Oswego’s yearly fall festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 and all activities for Oswegofest will take place in the downtown area.
Each year Oswegofest has a special button for admission to its annual event. There will be button drawings for $500 in cash on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read more

The Labette County Farm Bureau Association announces its annual meeting and dinner will be Saturday, Sept. 18, at the LCHS Cafeteria in Altamont.  Serving will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The annual meeting and program will follow the meal. Program highlights will include presentation of special recognitions and guest speaker Dan Goddard of the Great Plains Development Authority.
During the business meeting, directors for five positions and voting delegates to the State Convention will be elected.  By-law change proposals will be considered.  Door prize drawings will be held following the meeting.
Craig Carnahan, President of Labette County Farm Bureau, invites all members and their families to attend.

Jeffry L. Jack, district judge from Parsons, is one of 13 individuals to submit their names to be appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court.
A vacancy on the state’s high court was created when former Chief Justice Robert E. Davis retired. Read more

In the midst of all of the news about the bad economy, there is a bright spot on the horizon. The small town of Chetopa is beating all odds with progress and improvement.
Pictured above is the new community center being built near the river. It will be a great asset to the community to have a place to meet and have individual activities. Read more

For more information, see the Sept. 8, 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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