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Deputies find drugs in Chanute home
Deputies find drugs in Chanute home A search of a Chanute home Monday turned up drugs and firearms, leading to two arrests. The Neosho County Sheriff’s Department searched 514 N. Evergreen in Chanute on Monday. They arrested Kyle Scott Eustice, 25, and Tracy Lynn Winterhalter, 22, both of the residence. Both are being held without bond, and the search warrant for their home followed a two-month investigation. \According to the sheriff’s depa...
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Westview plans Mother’s Day Tea
A Mother’s Day Tea is planned 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Westview Southern Baptist Church, 1415 S. Plummer. Speaker will be Lisa Armstrong, Honduras missionary. Refreshments will be served.
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Local union on strike
Seeking better wages, insurance Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter When the clock struck midnight Tuesday, 41 members of the Chanute Glass, Molders and Pottery Union walked off the Hose, Belt and Ducting (HBD) Thermoid Incorporated premises and formed picket lines. The strike began after the contract negotiations between the Glass, Molders and Pottery Local Union 198 of Chanute and Thermoid broke down over wage increases, insurance and higher wages ...
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Royster students present spring musical for public
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations It’s not easy growing up in a family of overachievers. Fourteen-year-old Edwina doesn’t excel at math or music like her siblings, but she thinks she’s found something she does do particularly well – give advice. Has Edwina found a way to “fit” in with her family? Find out at Royster Middle School’s production of Dear Edwina, Jr., to be performed Friday and Saturday in Chanute’s Memorial Auditorium. The ...
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Just say go
“Have I got a job for you!” “Uhh…..I wasn’t looking for a job.” “Never mind. Here’s the deal: I want you to go down to Egypt Land and tell old Pharaoh to let my people go!” “God, is that you?” “Yes. I’m the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now pack up…it’s a long way to Egypt land, Moses.” “God I’m eighty years old. It’s time for those pension checks to roll in, time for me to sit back and drink pomegranate juice in the shade of the tent. Be...
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98th annnual Buffalo Banquet on May 11 Early reservations are due for the the 98th annual Buffalo Alumni Alumni Banquet
98th annnual Buffalo Banquet on May 11 Early reservations are due for the the 98th annual Buffalo Alumni Alumni Banquet. The event will be held Saturday, May 11, at Buffalo Community Center, 410 N. Water. Doors open at 10 a.m. for registration, with coffee, rolls and snacks until noon. The business meeting is 1 p.m. with Evelyn Ellis presiding. Banquet dinner is 2 p.m., prepared by Lillian Ghramm. Advance tickets are $12.50 and at the door a...
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Chanute hypnotist offers unique treatment for obesity, smoking and more
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Chanute residents have a much less invasive option for losing weight, quitting smoking, enhancing self-confidence and other methods of self-improvement through hypnosis. While some are skeptical of this method, Complementary Care Hypnosis Certified Consulting Hypnotist Adrian Madril said his patients experience real results. By having the mind in a semi-sleeplike state, Madril can make a number of suggestions that ...
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KRPS radio turns 25
Pittsburg State University PITTSBURG — Bob Walter is a news junkie. He’s a self-proclaimed jazz aficionado. He also loves classical music. So, one could imagine his excitement at 4 p.m., April 29, 1988. “Oh, it was a tremendous moment,” Walter, the former dean of learning resources at Pittsburg State University, said. “It was a festive party.” That “moment” was when KRPS began broadcasting from the campus of PSU. From the beginning, the stati...
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Neosho River Park work continues in Humboldt
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter HUMBOLDT — Most of the work at the Neosho River Park in Humboldt is expected to be finished ahead of the June 8 dedication. “We were hoping to have flowers out by now but with this cold weather we’re running behind,” project chair Vada Aikins said. Neosho River Park, at 1 Bridge Street in Humboldt, was the first city park in Humboldt after the area was settled in the 1850s. A project to restore and renovate the pa...
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Sequestration takes bite out of hospital budget
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Federal cuts to hospital reimbursement programs could slash more than $500,000 from the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center budget. While speaking to the (NMRMC) Board of Trustees, Eric Otting, a certified professional accountant for Wendling, Noe, Nelson and Johnson LLC, said cuts to Medicaid and Medicare could negate more than $500,000 in federal government funding in the next four years. The cut in federal ...
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Bowyer makes her day
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor Excuse Jan Shipley for incessant talking. She was bubbling over because she had gotten to meet a distant cousin and her favorite NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer. Bowyer, an Emporia native, on April 18 was opening the new Clint Bowyer Autoplex on Sixth Street in his hometown, across the street from the $1.5 million Clint Bowyer Community Building, which opened last year with a concert by country artist Blake Shelton. Shipl...
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County considers city’s fiber optic agreement
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter ERIE — The City of Chanute could have another internet service customer after County Appraiser David Thornton presented on Friday the Neosho County Commission with a master service agreement proposal. In return for approving the agreement, Neosho County would receive three-times faster internet service at a cheaper rate than what they currently receive from CableONE. County Attorney Linus Thuston said the three-fo...
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Iola health worker defends grant pursuits
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Southeast Kansas Multi County Health Department (SEKMCHD) Chief Nursing Officer DeeDee Martin rebuffed accusations of sniping grant funds from neighboring counties. Martin’s rebuttal comes at the heels of accusations made by Neosho County Health Department Administrator Teresa Starr after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) selected the SEKMCHD to receive a childcare-licensing grant over Neosho ...
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Hearing for Voorhees moved to May 28
The preliminary hearing for Michelle Voorhees scheduled for today has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. May 28 in Neosho County District Court in Chanute. On Feb. 13, both Brian Shields and Voorhees were charged with felony murder and aggravated burglary.Voorhees was apprehended on Feb. 14. Police arrested Shields April 16 after a car chase in St. Joseph, Mo. Optometrists attend annual convention TOPEKA – More than 450 people attended the 2013 Ka...
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California pilot visiting local family, friends
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Chanute native and pilot Dana Pontious is taking advantage of her love for flying. She landed in Chanute on Wednesday to visit family and friends. Pontious moved away from Chanute in 1976 and currently resides in Riverside, Calif. She has been back to Chanute several times over the years, the last time was about two years ago. Pontious got into flying for a couple reasons. As a child she would visit the Martin and ...
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Local candidate in running for Recreation Commission director
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute Recreation Commission (CRC) inched closer to hiring a director after the CRC and city officials interviewed the final candidates, which include a local resident. During City Manager J.D. Lester’s report to the Chanute City Commission Monday, he confirmed the CRC and city officials interviewed the final four candidates last week. “Dan [McMillan, Chanute Parks Director] and I have been pretty active in t...
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Answer the call of patients by donating at blood drive
Be a hometown hero and donate blood. American Red Cross heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They don’t wear capes or special suits. Their badge of honor is the bandage that shows they gave the “gift of life.” Be a hometown hero and answer the call of patients in need by donating blood. “Donating blood is one of the simplest things you can do to help save a patient’s life,” said Terri Dunaway, CEO of the Red Cross Central Plains Blood Service...
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CRDA talks possible new big business
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Chanute could receive a 70-unit motel and travel center after the Chanute Regional Development Authority (CRDA) agreed to an addendum to rectify previous concerns. The CRDA unanimously approved the signing of the addendum by Executive Director Murray McGee to an option between the CRDA, an unspecified landowner and an unspecified developer that would rectify concerns that centered around signage and the ability of...
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County Health Dept. move, grant funds hit snags
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Neosho County Health Department suffered a few setbacks with grant funding and its upcoming move. Lease negotiations between Neosho County and Chanute building owner Jim Allen hit a snag along with an effort to preserve childcare-licensing grant funds the county has received for the last 15 years. With its lease set to expire in May, the Health Department ramped up its effort to find a new location in past mon...
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Romance, adventure featured at weekend Safari Film Festival
The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute will present its 11th annual Safari Film Festival, a weekend of romance and adventure, on Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27. Friday’s events will feature an evening showing of the film “The King’s Speech,” which is based on a true story of England’s King George VI. The King and his wife, Elizabeth, when they were known as the Duke and Duchess of York, visited Martin and Osa Johnson a...
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