The attempted robbery of the Labette County State Bank in 1933 …
BY ANDY TAYLOR
Labette Avenue
Editor’s note: This is the first of two installments on the attempted robbery of the Labette County State Bank in Altamont which was 75 years ago in 1933.
ALTAMONT — Coolness, vigilance and bravery — not to mention some free guns […]
For more information, see the July 30 edition of Labette Avenue. To locate previously listed death notices, type the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page.
Shirley George
OSWEGO—Shirley George, 64, of Oswego, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008. She is survived by her husband, Norman George, of the home.
Cremation […]
The Labette County 11-12 year-old All Stars are Kansas state champions after defeating Independence in the championship finals 6-0. They won the Kansas Cal Ripken 12 and under (60’) State Tournament played at Columbus, Kansas, this weekend with the final game played on Monday evening. They were undefeated in the tournament winning over Cottonwood Valley, […]
Alexis, Mason and Ethan Carter, all children of David and Dale Carter of Chetopa, are all active in the Labette County Fair.
All three are participants in the Goat Show. Alexis, oldest and only sister, has two goats, Blondie, and Otis. Last year Alexis earned the title of Grand Champion Sr. Showman, Reserve Grand Champion overall, […]
Sarah Billingsly, a senior at Chetopa High School, is working as a photographer again this year at the Labette County Fair for Labette Avenue.
Billingsly will be seen taking lots of pictures of fair winners, which will be fetaured in the Annual Keepsake Edition on Aug. 13. She will also be taking general interest photos which […]
A special welcome to the Labette County Fair is being extended by Jeff Falkenstien, fair board president for the second consecutive year.
Falkenstien has been involved with the fair since he was eight years old showing livestock at the 1969 Fair. He showed until he graduated from LCHS in 1979.
Falkenstien has been on the Labette County […]
For more information, see the July 23 edition of Labette Avenue. Previously posted death notices can be found by typing the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page.
Jerry D. Carson
PARSONS—Jerry D. Carson, 68, of Parsons, Kan., died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home, where had […]
