The former Deming Investment Co. building, 321 Commercial, received extensive damage to the north side of the building on Monday in an partial collapse.
The owner of the building since October 2008, Johnathan Williams of Wiliams and Hess LTD in North Carolina, was notified and no announcement has been made regarding the building’s future. The three story structure was completed in 1884.
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The Oswegofest and Alumni Reunion committees are ready for Saturday, Sept 26.
Both the Commercial Bank and Labette Bank of Oswego have registration forms for all the events for Oswegofest. Some of these events are the car, truck and bike show. The 5km Run/Walk and also the Pie Baking Contest, and Oswegofest T-shirt order forms.
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Julie Sale, Cherryvale, is the first winner in the Labette Avenue Smiley Face Contest which is promoted elsewhere in this edition. There were 32 entries this week.
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A former member of the Kansas Legislature who also served as Secretary of Wildlife and Parks, Jack Lacey, died Saturday at the age of 82.
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Cook, Flatt and Stoebel, engineering firm, received signatures on a engineering design contract for Bridge #800 at Monday’s county commission meeting, in the amount of $31,150 to be taken out of the special bridge fund. They will replace the bridge decking and will be closed 60-90 days for repair. The original bridge was built in 1978 and is located .75 miles east and 1.1 miles south of Parsons.
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Labette County lost a native son in his fight for freedom with the U.S. Army last Saturday.
Pentagon sources said E4 Daniel Cox, who was raised in Parsons, died in Afghanistan as he fulfilled his duties with the 10th Mountain Division.
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