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Kelli Thompson Royster 7th grader There are 10 sets of twins and one set of triplets at Royster Middle School this year. Eighth graders Adam and Chase Cole, Shelby and Rena Stair, Lynzie and McKenzie King, Morgan and Megan Lansdown are twins. Seventh grade twin sets include Haley and Hunter Malloy, Abbe and Dylan Funk, Khila and Kayla Desjardin and Cameron and Caleb Durbin. The seventh grade also contains one set of triplets: Kaylee, Kyle,...
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Man pleads guilty to bank robbery
Tribune staff A Chanute man has pleaded guilty to the daylight robbery of Commercial Bank, 1315 S. Santa Fe in Chanute, in June 2009. According to court documents, Joal Goodwin, 35, of Chanute, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last week to the robbery. A sentencing hearing for Goodwin is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 9. According to Justice Department authorities, the maximum prison term is 20 years, although there is no minimum sentence...
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Dealing with tragedy during the holidays is never easy
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter It’s getting easier, but it’s never easy. That’s how Chanute native Peggy Schmidt describes how she and her family cope with holidays 17 years after her daughter, Stephanie, was murdered while she was a student attending Pittsburg State University. “The first Christmas without her was really hard,” said Schmidt, a 1963 CHS graduate who lives in Leawood with her husband, Gene. “The second year wasn’t so bad,...
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NCCC's Ottawa campus building moving forward
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Construction of the new building at the Ottawa campus of Neosho County Community College is proceeding in a timely manner, college officials say. “Although the project has progressed quickly from when we started moving dirt last summer, a tremendous amount of thought and analysis went into the project over the past four years before any contract was ever signed,” said project manager and Vice President for Admi...
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Jensen bowls perfect game
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter For Marty Jensen, it was another day at the lanes. Jensen, a concrete finisher with the City of Chanute, bowled a perfect 300 Tuesday, Nov. 16, at C&H Lanes in Chanute. “I did what I had to do,” Jensen said. “You don’t think about it. You don’t let your brain get in the way.” Jensen said this marked the second time he has bowled a 300 in his life. The other time was in 1994 in Erie. Born and raised in Was...
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Phase II of (Shaw)-Elk Road Road project complete
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter ERIE -- The eastern section of Shaw Road is now open to traffic again. Neosho County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday passed a resolution to open the four-mile stretch of 160th (Shaw) Road between Shaw and U.S. 59 following completion of Phase II of the 160th (Shaw)-Elk Road Improvement Project this week. Venture Corp., general contractor for the project, is expected to return Monday for some finish...
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Local retailers look forward to holiday season
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter The financial forecast for retailers is looking promising this holiday season, and Chanute businesses can feel the boost already. “There are a lot of reasons why it could be slower, but I had an open house last weekend and it was really good, people were excited about shopping downtown and I’m looking forward to it. I’m optimistic,” said Merle Norman studio owner Linda Springer. The optimism Springer is ex...
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City commission updated on budget
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter City Manager J.D. Lester updated Chanute city commissioners Monday night on possible steps to trim the 2011 budget to meet a projected $300,000 shortfall in the general fund. “This is targeted at 2011, so we are not necessarily going to move before the end of the year,” Lester said during Monday night’s regular commission meeting. Lester repeated earlier statements made last Thursday that some reductions in...
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Dickens classic to be performed as a radio show on stage
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Chanute Community Theatre is teaming up with FireEscape Coffee House and KFEX 93.1 to put on “A Christmas Carol” from Dec. 2-5 in a show that was adapted from radio. Actors will be in costume and performing live on stage at the coffeehouse like a normal production. However, there will be cords directly connecting the performers to a live radio feed, and the viewer will get to experience the whole productio...
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Lights come on for Christmas season
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Chanute. By Thursday evening, the city will look even more like the holidays when the lights are turned on at Christmas Lane on Main in Katy Park and on a number of downtown buildings. “We want to have a lot more color this year,” said Sharon Stirewalt, Main Street Chanute executive director. The lights will be turned on at Christmas Lane on Main in Katy P...
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Neosho County family honored by Farm Bureau
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter Richard and Linda Reinhardt, who live at 14465 210th Road about nine miles east of Chanute, have been selected as the Kansas Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year for Farm Bureau’s 3rd geographic district of southeast Kansas. The Reinhardt family received their award Friday during Kansas Farm Bureau’s 92nd annual meeting in Manhattan. “We were humbled by receiving such an honor,” Linda Reinhardt said in an in...
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Angels Care toy drive under way
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Angels Care Home Health is conducting a toy drive from now until Dec. 13. Toys can be dropped off at Merle Kelly Ford, G & W Foods Inc., Bank of Commerce, Chanute Public Library, Community National Bank, City of Chanute utility office, Salon 214, Angels Care Home Health and Cardinal Drug. All donations go to the Cherry Street Youth Center. Cindy Skillet and Toni Guffey are the Angels Care Home Health emp...
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Family, city seek to honor fallen police chief officer
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter Today marks the 80th anniversary of one of the Chanute Police Department’s greatest tragedies, the day when Officer Sherman Webb was accidentally shot and killed on duty by a fellow policeman. Now, Webb’s descendents and Chanute city officials are discussing plans to do something to honor the fallen officer. “I would love to see something more for him,” said Amy Frye of Chanute. Webb was her father’s grandf...
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County agrees to close Queen Road crossing
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter ERIE -- Neosho County commissioners Friday followed through on its earlier discussion to rescind its earlier resolution to close the 150th Road railroad crossing east of Erie High School and instead close the Queen Road railroad crossing, effective after the 150th Road railroad crossing receives and is utilizing signals. County Engineer William Cook reported that as of Thursday afternoon, both KDOT and the U...
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City commission to consider housing rehab bids
Tribune staff Consideration of bids for the third round of rehabilitation under the city’s $400,000 housing rehabilitation grant will be one of the highlights of the agenda for the next Chanute City Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The bid opening was on Nov. 4. Bid awards are based on lowest-qualifying bid; however, the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Recovery Act Community Development Block Grant program allows the city to have discret...
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City exploring budget-cut options
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter All options -- including layoffs -- are being explored as Chanute officials look for ways to meet the city’s financial crunch. City Manager J.D. Lester said he met with department heads and supervisors Wednesday to outline the situation and start discussing possible options. According to Lester, no decisions have been made. “It’s my responsibility to make sure that Chanute stays on solid financial ground,” ...
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Stars Go Dim set for Gant benefit concert
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Stars Go Dim will take the stage at the Chanute Memorial Auditorium Saturday night to play a benefit concert for Jeremy Gant. Chanute’s own Sky Smeed will open for the Tulsa, Okla.-based pop-rock band. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 in advance $15 at the door. “We heard about Jeremy from Zoel Lopez, a DJ at the radio station, and at the time Jeremy was still looking for a heart. But when...
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Faith House gets a makeover
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter The Chanute homeless shelter at 1531 S. Evergreen has received a number of both interior and exterior improvements, thanks to local volunteers and business owners who donated time and provided materials at reduced cost. “It’s been an amazing blessing to watch all the people come together,” Linda Stange, Faith House executive director, said. “It’s always wonderful to watch God work through His people.” Insi...
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Radio stations conduct drive for water purification
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter For those of us in the United States, we can take a sip of water without worrying if it’s safe to drink. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case for millions of people around the world. Chanute radio stations KINZ and KKOY in conjunction with Compassion International are taking part in a “Water of Life” radiothon ending today to supply water purification systems to families in Third World countries without acces...
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Local doctor featured in magazine
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Ashley Clinic pediatrician Dr. Greta S. McFarland was recently featured in MD News magazine. McFarland described what her practice means to her, and how she became interested in medicine. “At the Ashley Clinic, we have the opportunity to truly develop lasting relationships with the patients and their families,” said McFarland. “In rural medicine, you tend to rely on your fellow physicians differently. Ther...
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