Rachel Bebb (left) and Shyanne Jones, members of the Pumpkin Creek 4-H Club, were busy watering “Bumper” at Monday’s Labette County Fair. They also have goats and pig entries. The Labette County Fair will continue through Saturday evening, July 31.

Labette County voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, Aug. 3, to narrow the field of candidates before the Nov. 2 general election.
Only one county office will be determined in 2010 — the First Dist. county commission seat currently held by Lonie Addis.
Addis, a Democrat, was the only candidate to file for the seat. Read more

Brannon Green from Labette County High School and Michael Bullard of Oswego High School will play in the 2010 East and West Kansas Shrine Bowl game on Saturday, July 31, in the Carnie-Smith Stadium on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
Both the East and West 2010 Kansas Shrine Bowl squads visited the St. Louis Unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children on Saturday, July 24, 2010.
Green is shown on the left and Bullard on the right. The little girl is a patient at the St. Louis Shriners Hospital.

The ground breaking for the new Mae Lessley Community Center was held on Tuesday Night at 8 p.m on July 27 at the Chetopa City Park.
The First Christian Church will be building a 30 x 80 Mae Lessley Community Center. The First Christian Church received a very nice donation from Mae and in return the church is building a community center for everyone to use and enjoy. Read more