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TOP: Members of The Best Yet 4-H Club were acknowledged as the winners of the Neosho County Farm Bureau Fill-A-Truck Contest, during the awards presentation. They brought in a total of 192 items.
TOPEKA – The Kansas State High School Activities Association has partnered with the esports platform PlayVS for the inaugural year of the KSHSAA Esports season. At the April board of directors meeting ...
Parsons Public Libary hosted a jewelry making craft event for people of all ages on Monday afternoon. On the left, Scarlet Heady talks with her mom, Jessica Heady, while stringing beads on a piece of ...
To better serve students and accommodate families in Parsons, USD 503 is adding 10 new bus stops this year. Transportation Director Rick Giefer said a change in state regulations is allowing Parsons ...
The Parsons Police Department released its 2024 annual report, which police say details improvements in public safety, strategic advancements and department operations. Police Chief Robert Spinks ...
Lester Lewis, 84, of Altamont, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, of the home. Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Altamont will announce complete ...
Officers of the Parsons Lions Club were installed at the club’s awards banquet on June 17. Positions include Jason Sharp, Immediate Past President; Elaine Hudson, Director; Kanak Patel, Treasurer; Tom ...
BELMONT, N.C. — Phyllis June Watson Phillips, 83, of Belmont, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m ...
The 2025 Parsons City Tennis Tournament is set for Saturday at Forest Park. The entry fee for players is $10. Players are asked to report to the courts at 8:30 a.m. Those interested in playing or ...
Luxie A. Garretson, 85, of Lenexa, passed away the morning of Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. Luxie Ann Wilson was born on Aug. 13, 1939, to Levi Allison and Edith Helen (Nelson) ...
A study conducted by SmartAsset compared regional factors to find the best places to retire in Kansas. Neosho County ranked seventh overall in the state. The studied factors include tax-friendliness, ...
Michael Janssen, 61, of Parsons, was sentenced to 18 years for a July 2018 kidnapping on Tuesday morning by Judge Fred W. Johnson in Labette County District Court. Janssen is currently jailed in ...