CloseWelcome!Login|SignupLogin|My Dashboard|RegisterLogout|My DashboardParsons Sun62°ClearParsons SunHomeAbout UsContact UsBecome a Fan on FacebookFollow us on TwitterLocal NewsLocalBusinessTop StoryBand battles set for LifeFest posted: April 21Comments(0)rssMore headlinesPlanners nix dorm plan againLabette County jobless rate risesHomicide suspect makes first appearanceCity agrees to buy new sound systemState and NationalNewsSportsTop StoryAnti-human trafficking bill passes SenateWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday to help the victims of human trafficking, ending a tortuous partisan sta…posted: April 22Comments(0)rssMore headlinesPrivacy advocates seek openness on NSA surveillanceKaw Nation plans to return to Kansas landLawmakers see $25M of school funding surprisesGay marriage opponents urge court to go slowCommunityObituariesEventsAnnouncementsSociety FormsPhoto GalleryVideosOnline FeaturesTop StoryOur PastThese items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago.posted: April 21Comments(0)rssMore headlinesOur PastOur PastOur PastOur PastSportsHigh SchoolCollegeOtherTop StoryVikings boys golf competes at Fort ScottFORT SCOTT — The Parsons Vikings boys golf team took fourth place out of five teams at a non-league invitational on Monday.posted: April 21Comments(0)rssMore headlinesErie takes first at Oswego golf tourneyLCHS wins Chanute tennis inviteVikings take third place at home tennis inviteCardinals sweep Allen County, claim  second place in final Region VI standingsOpinionLetters to EditorColumnsEditorialsTop StoryAnti-social mediaTo The Sun:posted: April 17Comments(0)rssMore headlinesDefending the walking trailBlood drive coming to Parsons April 27-28CuriositySomeone needs to do the right thingBusiness DirectoryDigital EditionAdvertisingSubmit an AdCurrent ratesSubscribeChanute TribuneBreaking NewsPlanners nix dorm plan againHomicide suspect makes first appearance<Earth Day CelebrationShari Proctor with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism lets Chanute students touch a small garden snake at her talk during the 2015 Earth Day event at the Arvon PhimagenewsLee appears in courtA Parsons man made a first appearance Tuesday afternoon on a charge related to a fatal shooting Sunday night. Cleveland Lavell Lee, 32, whose address in the court record is listedimagenewsLCHS Prom Walk-InRather than sporting one of the newest modes of transportation, Gideon Baker and Meleah Allen arrive at the Labette County High School Prom driving a small covered wagon pulled byimagenewsLCHS Prom Walk-InMaking a patriotic entrance, Melissa Dantic is assisted down by her escort Parker Stone from their transportation to the Labette County High School Prom Saturday evening.imagenewsTeacher RetirementLabette County High School freshman Aaron York practices techniques of color flow for cake decorating under the direction of culinary arts instructor Arleen McKinney. McKinney, inimagenewsKing TourS