A task force of Oswego and area officials met again last Thursday to discuss the future of the Labette Correctional Conservation Camp facility.
The men’s camp is scheduled for closing after June 30 and this follows the closure of the women’s camp facility on Dec. 30 of 2008.
Task force members are brainstorming various ideas for using the camp facility to attract employment and continue to be a productive asset to Labette County where it has been a minimum security boot camp since 1991. Both camps are victims of a state funding crisis due to a severe downturn in the economy.

TO THE PUBLIC:
If you have an idea for alternative use of the LCCC facilities, call a task force member as soon as possible or come to the June 25 meeting at the camp.

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Oswegofest 2009 will be Saturday, Sept 26.
With only three months to organize this festival an Oswegofest committee is needed quickly.  If you, or someone you know, would like to be on this committee, contact Cindy Dean at 620-795-2126 or 795-2957.

The Labette County fair board meeting was held on May 27. Members met earlier than usual to rearrange the show arena.
The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m., by President Steve McKinzie. There were 10 members and one guest present. Minutes read by secretary Bill Chapman, Jr. There was no treasurers report. President McKinzie reported $10,000 was deposited from Parsons Community Foundation.

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By Marna Taylor
LABETTE AVENUE

The Reliable Medical Supply of 416 S. Huston, Altamont, has a new owner, Mark Jackson, who originally hails from Coffeyville. Mark took over the business on May 1 from former owner, Dave Jackson (not related).
Due to the present economic downturn, small urban towns are struggling with more and more of their businesses closing or relocating to larger cities resulting in many vacancies in downtown districts. Mark Jackson, who grew up locally, decided a small town was just where he needed to have his business.

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Two patients with flu-like symptoms have tested positive in Labette County for the Influenza A H1N1 virus – commonly known as Swine Flu. The joint announcement was made Friday afternoon by Labette County Health Department Director Debbi Baugher, R.N., and Labette Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Benjamin Cochran, R.N.
They are the first confirmed Influenza A H1N1 cases in the four-state area.

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