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The first issue of The Sun was released as a weekly newspaper on June 17, 1871. It was co-edited and owned by Milton W. Reynolds and Leslie J. Perry.

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Erie High School hosts boys golf tournament

1 week ago | parsonssun.com | Huntyr Schwegman

ERIE — Area teams converged on Prairie Ridge Golf Course for the Erie Invitational Boys Golf Tournament on Monday. Although it is known for being a straightforward yet frustrating 9-hole course due to high winds across the plains, Prairie Ridge was near calm for the tournament. This allowed for a number of solid scores. Humboldt freshman Connor Newman won his third-straight tournament of the year with a 10-stroke victory.
Chanute boys upset by Wamego in semis

1 month ago | parsonssun.com | Huntyr Schwegman

CHANUTE — A low-scoring affair fell the way of the visitors on Tuesday, as the Chanute Blue Comets suffered a 38-37 loss to the Wamego Red Raiders in the Class 4A East Boys Sub-State semifinals. Wamego entered the matchup with a 5-15 record, though this did not give the Blue Comets any security. Chanute head coach Devon Crabtree said his team actually took practices up a notch in preparation for the postseason bout. “We just couldn’t make plays down the stretch,” Crabtree said of Tuesday’s outcome.
Commission discusses Juneteenth holiday

2 months ago | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

OSWEGO — Labette County commissioners on Friday met with Sontana Johnson for a discussion on the Juneteenth holiday. Johnson is CEO of Southeast Kansas Juneteenth Foundation, a non-profit that supports and promotes the annual holiday. The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in 1863, but slaves near Galveston, Texas, didn’t hear about the proclamation until June 19, 1865.
Foreaker nominated for Neosho County clerk

2 months ago | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

ERIE — Chasity Foreaker, deputy Neosho County clerk, was nominated to fill the clerk’s position last week by the county’s Republican committee. The nomination goes to Gov. Laura Kelly’s office. Dey-Leigh Umbarger was elected in August 2024 as county clerk, defeating incumbent Heather Elsworth. However, the week before Umbarger was to take office, she notified the clerk’s office that she decided against taking the position for personal reasons.
Cherryvale wins War on 54 title

2 months ago | parsonssun.com | Huntyr Schwegman

IOLA — Winners of seven straight games and now a piece of hardware, the Cherryvale Chargers girls won the War on 54 title on Friday, beating Iola, 45-31. In typical fashion under head coach Kelsey Overacker, who secured her 100th career victory in the first round of the tournament, Cherryvale connected on seven 3-pointers en route to the win. “Holy moly, we live and die by that,” Overacker said. “You can tell in games we struggle. We’re still learning to find ways to score when we aren’t hot.
THE KING LEGACY

Jan 21, 2025 | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

Cartwright discusses Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and what the civil rights icon may have thought about today’s politicsJustin Cartwright, formerly of Parsons, shared the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at a Sunday service at Hamilton Chapel United Methodist Church. He also shared what he thinks King would think about current events in the United States. Monday was MLK Jr. Day, a federal holiday. Cartwright grew up in Hamilton Chapel Church, where his father preached for a time.
Vote tabulators may be added in county

Jan 17, 2025 | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

OSWEGO — Labette County is looking at purchasing new poll site tabulators in the coming months to streamline the voting and counting process and add several more layers of security. Angie Frison and Chris Kurland of Election Systems and Software, Omaha, Nebraska, discussed the tabulators and their functions with current poll workers, county commissioners and members of the public on Monday. The county is considering purchasing 10 DS300 tabulators for $8,350 each.
Board signs paperwork allowing sale of Katy Hospital

Jan 17, 2025 | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

OSWEGO — Nearly 40 years after it closed, the Katy Hospital is finally going to change hands to a new owner. On Monday, Labette County commissioners signed a settlement statement allowing the sale of the former Katy Hospital property, including the hospital, the house and the clinic, to CRH Properties based in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. The sale price is $50,548. The county owns the property, so commissioners had to sign off on the sale.
Wildlife museum, a vision of an SEK businessman, opens Friday in Humboldt

Jan 14, 2025 | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

HUMBOLDT — A longtime dream of Chanute businessman Max Rickerson is coming to fruition as the Whitetails and Wildlife Museum will officially open on Friday, Jan. 17, on the square in Humboldt. The museum features about 300 animal displays, many of them wall mounts, some interactive displays to learn about wildlife and other instructive options for visitors. Rickerson said more displays are in the works, including adding more animals.
Pete’s raises $100K for CASA program

Dec 5, 2024 | parsonssun.com | Ray Nolting

Pete’s Corp. of Erie raised $100,000 this year at its convenience stores in three states for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program that operates in many of the same cities. Pete’s stores in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri raised money for their local CASA programs. The money was divided among the CASA programs; the 31st Judicial District, which includes Wilson, Neosho, Woodson and Allen counties, took home $71,308.53.