By Marna Taylor
The Mound Valley Flagpole Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 26-27. The activities will take place in the Mound Valley Community Center. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to enjoy an action-packed day.
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By Marna Taylor
Wheat harvest is well underway this week in Labette County, and local yields are reportedly lower than usual.
Perry Sorrell, CEO of Bartlett Co-op, said the wheat is in bad condition this year. The harvest only started last Friday which is rather late, so there is still a while to go. The yield is only four to five bushels per acre in some instances and goes up to the 20’s. The average would be 15 to 18 bushels per acre. The test weight is 52 to 53 which is not very good.
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By Elsie Vail
The annual spring picnic meeting of the Southeast Kansas Audubon Chapter was held at property owned by Steven Charles and Steve and Cheryl Lewis at the north edge of Oswego. Audubon members from Chanute, Erie, Pittsburg, Independence, Parsons and Altamont attended.
Some of those attending arrived early and explored the area either on foot or by vehicle.
The meal consisted of smoked chicken and hamburgers furnished and prepared by the hosts and non-meat foods and desserts brought by the members.

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Following an elected officials and department heads special meeting to set guidelines and instructions in preparing their 2010 budgets on Monday, the county commissioners said there will be no pay increases in 2010 and they are not to figure any cost of living raises in their upcoming 2010 budget planning.
IN THE COMMISSION MEETING:
• Signed a resolution to appoint David Loiselle as the Labette County Appraiser effective July 1, 2009 until June 30, 2013. His pay will be $52,000 per annum and will be increased only when other county department heads get cost of living increases. His pay now is $46,000.

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