Parsons News

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away" - Lyrics from "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon The end of an era has come.

Kodak announced it will no longer produce its iconic Kodachrome film. Only one place in the world processes it - Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas.

Kodak has announced the final production run of Kodachrome 64 slide film. The irony is that vintage Kodachrome slides and movies will probably outlast modern digital images and prints by decades.

DUE TO FORECASTED EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS, THE THURSDAY, JUNE 25, CROWDER JAZZ ORCHESTRA CONCERT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE PARSONS MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM.

On Monday, June 22nd, Eastman Kodak Corporation officially announced it would cease production of Kodachrome 64, the last remaining variation of Kodachrome Color Film.

First we said good-bye to Polaroid , now it's Kodachrome. What's a film sentimentalist to do? After 74 years of making the color film used by many of photography's greats, Kodak announced Monday that it's ending Kodachrome's production.

Two Labette County residents are recovering at home after being diagnosed with the H1N1 A influenza virus, local and state officials said Saturday.

A residential structure fire claims the life of a 2 year old in Parsons, Kansas.

By Mike Pound Globe columnist mpound@joplinglobe.com I'm probably one of the few people I know who enjoys the trip to Emporia, Kan.

Parsons, KSa ' Kansas State Universitya TMs Southeast Agricultural Research Center will host a wheat tour Thursday, May 21 at the Parsons field.

The death toll from last weekend's severe weather in Kansas has climbed to five, after the discovery of two more victims in Labette County early Wednesday morning.

UPDATES with report of new deaths. Will be led. WICHITA, Kan. - Officials say two people have drowned in floodwaters in southeast Kansas, bringing the total number of storm-related deaths since the weekend to five.

State researchers study best forages for cattle in SE Kansas Apr. 29, 2009 PARSONS, Kan.

How have you been affected by the lack of jobs and layoffs? I think we're doing fine.

Published: Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 5:11 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 5:11 a.m. In Washington, the Obama administration is promising to spend billions to make health care more efficient, but Jennifer Brull, a family doctor in rural Kansas, is already a step or two ahead.

A local graphic design business owner's creative talents paid off for him at a recent awards contest in Joplin, Mo.

The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Chetopa man in the 2004 death of a Chetopa woman.

Every household must address this issue. Do we buy a TV on credit or save until we have the funds to pay cash? For decades, we as individuals and collectively through our government, have opted for "instant gratification" and gotten the TV now rather than wait.

Federal regulators have called for a Pittsburg bank to strengthen its oversight measures in a recent enforcement action.

I've never been to Parsons, Kansas , but I do know that one of the half-dozen or so famous people to have come from this southeastern Kansas hamlet was Zasu Pitts , the fluttery-voiced actress whose unusual ...