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🌱 Veterans Day parade heads down Parsons' Main Street today

Parsons, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Parsons! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Veterans Day parade heads down Parsons' Main Street today
  • Sheriff’s sale scheduled for Crawford Avenue property
  • Parsons honors three officers whose service began in the military

Also on today's calendar: Commission Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 30.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. November 10, 2026 Issue, Page 3 of 11 (parsonssun.com) — Parsons' Veterans Day parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, along Main Street downtown. The community notices also announce a Nov. 18 open house at Deep Fission's Main Street office and a toy drive accepting new, unwrapped toys at Second Chance Education Center.
   

2. November 10, 2026 Issue, Page 5 of 11 (parsonssun.com) — A Parsons property at 1322 Crawford Avenue is scheduled for a sheriff’s sale December 1 at 10 a.m. on the east steps of the Labette County Courthouse. The foreclosure notice says the auction requires cash payment and remains subject to court approval and the legally required redemption period.
   

3. Parsons Police Department Honors Three Veteran Officers for Veterans Day (newstalkkzrg.com) — Three Parsons police officers are being honored for Veterans Day for service that began in the military and continues locally. Officer Sean McCullough served in the Army, Corporal Mark Raney in the Marines, and Lieutenant Jason Ludwig in the Navy and Army. Ludwig says that sense of duty stays with veterans long after military service ends.
   

4. November 11, 2026 Issue, Page 8 of 17 (goodnewspress.com) — All five members of the Parsons Police Department's command staff have completed a three-course leadership program, earning the department an FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award. Each completed 15 days of training in supervision, management and executive leadership. The award comes from an independent nonprofit, not the FBI itself.
   

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Ok Parsons! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Parsons

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Parsons

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.