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TV provides one more way for USD 413 students to reach public
Connie Woodard USD 413 Video production students at Chanute High School will soon have the option of creating stories for broadcast on the school’s TV Channel 14. “It is up and running – but there are still kinks to work out,” said Shannon Hill, technology teacher at CHS. After the move to the new school site on 35th Street, the district had to resolve getting cable across the railroad tracks and to the school, as well as some technical ...
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Not all in favor of proposed liquor law
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter A tentative proposal to allow grocery and convenience stores to sell wine and full-strength beer in Kansas being considered by the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee is getting mixed reviews in Chanute. Kansas is one of five states with unique liquor laws requiring that grocery and convenience stores only sell 3.2 beer and no liquor or wine. The proposal in consideration suggests that more stores be ...
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CRC's first year at new location a work in progress
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter The Chanute Recreation Commission has completed its first year in the new location, and there are new ideas and programs in the works. Some are in the planning stages while others are ready to begin this spring. With more than $700,000 in the CRC’s bank accounts, city administration and community members alike are wondering why more hasn’t already been done to improve and expand the Rec Center’s offerings....
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CHS senior designed drum corps’ first uniforms
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter When the Chanute High School Drum and Bugle Corps was in its prime, it was one of the most popular groups for students to join. Former members and directors reunited at halftime during the Chanute High School basketball game last Friday night. The reunion stirred up lots of memories for those involved. One of the most memorable for those in the Drum and Bugle Corps, post 1949, were the spectacular unif...
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Lightbulb exchange offered at concert
Sunday’s concert will be the site of the next Take Charge Challenge! lightbulb exchange. The booth will be open 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Chanute Memorial Auditorium. The exchange booth was first held at last week’s Operation Soupline with 1,361 bulbs being exchanged for CFL’s (compact fluorescent lightbulbs). At Chanute High School last Friday night 655 bulbs were exchanged and at NCCC on Saturday 638 were switched out. Approximately 90 people have...
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Hot Licks benefit concert on Sunday
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter The Chanute Memorial Auditorium will be hosting a Hot Licks for Warm Hearts benefit concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 to collect canned goods for local food pantries and money for the Alliance of Churches for Christian Living (ACCL) utility fund. “There has been, for decades, a fund that has been supported by the community, that helps pay for utilities for people that can’t pay their utility bills,” Audito...
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Gallery celebrates Kansas’ 150 years
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter The Chanute Art Gallery has put together a special exhibit to commemorate the history of Kansas during the 150th anniversary of statehood. Gallery director Elly McCoy has collected articles and artifacts for the exhibit, and worked hard to catch the spirit of Kansas in a fun and educational way. “I love Kansas, so we have a Kansas exhibit every year. It’s special this year with Kansas’ 150th birthday,” McC...
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Aikins part of Teacher Leader pilot program
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter The Kansas Department of Education recently completed a pilot program to add to teaching licenses in Kansas. Royster Middle School teacher Julie Aikins was one of the select few involved in launching the program in the state of Kansas and has added Teacher Leader to her resume. When the program began, 300 teachers across the state of Kansas registered to help with the pilot, of those 300, only 100 met th...
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Erie man hurt in auger accident
Parsons Sun WALNUT — An Erie man suffered minor but disabling injuries to his leg, ankle and foot after his leg was caught in a grain auger Monday afternoon at Beachner Grain Co. According to Crawford County Undersheriff Dan Peak, Daniel Mason, 44, was working at Beachner in Walnut when he lost his footing and fell into the operating auger of a grain storage building that holds an estimated 300,000 bushels of corn. Mason called the sheriff ...
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Operation Soupline brews more success
Tribune staff The delay in putting on the 29th annual Operation Soupline did little to dash the spirit of the event held Feb. 10 at Masonic Hall. On that day, 2,952 meals of soup and pie were served, 1,527 at Masonic Hall and 1,425 through the satellite site at St. Patrick Church. And what about the bottom line? $20,000 will be donated to the Alliance of Churches for Christian Living utility fund. This year's Soupline raised $25,589.75 le...
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Royster team takes 1st at MathCounts
Connie Woodard USD 413 It’s been more than a decade since a team of math students from Royster Middle School has come out on top at a regional competition. So it’s no wonder that MathCounts coaches Heidi Bolt and Sandy Erikson are walking around with big smiles on their faces. At the Feb. 5 competition at Pittsburg, the Royster team of Danny Benevidas, Bailey Herzberg, Mike Churning and Jake Galemore took first place and qualified to make ...
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Arson suspect posts bond
Tribune staff Delana Capps, 26, Chanute, the woman who allegedly set the Rendezvous Club on fire the night of Feb. 6, has posted bond and is no longer in custody at the Neosho County Jail. Bond was set earlier at $150,000. A video arraignment was originally scheduled for today, but now a hearing has been scheduled for March 22 in Erie. Capps was charged with one count of aggravated arson, as the fire endangered many lives and destroyed the Re...
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NCCC's delayed Homecoming activities this week
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter After the slew of snowstorms interrupting what would have been Neosho County Community College's Homecoming week, the students are finally able to celebrate this week. "The weather has definately put a damper on some of the plans for Homecoming and of course the Homecoming week activities," said Student Senate President Bailey Gins. "Although this is life, so we all had to make necessary changes to make thi...
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City to upgrade phone system
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor The Chanute City Commission was approached Monday night with a couple of proposals that should save money in the future. Bill Vandervoort from Kansas Communications gave commissioners information about conversion to a VOIP phone system. He said the city would be getting state of the art equipment for less money. "After three years it will be gravy," Vandervoort said. He explained that the city currently is spend...
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County approves disaster resolution
At Friday's meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Neosho County, the commissioners approved a request from Sheriff Jim Keath for a blizzard disaster resolution due to the governor declaring Kansas a state of disaster after the blizzard last week. The resolution enables the county to apply for FEMA reimbursement if the cost of snow removal in the county exceeds a certain amount. Commissioners also: • Announced commissioners will...
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Wichita County superintendent to take over 413 in June
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune reporter Chanute Unified School District held a board meeting Monday afternoon to make a final decision to name the superintendent for the 2011-2012 school year. After narrowing the initial 18 applicants to just two worthy candidates, James Hardy, Ed. D, and Steven Pegram, Ed. D, the board voted to hire Hardy for the position to replace Steve Parsons who will retire in June. “After much input, much deliberation, w...
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413 Board updates calendar, narrows superintendent list
Tribune staff At Monday’s USD Board of Education meeting, Royster Middle School teacher Julie Aikins shared information regarding the Teacher Leader Endorsement being developed by the Kansas State Department of Education. “Teacher Leader is a School Specialist endorsement that teachers will be able to add to their teaching licenses,” Aikins said. “This is a new program at the Kansas State Department of Education, which was pilot tested last ...
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Local woman uncovers 100-year-old Valentine
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter After the passing of an old family friend, Vi Thorne found herself in the possession of a very interesting gift, a 100-year-old Valentine her grandmother had given to a very close friend. Thorne’s grandmother, Janet Wilson, was born in 1869, in Horton. Later in her life, Janet Wilson was a member of the Helping Hands Club with longtime friend, Clara Clousse. It was Valentine’s Day, and Janet was not in t...
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Wedding proposal has interesting twist
Tribune staff Mr. and Mrs. Tom Graham of Chanute are the winners of the lavish romance package in the Share Your Love Story contest sponsored by the Tribune. The Grahams will receive a romantic suite at the historic Tioga Hotel, a studio session with complimentary portrait package from Total Image, a dozen beautiful roses from Hans’ Flowers, dinner for two at Benchwarmers, dessert for two at the Red Pepper, toasting flutes from Talk of the T...
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Bartender tells tale of Rendezvous fire
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter O’neal Smith, bartender at the Rendezvous Club, was already off his shift the night Delana Capps allegedly set the bar ablaze, but he had stayed to hang out with some friends. “I don’t recall her being thrown out. I know her (Capps) from a previous place of employment and I waved at her and she waved back. I was just playing pool and having fun,” said Smith. “I heard yelling from the bathroom. I thought they...
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