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County-wide cleanup week April 26-30 A county-wide cleanup week will be from April 26-30 at the Neosho County landfill east of Erie. During this period, the county will accept free of charge waste materials normally disposed of at the Neosho County Construction and Demolition Landfill. Items accepted free of charge include construction waste, furniture, mattresses, carpet, shingles, tree limbs, scrap metal, yard waste and other items usually ...
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New executive director at SEKRPC
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission has a new executive director. Daniel Crook took on the job last week and is looking forward to helping serve 12 counties in the SEK area. Crook’s background is largely in banking and he hopes to use his knowledge to assist participating communities in gaining state and national grants, and loans. The SEK Regional Planning Commission also focuses on planning s...
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City hears two sides on proposed downtown ordinance
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Monday night the city commission decided to postpone consideration for the ordinance on the proposed downtown Historic District. After spending more than two hours on questions, pros and cons, the commissioners decided a public hearing and work session would be necessary and all the building owners in the proposed historic district will be given written notice so their individual input can be taken into co...
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Chanute blood drive to honor Marts The American Red Cross Blood Services – Central Plains Region will host a special community blood drive on April 25-26, 2011 in honor of Roy Marts, an unlikely blood donor. Like hundreds of people across Kansas, Marts has depended on blood products to live. This past November, he traveled to Wichita for a routine stress test. But, he ended up requiring open heart surgery. “During that heart surgery, I ne...
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64th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday
The Chanute Lions Club met Wednesday night to get ready for their 64th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 24 at Highland Park. This year’s hunt will include the Deshon Orr Agency - American Family Fun Bounce House with the Easter Bunny (“Alias Trish Harris.”) The Bounce House will open at 1 p.m. and pictures with the Easter Bunny will be from 1 to 2 p.m. with the Egg Hunt kicking off at 2 p.m. sharp. There is candy in the new type of egg ...
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NCCC Board of Trustees conducts business
The Neosho County Community Board of Trustees met on Thursday. During the meeting, the board: •  Accepted the resignation of Eric Tincher as Dean of Student Development.  • Accepted the transfer re-quest of Nathan Stanley to the Ottawa Campus as math instructor. • Hired Dr. Tony Brown to be the Coordinator of the TLC at Ottawa.  Dr. Brown taught psychology at Baker University and was a Kansas State Representative for the 10th District.  ...
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CES 3rd grade celebrates stellar assessment scores
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter An assembly was held for the third graders at Chanute Elementary School Friday morning to celebrate the results of state assessments. Six third graders had perfect scores. Allison Adams and Kinzey Tiegreen aced the reading section, and Jillian Vogel, Alyssa Ramsey, Brady McDonald and Jonathan Parker had perfect scores on the Math section. Around 50 students scored in the exemplary level, just missing a few ...
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Farmers Market to open on Wednesday Chanute Farmers Market is opening at its new location on Wednesday. Vendors will be at Santa Fe Park just inside the entrance from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Carolyn Berthot said baked goods and plants will be among the offerings. County to meet on Thursday this week ERIE — The Neosho County Commissioners will be meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday instead of on Friday this week as the courthouse will be closed o...
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CHS Grand March at 8 p.m. tonight The Chanute High School Prom Grand March is at 8 p.m. today at the school. The time was incorrectly reported in Friday’s Tribune. Seating will begin at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. Seven attorneys apply for 31st Judicial District vacancy Seven attorneys have applied to fill a vacancy in the 31st Judicial District that was created by the April 2 retirement of District Judge Timothy E. Brazil. The 31st Judi...
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Resource Fair informs seniors of options
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter A Resource Fair for senior adults was held in the student union at Neosho County Community College Thursday afternoon. The Area Agency on Aging, Heritage Health Care, home health care and hospice from Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Chanute Public Library, and several other organizations were available to answer questions about assisted living facilities, ch...
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Prom preparations involve local businesses
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter With high school proms coming up this weekend, local businesses have been reaping the benefits from this busy time of year. Several businesses around town offer specials and stores have been working nonstop to ensure that everything is perfect for the special evening. “We’ve been busy, we have seven proms this weekend, because I cover a lot of the area’s different schools like Colony, Yates Center, Altoona...
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Antique Show and Sale at VFW on Saturday
The 36th annual Antique Show and Sale, sponsored by the SEK Bottle and Relic club, will be held at the V.F.W. Building, 1654 W. Main, on Saturday. There will be an array of jewelry, relics, glassware, bottles, jars, coins, antiques, postcards and collectibles. Admission is free and the show and sale will start at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. “Those who come can expect to see the vendors they’ve seen for many years as well as some new faces from...
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Schools’ donations help supply pantry needs
Connie Woodard USD 413 There is a never ending need for the kind of support Chanute High School and Royster Middle School generated for the local food pantries last week. At CHS, students and teachers were bidders and “goods” being sold at the annual Helping Hands Auction. The proceeds and money raised by selling t-shirts will be given to the local food pantries. At Royster Middle School, students paid entry fees to participate in a semi-an...
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Phase one results of Take Charge! Challenge released
Tribune staff We’re Number 1 — for now — in the Take Charge! Challenge. That is, Chanute is on top of the list so far. The challenge is a friendly competition among 16 cities in four regions of the state, sponsored by a $1.2 million grant from the KCC’s Kansas Energy Office and managed by Climate Energy Project (CEP). Chanute is paired with Parsons, Fort Scott, Iola and Pittsburg in the Southeast Region.  Based on the results through March ...
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame event on Saturday The Take Me Out to the Ballgame Multigenerational Day will be Saturday, April 16 at Hudson Field on the campus of Neosho County Community College. Pre-game events will begin at 12:30, including face painting. Baseballs will be given away to the first 200 youth. Anita Fairchild, senior volunteer, will throw out the first pitch for the 1 p.m. game vs. Johnson County. There will be free popcorn, p...
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Holy Week services to begin on Sunday night
The 2011 ACCL Community Holy Week Services will begin 7 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, Main and Steuben. Sunday, April 17 — • Introit: Procession of Palms, St. Patrick School Choir, Allison Morris, director • Presider: Shelly Holle, First Presbyterian Church • Anthem: First United Methodist Adult Church Choir, Russ Vallier, director • Special music: St. Patrick Catholic Church Mixed Ensemble • Sermon: Michael Longfellow, Past...
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Induction of city commissioners delayed
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter The new commissioners were not able to be inducted Monday night because their certificate of election had not arrived in the mail. The agenda for the city commissioners meeting Monday night was continued to next Monday at 7 p.m. “Until they are certified they can’t sign their oath for office and take office,” said City Attorney David Brake. “As soon as the certification comes in they can come into the city c...
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Snapshots from past uncovered
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Volunteers at Zion Lutheran Church found a sack full of old photos dating back to the 1920s, 30s, and 40s while going through the newspaper bundles they recycle a few months back. The youth group volunteers make it a habit to look through the stacks of paper before tossing them into the truck because they once found a diamond ring. Another time they found a passport. Both were returned to the rightful owner....
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Walk Kansas early morning social club
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Several Chanute residents have joined the Walk Kansas program this year in an effort to stay active and healthy. For some, it is a way to manage certain health conditions. For others, the draw is maintaining their physical activity quota with the added benefit of social interaction. Walk Kansas is a team-based program that encourages participants to be active with friends and family, make better nutrition ch...
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Erie native among PSU award recipients
PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University will honor three alumni with its Meritorious Achievement Award on Wednesday. This year’s recipients are Bill Neighbors, president and CEO of Tank Connection Affiliate Group in Parsons; Erie native Gary Tredway, president of American Fidelity Educational Services in Oklahoma City; and Robert Tyler, president and founder of Winfield Consumer Products in Winfield.  The PSU Alumni Association established the ...
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