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KVC awarded State contract, plans to move, expand
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter KVC Behavioral Health Care has been awarded contracts for Reintegration, Foster Care and Adoption and Family Preservation services by the Kansas Department for Children and Families. These contracts, effective July 1, cover essentially the eastern third of the state by area and include Chanute and southeast Kansas. “Since 1996, Kansas has been one of only a few states that privatize the majority of their child wel...
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Musicians primed for performances Monday and Tuesday at CHS
Chanute High School musicians will be in fine form for their public performances next week after receiving their results from the regional music festival at Pittsburg on Thursday. The two varsity ensembles, men and women, received I ratings from the judges, as well as the Chanute High School Chorale, and eight soloists. With the exception of the Chorale, the I ratings mean the students will perform again for judges next Saturday, at the stat...
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Mel’s Southside Tavern: New and improved
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Mel’s Southside Tavern at 9 S. Santa Fe continues to see new renovations and upgrades since reopening in January. Owner Melissa Bartholomew said they will probably be continuing to update various parts of the restaurant and bar over the next six months. Among the things that have changed since Bartholomew and husband, Earl Bartholomew, took over the building in December include removing the old bar and putting i...
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New commissioner to be seated on Monday
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute City Commission will welcome its newest commissioner, Tim Erickson, and say goodbye to outgoing Mayor Jim Chappell during Monday’s 7 p.m. meeting, which features an agenda item that could affect budgets for the next 10 years. Erickson joins the commission following a first place finish in the April 2 election after receiving 610 votes, which surpassed incumbents Tim Egner (523), Martha McCoy (522) and...
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CRDA, City tight-lipped on new and expanding businesses
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Chanute could gain hundreds of new jobs with rumors beginning to gain traction of area business expansion and new businesses set to relocate to the city. Speculation of new and expanding business began during the April 8 Chanute City Commission meeting when Chanute City Manager J.D. Lester hinted at new revenue prospects while giving his city manager’s report. “There are a number of things Murray [McGee] is workin...
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Legion attempting to get Veterans Memorial project over the hump
As most people are aware, the American Legion Riders have taken on the construction of the Chanute Area Veterans Memorial, said George Culbertson, commander, Borestler – May American Legion Post 170. A committee was formed to oversee the design and construction of this project. The focus was, number one, to build an everlasting memorial to the brave men and women who have served this great country both past and future, protecting the many fr...
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Annual 413 Art Exhibit features kindergarten to award-winning
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations More than 400 works of art from drawings to ceramics, paintings and three-dimensional pieces will be among the work exhibited next week during Chanute Public Schools district-wide art fair. Work from each grade level, from kindergarten through middle school and high school will be on display in the commons area of Chanute High School. This exhibit will also give the public an opportunity to see the high ...
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Pipeline project in its infancy
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Stacks of oil pipes near train tracks running along Steuben Avenue mark the initial development of a 600-mile oil pipeline, which cuts through northwest Neosho County. The $2.8 billion Enbridge-Flanagan Pipeline project seeks to run a 36-inch, crude-oil pipeline from Cushing, Okla. to Flanagan, Ill., and parallel to the already operational Spearhead Pipeline. Once operational, the Endbridge-Flanagan Pipe would inc...
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Support for schools doesn’t have to mean dollars and cents
Connie Woodard 413 Public Relations In these challenging economic times, parents and the local community can still support their students’ schools without donating a dime. One of the most successful fundraisers for Chanute Elementary and Royster Middle Schools involves just a little bit of time. The Parent Teacher Organization at CES collects General Mills box tops for education, Best Choice labels and grocery receipts from G& W Foods. At Roy...
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Governor signs drug test law for aid recipients
Staff and wire reports Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday that a new law requiring applicants for a welfare program to submit to drug testing was a step toward ending a scourge on the state and break the cycle of poverty. The Republican governor signed the bill during Statehouse ceremony, saying that the state had an obligation to help residents break their addictions and improve their lives through treatment and jobs training. “Drug addiction i...
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April Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Hope Unlimited and Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center are promoting awareness of SANE/SART. (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team). Teal ribbons have been wrapped around trees in the community. These ribbons represent victims of sexual assault in Neosho and surrounding counties. SANE/SART is a community-based, coordinated response to child and adult victims of sexual assa...
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Shields apprehended in St. Joseph, Mo.
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter A tip received by the Chanute Police Department led to a high-speed chase that ended with the arrest of accused murderer Brian Shields in St. Joseph, Mo. The nearly three-month search for Shields ended Tuesday when he was ejected from the vehicle he crashed in an attempt to avoid stop-sticks placed in the roadway by Missouri Highway Patrol. Shields remains hospitalized, but local law enforcement has not released in...
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DeGeer awarded Alabama beef foundation scholarship
The Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Foundation (BCIF) awarded a graduate fellowship and two undergraduate scholarships to three outstanding young people at the Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association annual meeting and awards program held in conjunction with the 70th annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention in Birmingham on March 23. The 2013 Alabama BCIF Graduate Fellowship was awarded to Staci DeGeer, a doctoral student in me...
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Commission eyes adding option for gas-line maintenance
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute City Commission will look further into updating an ordinance to prevent city residents from incurring damages due to gas line maintenance. The push for a resolution to ordinance 14.12.070 began when recently reelected City Commissioner Martha McCoy expressed her concerns about whether a resident should have to pay to fix a broken gas line. “Right now, private lines on private property are repaired and ...
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Candidates for CRC director down to four
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute Recreation Commission (CRC) has narrowed its list of director candidates to four after initially receiving more than 20 resumes and applications. City Manager J.D. Lester overlooked a one-paragraph statement in his city manager’s report Monday stating that the CRC would begin face-to-face interviews with the four next week. Possibly the information was skipped amid the exciting prospect of an upcoming ...
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No change in seating after Erie recount Neosho County Deputy Clerk Linda Powers announced the election office found no reason to change the results of the April 2 Erie City Council election after Candidate Terry Weidert requested a recount
No change in seating after Erie recount Neosho County Deputy Clerk Linda Powers announced the election office found no reason to change the results of the April 2 Erie City Council election after Candidate Terry Weidert requested a recount. Powers’ announcement comes after Neosho County election officials found no reason to alter the results of the April 2 election after recounting the votes Friday. Weidert requested a recount after coming on...
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Lett retires from local CPA firm
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Bob Lett retired for the second time on Thursday, this time from Charles Rick Sharp CPA after 11 years. He previously retired after serving 30 years as an agent for the Internal Revenue Service. Lett is a Chanute native, who graduated from Chanute High School in 1965. He spent one year at NCCC and received his Bachelor’s of Science in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from Pittsburg State Univ...
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NCCC still on hold on state cuts
At their April 13 regular meeting, the Neosho County Community College Board of Trustees again tabled the approval of the negotiated agreement with the faculty. In his president’s report, Brian Inbody mentioned that it’s still looking like a two to four percent cut to their budget. The agreement was already tabled once at the March meeting. At this point, the state legislature has not passed a budget or a tax plan. Inbody mentioned there is a...
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Coffee has perks, and problems
Dear Reno: I have heard that it is good to drink Coffee. If so, can you explain? Thank you РD. P All coffee drinkers will agree how wonderful it is to wake up  in the mornings to the aroma of coffee brewing, also how great it tastes and that coffee gives a good start to the day ahead. If you are like most people, you drink coffee for the caffeine content or as a daily habit. But do you ever stop to think what it does for your health? Coffee...
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NCCC, CHS sweep welding competition NCCC took the top four spots in the college division and Chanute High School the top four places in the high school division as 43 participants from Neosho County Community College, Chanute High School, Washburn Technical, Topeka, Manhattan Area Tech, Coffeyville Community College and Parsons High School competed on March 13 in NCCC’s 5th annual welding contest
NCCC, CHS sweep welding competition NCCC took the top four spots in the college division and Chanute High School the top four places in the high school division as 43 participants from Neosho County Community College, Chanute High School, Washburn Technical, Topeka, Manhattan Area Tech, Coffeyville Community College and Parsons High School competed on March 13 in NCCC’s 5th annual welding contest. Overall winner in the college division was C...
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