Bob Lee Hoffman was born Aug. 14, 1931, in the rural Coldwater area, the youngest son of Benjamin Franklin Hoffman and ...

CHETOPA — Peggy Jean (Piatt) Paden, 92, longtime resident of Chetopa passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Westgate at ...

FRONTENAC — Lori A. (Lansdowne) Bowman, 63, of Frontenac and formerly of Parsons, passed away at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, ...

ERIE — The Neosho County Commission discussed the state of ongoing road projects on Tuesday. Petie Schwartz approached commissioners to ask what needed to be done to begin to maintain a previously ...

Parsons city commissioners on Monday declined to extend the days for fireworks sales in the city. A representative from Jake’s Fireworks made the request of the city commission to extend the sales ...

CHETOPA — Chetopa’s police chief and two other officers have tendered their resignations effective next week or later this month. The resignations result from what one officer described as a hostile ...

Labette Bank announced the promotion of Joel Forbes to branch manager in its Parsons locations. Forbes plays a key role in enhancing the branch’s day-to-day operations and community involvement and ...

Below are the events for next week at the Parsons Public Library. MONDAY: 4 p.m., LEGO Club for ages 15 and under; 6 p.m., paint and sip for all ages. Lemonade will be served. TUESDAY: 10 a.m., ...

This old bur oak fell in Glenwood Park last week among the playground equipment. City workers are in the process of removing the felled tree. Sun photo ...