers. On Friday afternoon the department issued TASERs to each shift. A TASER looks si...
Scramble, bike rally to benefit Erie projects
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun ERIE —When Aaron and Nicole Habiger opened the new Horizons at Prairie Ridge Restaurant and Bar at the Erie golf course in July 2007, the community offered t...
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun ERIE —When Aaron and Nicole Habiger opened the new Horizons at Prairie Ridge Restaurant and Bar at the Erie golf course in July 2007, the community offered t...
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Whitt reopens cobbler shop on Main Street
By Jamie Willey Parsons Sun James Whitt doesn’t know how to retire. The shoe cobbler and former shoe store owner closed his downtown shop in late June, but he recently reopened James Shoes a...
By Jamie Willey Parsons Sun James Whitt doesn’t know how to retire. The shoe cobbler and former shoe store owner closed his downtown shop in late June, but he recently reopened James Shoes a...
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These items were taken from the Sun's editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago
Aug. 28, 1968 The 1968 Christmas parade in Parsons would again be a night event under plans outlined by the Parsons Retail Boosters at a meeting. For many years, the Parsons parade had been at ...
Aug. 28, 1968 The 1968 Christmas parade in Parsons would again be a night event under plans outlined by the Parsons Retail Boosters at a meeting. For many years, the Parsons parade had been at ...
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Ward meeting
The Parsons Police Department will meet with citizens at 7 p.m. today at the Parsons Senior Center, 18th and Belmont. This is one of the new meeting dates for the department’s ward meetings,...
The Parsons Police Department will meet with citizens at 7 p.m. today at the Parsons Senior Center, 18th and Belmont. This is one of the new meeting dates for the department’s ward meetings,...
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District Court
Traffic cases Sara M. Harris, Chanute, 50 mph in a 45, $30. Christina D. Fair, Westminster, Colo., 84 mph in a 65, $84. Divorces granted Jessie M. Smith, 2815 North Blvd., and Tommy L. Smith, 2815...
Traffic cases Sara M. Harris, Chanute, 50 mph in a 45, $30. Christina D. Fair, Westminster, Colo., 84 mph in a 65, $84. Divorces granted Jessie M. Smith, 2815 North Blvd., and Tommy L. Smith, 2815...
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Church Women United
Church Women United will have a planning session from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church’s educational wing. All churches are invited to send representatives to share in program plan...
Church Women United will have a planning session from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church’s educational wing. All churches are invited to send representatives to share in program plan...
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Family faces financial struggles
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun The mother of five school-age children in Parsons is struggling to meet their needs following the death of their father three weeks ago. Cassandra Davis’ chi...
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun The mother of five school-age children in Parsons is struggling to meet their needs following the death of their father three weeks ago. Cassandra Davis’ chi...
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Events going on in Southeast Kansas: THURSDAY , AUG. 28 The Thayer Homecoming kicks off with the crowning of the Homecoming queen at 6:30 p.m. in the city park, followed by a free waterme...
Events going on in Southeast Kansas: THURSDAY , AUG. 28 The Thayer Homecoming kicks off with the crowning of the Homecoming queen at 6:30 p.m. in the city park, followed by a free waterme...
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Pastor Bain HAS BIG PLANS FOR PARSONS
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun The Rev. John Bain traveled from the mountains of Montana to the plains of Kansas is being welcomed in his new congregation at Parsons First Christian Church, 29th ...
By Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun The Rev. John Bain traveled from the mountains of Montana to the plains of Kansas is being welcomed in his new congregation at Parsons First Christian Church, 29th ...
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By Jamie Willey Parsons Sun A downtown eatery closed its doors for the last time over the weekend. Carolyn Kennett, city of Parsons economic development director, said on Tuesday Fazio's Ital...
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By Jamie Willey Parsons Sun Glaucoma patients of a local eye clinic will have another surgical option in Parsons. Dr. Terry Rothstein of Parsons Eye Clinic, 220 N. 32nd, announced this week that...
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Aug. 27, 1968 Effective Sept. 1, the Parsons Ambulance Service would discontinue the answering of ambulance calls outside of the city limits, William Corey, owner of the business, said. Corey s...
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By The Sun Staff Sonic Drive-In, 3113 Main, has been assessed a $1,000 civil penalty for failing to follow the state food code. The restaurant was inspected on July 11; a follow-up inspection was...
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ST. PAUL -- I know of not a single Eve in my neighborhood, but luckily at least two people named Adam live nearby in St. Paul. I first met both of them when they were about age 10. The first one is...
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The Chanute Tribune Staff Jerry Cash, chairman and chief executive officer for Quest Resource Corporation, Quest Energy Partners and Quest Midstream Partners, has resigned following an investigati...
national news
AP - Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize.
Thu Aug 28 01:59:07 -0700 2008
AP - Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.
Thu Aug 28 02:09:42 -0700 2008
AP - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.
Thu Aug 28 02:23:27 -0700 2008
AP - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.
Thu Aug 28 02:37:46 -0700 2008