When cancer strikes, it affects people far beyond the individual – it touches family members, friends, coworkers, community members. This is especially true in small towns where nearly everyone knows each other and many share bonds of friendship and love. Read more

January 21, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

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Chetopa Schools Principal Ebony Hart shared emotional personal reflections on Dr. King’s legacy in her life, at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration in Oswego on Saturday. More than 70 people attended the 17th annual event organized by Floyd and Carol Cavitt of Oswego.
(Photo by David Oldham)

January 21, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

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Nikki Lewis has been appointed as the Oswego City Treasurer. Nikki is an Oswego native who graduated from Oswego High School and attended Labette Community College. She is the daughter of Wes and Sandi Overman, Oswego, and Elmer and Cindy Sparlin, Oswego.

See this week’s Labette Avenue for the complete story.

January 21, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

Anne Allen is the Executive Director of the Parsons Area Community Foundation. She has announced that the Foundation is now accepting applications from schools, government entities or 501(C)(3) organizations for the 2010 Grants. Read more

January 21, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

11945758.jpgFor more information, see the Jan. 20, 2010, 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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January 19, 2010 · Posted in Uncategorized  
    

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The Oswego Fire Department and law enforcement officers were called to the Diamond Coach Corp. in Oswego following a roof collapse on the south side of the facility, Wednesday, Jan. 13, around 3 p.m.

More details to come.

January 14, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

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The crowning will be held at the half-time of the boys varsity game.

Labette County High School will hold its annnual Tamasha this Friday night, Jan. 14, with the following (top 5) candidates: They are (front) Leah and Alexandra; back is Kelsey, Katie and Jaia.

Leah Charles, daughter of Eric and Tammy Charles; Katie Rohling, daughter of Jim and Ronda Rohling; Jaia Hucke, daughter of Phil and Julie Hucke; Kelsey Trotnic, daughter of Rick and Vickie Trotnic; and Alexandra Kunde, daughter of Norbert and Heike Kunde from Berlin, Germany, and her host family is Gary and Tammy Spruill.

Photo by Beth Conrad

January 14, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

Desks had been moved before the reorganization meeting Monday of the county commission, Jan. 11. The commission voted for Brian Kinzie to become chairman of the board and Commissioner Jack Martin will be vice chair. Commissioner Lonie Addis handed the gavel over to Kinzie. Read more

January 14, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

The annual meeting of the Labette County Conservation District is scheduled for Saturday evening, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Labette County High School cafeteria at Altamont.

Craig Carnahan will preside over the election of supervisors. The Bankers Award for Soil Conservation will go to Don and Linda Sales of rural Cherryvale. The Wildlife Habitat Award will be presented to Steve and Cheryl Lewis and Steven Charles, of Oswego.

See this week’s Labette Avenue for the complete information and list of advertisers.

January 14, 2010 · Posted in News  
    

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