WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student loan borrowers in default, the department announced Friday. Less than ...

Francis M. “Mike” O’Hara, Jr., 86, of Parsons, passed away at 7 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements ...

Each year, a group of ministers and chaplains organize a commemorative service to honor the legacy of a civil rights leader.

The Parsons USD 503 Board of Education welcomed new board member Dennis Dodd last Monday night. Dodd fills the seat vacated ...

ALTAMONT — Snapping an 11-year losing streak to the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, the Labette County Grizzlies won on Friday ...

ALTAMONT — Squaring off against a familiar face on the sideline, the Labette County Grizzlies girls fell to the Pittsburg ...

Free throws were cataclysmic for the Vikings, who went 8-of-21 from the charity stripe. With the score tied at 4-4 midway ...

During last Monday’s USD 506 Board of Education meeting, several new board members took their seats for the first time, as ...

Gerald J. “Jerry” Van Leeuwen, age 95, passed away on Jan. 16, 2026, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas.

Parsons passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 17, 2026 in Coffeyville. Complete obituary and funeral arrangements will be announced by the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.

Parsons, passed away at 2:01 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Complete obituary details will be announced by the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.