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Retired educator publishes third book
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter Jean Vaughn, a licensed minister with Chanute’s First Christian Church, has published her third work and will be honored in a reception celebration and book signing on Sunday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to noon at the church’s fellowship hall at 102 N. Grant. “Mary of Nazareth” tells the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, from the annunciation by the angel Gabriel to her last days in Jerusalem. “The story e...
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Driver gets year in jail for vehicular homicide
Connie McCormick, 47, will spend the next year in an Anderson County jail cell for vehicular homicide for driving the car that crashed near Colony and killed her 13-year-old niece 22 months ago, The Iola Register reported. McCormick was driving home from a Kansas City-area methadone clinic May 27, 2010, with Royster Middle School student Mary Jane Robertson when she lost control of her 1999 Ford Expedition. The vehicle was southbound on U.S....
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Map exhibit opens at Safari Museum
“Around the World in Eighty Maps” will open Sunday, April 1, at the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum.¬† The exhibit is a fundraiser presented in conjunction with Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps of Topeka.¬† “This cartographic exhibition will feature the forgotten worlds of Phileas Fogg as well as the safaris of Martin and Osa Johnson in their travels around the world,” said Zimmer, co-curator of the exhibit.¬† This cartographic exhibit has b...
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Erie among nominees for Green Ribbon School awards
Erie High School’s school colors are red and white, but now the Red Devils are known for going green. Education Commissioner Dr. Diane DeBacker announced on Wednesday the names of the three Kansas schools that will represent Kansas in the inaugural Green Ribbon Schools awards program and Erie High School was on the list. The nominations have been sent to the U.S. Department of Education, where the winners of this prestigious award will be det...
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CHS, NCCC host welding competition
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter Welding students from Chanute, Parsons and Topeka were on hand Wednesday to participate in a welding competition at Chanute High School as part of Neosho County Community College’s certified welder program. “This is part of the certification process. It’s not just competition. Our students also participate in other competitions around the state in preparation for the state contest,” said NCCC certified welding i...
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CHS students share Spain trip experiences
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter A spring break trip gave local students a chance to brush up on their Spanish-speaking skills as well as a lasting history lesson in a foreign country. Chanute High School foreign language students visited Spain last week. Seniors Alex Thomen, Kenna Bideau and Allison Cooper shared some of their experiences.¬† “We went to several cities by bus and went to cathedrals and lots of old places,” Thomen said. ¬† Thomen ...
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Holy Week Services Sunday through Wednesday at FB
Holy Week Services, sponsored by the Alliance of Churches for Christian Living, begin 7 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, and will continue at 7 Monday through Wednesday. Sunday April 1 Presiding--Father Bernard Gorges, St Patrick’s Catholic Church Sermon--Matthew Hunter, Youth Pastor, Parkview Holiness Music--First United Methodist Choir ¬†¬†¬†¬† --First Baptist Church ‘Joyous Sounds” ¬†¬†¬†¬†--Deadra Nelson, First Baptist Church Monday...
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Humboldt student in national essay contest
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter HUMBOLDT — A Humboldt 5th grader’s essay on the pledge of allegiance is up for a national award from the Elks Lodge. Each year, the Elks sponsor a contest that awards prizes to students for the best essays on aspects of American patriotism. This year’s topic was “Why I am proud to say the pledge of allegiance.” Annie M. Wood, a 5th grader at Humboldt Elementary, won the local contest at the Chanute lodge with he...
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Commissioners receive update on police range
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter Chanute city commissioners received an update on the police park range by Public Safety Director Sam Budreau at Monday’s regular meeting. Following review and consideration, the commission approved and established fees for membership to the range, located on 14th Street east of Memorial Park Cemetery. Budreau stated the police department has prepared regulations along with safety guidelines which he presented t...
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Erie may try to get Safe Routes to School grant
ERIE — The city of Erie and CUSD 101 may team together to apply for a Kansas Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School grant. The Erie City Council met with Holly Powers of engineering firm Shafer, Kline & Warren, Lenexa, concerning the city applying again for a KDOT Safe Routes grant. The city’s application was denied last year. The Safe Routes grants are designed to encourage students in kindergarten through eighth grade to walk or...
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Inauguration planned for Swender as president of college in Garden City
Dr. Martha Kanter, U.S. under secretary of education, will serve as guest speaker when the Garden City Community College Board of Trustees hosts an inauguration for Dr. Herbert J. Swender as the sixth GCCC president on April 3. Swender is a native of Chanute. The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. in the main gym at GCCC’s Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex, preceded by a reception from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the same location. The public is invited to bot...
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Chanute native plays in 110-hour basketball game to benefit Joplin
Stu Butcher Tribune editor The NCAA Sweet 16 matchups were not the only games in town this week in St. Louis. An event was held from 5 a.m. Wednesday to late Sunday across the street from the Edward Jones Dome at the Missouri Athletic Club. There were two goals, besides the ones they were shooting baskets in, to set a Guinness world record and to fundraise for Joplin tornado victims. Two members of the coaching staff of Jeff Williams, former...
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2012 Tour includes stop in Chanute for Annie Moses Band
Connie Woodard Special to the Tribune With more than 1,000 hours of exposure on PBS across the country, a recent appearance on the 700 Club and a top 10 classical crossover album, the family of musicians known as The Annie Moses Band continues to attract new fans as they tour the United States. With two concerts booked in Joplin, Mo., this spring, the Annie Moses Band called and asked if they could return to Chanute where it has played before...
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KanCare subject of town hall meeting
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter Shawn Sullivan, Kansas Secretary of the Department on Aging, met with more than 60 citizens on Friday to discuss issues with KanCare, a statewide Medicaid reform effort proposed last year by Governor Sam Brownback. Sullivan discussed issues such as how KanCare evolved, stakeholder involvement, opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, solutions of KanCare and KanCare performance measures. Sulliv...
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County denies deed of road right-of-way
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter ERIE -- Neosho County commissioners on Friday denied a request for road work on Country Club Road. Road and Bridge Director Charles Morse informed commissioners of a request from Mrs. Lonnie Gourley to fill in some ditches on Country Club Road including removing and relocating some culverts and having the county deed back the filled in ditches. Estimated cost to the county would be $12,000 and Gourley indicated...
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Cleaver Farm and Home adds lawn and garden shop
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter Chanute residents now have a broader selection of fresh produce venues with the addition of the lawn and garden shop at Cleaver Farm and Home on South Santa Fe. “This is the first year we have offered live goods,” said store manager Chris Cleaver. “The produce started arriving in early February and we’ve been adding since.” Cleaver acknowledges the idea originated from his brother Jason. “He thought with the ea...
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Erie veteran heads up Texas-based Heroes on the Water program
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter For many veterans, coping with the horrors of combat is a lifelong battle in itself. Many return home only to face a long and emotional war against the memories of fighting overseas. Kody Wilson has taken his post-war life down a productive avenue to help other combat veterans in the healing process. Wilson, a 2004 graduate of Erie High School, is the coordinator of the Brooke Army Medical Center chapter of H...
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Humboldt High School
Fourth quarter honor roll Grade 12 Principal’s honor roll Katie May Roseberry, Jeremy Lucas Setter, Dakotah Levi VanFleet Teacher’s honor roll Carrie Lee Cady, Cheyanna M. Colborn, Travis S. Collins, Emmaline Elizabeth Durand, Hunter Taylor Isaac, Keri Suzanne Muntzert, Stanton Cory Swaggerty, Darrah Ann Tinkler, Kindahl Jean Young Regular honor roll Jerik DeWayne Allen, Michaela Renee’ Bartlett, Samantha Ann Bedell, Kylee Ann Carson, Jordyn...
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Leadership program combines faith
Leadership and faith can go together. The Kansas Leadership Center is presenting a series of programs simultaneously in five southeast Kansas cities. The first session of Leadership & Faith Southeast Kansas will be held 4:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at the Alliance Room of the Memorial Building. The program will also be given at Eureka, Independence, Iola and Pittsburg. It is open to people of faith wanting to make progress on difficult...
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Longtime KU basketball fans faithful
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor KU basketball fans come in all ages. There’s nothing to say a great-grandmother can’t be an expert about the University of Kansas Jayhawks. “You bet I do. I wouldn’t miss it for anything in the world,” said Charlotte Bowyer, Chanute, about keeping up with KU basketball. Bowyer, 89, got a chance to see KU in person a few years ago. “They gave us free tickets right behind the boys,” she said. “We enjoyed it.” “Mom was ...
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