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 Wildwood Ranch in Joplin, Missouri. She was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Butler, ...

FRONTENAC — Lori A. (Lansdowne) Bowman, 63, of Frontenac and formerly of Parsons, passed away at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. She was born on Aug. 13, 1961, in Parsons ...

Putting themselves in position for the program’s first postseason berth in years, the Parsons Vikings have two of their last ...

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

The Kids Gardening Club meets weekly from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays (depending on weather) at the Parsons Community Garden, 15th ...

Florence Ione Spencer, 92, of Parsons and formerly of Altamont, passed away the morning of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Elmhaven ...

Nancy Jean Steimel was born on Nov. 21, 1951, to Robert R. and Barbara J. (Marks) Steimel in Parsons. She grew up and ...

Facing KJCCC runner-up Neosho County to wrap the regular season, the Labette Cardinals were swept at home, 6-5, 11-8, on ...