An equipment accident was the topic of discussion at the county commissioners and road and bridge supervisor Sandy Krider at Monday’s meeting.
A 2005 John Deere tractor/mower was totally destroyed when an electrical alternator caught fire.  It was totally engulfed the machine last Wednesday at 22000 and Ford. Read more

The Parsons Chamber of Commerce’s new director, Rhonda Oestreicher (Ace-try-er) will be available to meet and greet residents at a booth set up in the northeast corner of Forest Park this weekend during the Fourth of July celebration. The location will be set up during the musical event being held in Forest Park and the chamber hopes that residents walking from the Seaton Family Pavilion to the fireworks display will stop by to meet the new executive director. Read more

For more information, see the June 30, 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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The Mound Valley Flagpole Festival is a special two-day event on Friday, June 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 26, from 7 a.m. until after the fireworks display after 9:30 p.m. The events will be held at the Mound Valley Community Center. Read more

Labette County farmers are making the best of the hot, sunny weather to start their wheat harvest. Area elevators reeport heavy activity this week, thanks to good growing conditions earlier in the spring and winter. The harvester shown was cutting a field located east of Oswego near the airport.    Walter Eck at the Bartlett Co-op in Oswego, said most cuttings were making 12 to 35 bushels per acre, but the test weight is low (54s and 55s). The best load made 35 bushels and had a test weight of 58.1. There has been a lot of scab and smut reported in this year’s crop.

The 99th annual Labette County Premium Book is now available. Go to this website: http://www.labette.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx to see this year’s premium book.
Copies are also available at the Labette County Extension Office in Altamont. Registration forms will be available at the above website soon. The Labette County Fair will be held July 26-31.

For more information, see the June 23, 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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