Labette County News

Miami and Crawford counties are the latest to have confirmed cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

PITTSBURG, Kan. - An adult who has Crawford County's first confirmed case of swine flu was recovering Wednesday at home, said Janis Goedeke, health officer for the Crawford County Health Department.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed a case of swine flu in an adult in Crawford County.

How many girls does it take to find a dipstick to check the engine oil in a car? If you're a Girl Scout, chances are it takes only one.

Over the weekend Kansas health officials confirmed two new cases of swine flu in Labette County.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported two cases of the H1N1 virus were confirmed Friday in adults in Labette County, bringing the number of cases of the virus found in Kansas to 100.

New reports of swine flu continue to appear in Missouri and Kansas.In Missouri, Callaway County health officials have confirmed one case and suspect that another member of the same family also may have the virus.Callaway County Health Administrator Sharon Lynch would not disclose the familys name but said the one case was confirmed Thursday.

Two cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus were confirmed today in Labette County adults.

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

Two new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Labette County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Kansas to 100.

A study released by the Kansas Health Institute shows that out of 105 counties, eight counties in southeast Kansas placed 94th or worse.

An investigation into a body found in rural Woodson County gets help from the Parsons police.

A southeast Kansas boy is sporting a shaved head. It's not by his choice, but his school's. Six-year old Derby McReynolds had his hair cut in a "faux-hawk." His parents say Labette County school officials told them it was inappropriate and sent him home, so they changed it to what they called a military cut.

The Southeast Kansas League Tennis Tournament has been put on hold due to rains that happened on each of the days it had been played in the last week.

Mark Parkinson's first full day in office Wednesday included meetings with legislative leaders about plugging a $328 million budget hole, but some of his ideas received a chilly reception.

Officials say two people have drowned in floodwaters in southeast Kansas, bringing the total number of storm-related deaths since the weekend to five.

Two people were found dead in a southeast Kansas creek this week, bringing to five the number of deaths blamed on violent storms since the weekend.

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.

The death toll from days of heavy rain in Kansas rose to five Wednesday when authorities found the bodies of two people in a car submerged in a flooded creek.

Two people were found dead in a southeast Kansas creek Wednesday, bringing to five the number of deaths blamed on violent storms since the weekend.The state Division of Emergency Management said Labette County sheriff’s deputies found the bodies of a 26-year-old Parsons man and a 22-year-old woman from Springfield, Mo., early Wednesday.