It was a special day at the Labette County Extension Office in Altamont on Monday, Oct. 12. Not only did they show off the beautifully remodeled facility but also the public was invited to meet Julie Traxson, the new 4-H Program Assistant who replaced Jim Schultz. Read more

LCHS Football Homecoming Court - Katie Millis, Jala Hucke, Queen Shelby Reazin, Kacie Eberhart and McKenna Britton.  Queen Shelby is also a member of the LCHS Grizzlies football team.                                 (Photo by Beth Conrad)

Left to right - back:  returning Queen Kelly Karnes, returning King Cody Hillis, senior Kristy Teal, senior Judd Noble, senior Queen Myiesha Ingram, senior King Dane Cooper,  junior Lindsey Pease, junior  Dusten Hooper, sophomore Princess Laken Conard, sophomore Prince Dillon Kepner, freshman Princess Jamie Jackson, freshman Prince Jarrett Dixon; front:  flower girl Tayler Beard and crown bearer - Connor Wright.                                                                                                              (Photo by Juliana Kepner)

The Chetopa Community Choir will begin rehearsal for their annual Christmas cantata Sunday, Oct. 18.         Rehearsals will begin at 3 p.m. in the school music room. The cantata this year is Christmas Mosaic by Marty Parks.  It incorporates songs that span the generations to express all the moods of Christmas. Read more

Loretta Dixon of Mound Valley was randomly selected as the grand prize winner of the Labette Avenue “Celebrating Two Years of Smiles” contest held during the month of September. Her entry from the second week was drawn from over 103 entries for the month. She has now been given a new black iPod Nano, compliments of the Labette Avenue.  Read more

The Labette County Commission room was crowded with hopeful citizens last Wednesday when Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz came to meet with county officials.
But the meeting lasted less than five minutes and Werholtz apologized for not having anything new to announce about the former Labette Conservation Correctional Camps that closed earlier this year. Read more