A landmark building in downtown Oswego came tumbling down at the hands of demolition crews last weekend.
The building, located at 515 Commercial, was last occupied by Vail’s Automotive, owned by Matt and Fern Vail, until June 2008 when the building was deemed unsafe following a structural shift that resulted in a large hole knocked in a side-wall. Read more

The following area cemeteries are having activities in recognition of Memorial Day:
Chetopa - The VFW and VFW Auxiliary will have a service on Monday, May 31, at 10 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery south of Chetopa. Read more

The Oswego pool is being filled and will be ready for swimming on Saturday, May 29.

The Altamont pool will open Friday, May 28.

Tentatively, the Chetopa pool will be open by June 15.

For more information, see the May 26, 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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Chetopa High School scholarships were awarded to the following seniors:

Victor Batchelor–  $100.00  Oswego-Chetopa VFW Post
Dane Cooper–Chetopa First Responders & Chetopa Volunteer Fierman Scholarship $300.00 Read more

The Itchin’ for Stichin’ Quilt Guild, Altamont, will host a quilt trunk show featuring Darcy Ashton of Oklahoma City this Friday, May 21, at 6 p.m. It will be held at the First Baptist Church, 400 S. Wabash, Altamont which is located along U.S. Highway 160. Read more

The Labette County High School, Altamont, seniors will be graduating on Saturday, May 22, at 10 a.m. in Harrison Auditorium.

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Twenty-six seniors will graduate from Welch High School on Sunday, May 23, at 2 p.m. in the Welch School Gym.
Those graduating include: Shelby Armstrong, Grant Bullard, Allison Chenoweth, Dakota Chenoweth, Travis Cox, Heston Davis, Jordan Dry, Taylor Eckles, Dexter Farmer, Dustin Fraker, Sierra Hankins, Kyle Mahurin, Austin McKeon, Danielle McKibben, Gabe Moore, Holly Perkins, Joey Powers, Malachi Sears, Jacob Seigel, Erin Snedden, Samantha Smith, Kandace Thomason, Shellby Tracy, Skylor Vanatta, Cassie Welch and Tayler Witte.

For more information, see the May 19, 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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