Labette County offers the best in small town living with a
special focus on cultural events and pride in its historic background. With
communities that range in size from less than one hundred to about 12,000
populations, Labette offers something for everyone. The towns are filled with
Victorian houses and buildings that evoke the nostalgic feeling many young
families are moving away from the city for, and which those who have once left
are returning to.
Parsons is the official capital of Kansas for the diving purple martins that return year after year; and community streets are lined with the apartment-styled houses the birds love. It is also home to Labette Community College and a high school that was recognized by President Clinton with the most outstanding principal in the nation in 1998. As an official Community Concert community, the newly renovated 1,600 seat municipal auditorium's stage is filled with live performances year round.
Oswego is home of the nationally renowned sports artist Ted Watts and hosts the graphics design department from the community college. Located on the scenic bluffs of the Neosho River, Oswego offers beautiful building sites, as well as city incentives for new home construction. Further down river, Chetopa is known as the Catfish Capital of Kansas, and offers sportsmen another treat as they snag spoonbill the size of children in the spring.
Located in the most temperate climate of Kansas, Labette County is a forested treat at the edge of the rolling Ozark Mountains, less than three hours from Kansas City, Tulsa or Wichita.
To learn about our community, and the economic development opportunities, contact Jerry Carson, Economic Development Commissioner at (620) 421-5255 or (620) 421-2476 or email: jdcarson@swbell.net, or Carolyn Kennett, Director, City of Parsons Economic Development, (620) 421-7030 or email: ckennett@parsonsks.com.
P.O. Box 175 Cherokee, Kansas 66724
(620) 249-5606