Memorial Day services have been set for area communities this coming weekend.
The following observances will be  held in southern Labette County:

McKee Cemetery - Sunday
A 2 p.m. service will be held Sunday, May 24, at the McKee Cemetery. It will be followed by a brief meeting of the Cemetery Association. Read more

Tom Bringle and Terry Edwards of the Labette Correctional Consevation Camp were given permission at Monday’s county commission meeting, to seek a two-year grant from the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
The President signed into law the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Federal Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds will be used to hire and retain criminal justice personnel, as well as supporting other strategies that create and preserve jobs and promote economic growth by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes and procedures.
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Editor:
At the recent Council meeting a decision was made to increase water rates to all customers utilizing the city’s water system.  It was a very difficult decision that the Governing Body has wrestled with for months however it was necessary for a number of reasons.
We feel it is important for each customer to understand why the rates had to be increased.
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