NEODESHA — Neodesha USD 461 celebrated five years of promises kept through a charitable fund that’s helping qualifying district students reach for their dreams through post-secondary education.

Charles F. Oliver Jr., 68, of Parsons passed away the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at Labette Health. The Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Parsons will announce complete obituary details and ...

Carroll C. McByers, 76, of Parsons passed away at 11:56 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Conner, on June 15, 2022.

ST. PAUL — The Erie-St. Paul American Red Cross blood drive will be from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the St. Francis Parish Hall in St. Paul. Call (800) 733-2767 to make an appointment.

The Parsons Chess team participated in the Columbus tournament this past weekend. Lucas Fugate and Kyle Chen represented Parsons High School and both medaled. There were 47 participants in the K-12 ...

The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated separate fatality accidents on Monday in Allen County. The first accident occurred at 4:38 a.m. Monday on 800th Road eighth-tenths of a mile north of Delaware ...

ALTAMONT — The owner of a motorcycle repair shop in Altamont died in a fire in his business Thursday night. Edward Escolas, 61, was found deceased in the building in the 500 block of South Huston. His ...

Parsons city commissioners on Thursday agreed to hire the League of Kansas Municipalities to help the city hire a new city manager. Debbie Lamb, the current city manager, announced she would retire ...

TOP PHOTO: Payton Sanders, who played Gabriella Montez in Labette County High School’s production of “High School Musical 2,” belts out the final song of the show on Thursday night. The play closed on ...

Janet Ann (Vance) Marlow, 65, of Parsons died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at the home of her brother-in-law at Iola. Her husband, Dan, survives of the home in Parsons. The service will be at ...

Marjorie Ruth Baker Bullock Troy, 92, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor with her family by her side. Marge was the fifth of nine children born to Nelson Miles and ...

ERIE — Mary Hines, 72, of Erie passed away at 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, after a courageous and painful battle with cancer, solidifying her as the ultimate fighter. Mary was born on April 25, ...