A colorful hot-air balloon floated across the skies, just over Labette Health in Parsons, last week. It wasn’t known who exactly occupied the pilot’s basket but onlookers from below enjoyed the sight and waved their greetings.

The schools in the area have varied dates for classes to begin.

Parents and students must watch closely to not get confused as each school has a different date for beginning.

They are as follows: Read more

The Labette Avenue this week (August 12) is the largest issue ever. It is 52 pages of news, legals and fair pictures and results that you won’t want to miss seeing.

Get your copy of the Labette Avenue at the following locations: Read more

The Labette County Commission approved to purchase four motor graders at the July 27 meeting, from Murphy Tractor and Equipment of Wichita gave the low bid of $638,420
with trade.
At Monday’s commission meeting, opening of bids to finance the motor graders was held with two bidders. Team Bank of Parsons was 4.99 percent and John Deere lease rate was 3.5 percent. Read more

For more information, see the Aug. 12, 2009, issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at www.taylornews.org/lba.

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