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NCCC to wrap up theater season this weekend
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Neosho County Community College theater department looks to wrap up the semester with the car-centric comedy “Marcus is Walking – Scenes from the Road.” Emily Kasperzak, a theater professor at NCCC , said the six-scene play will feature its largest cast of the season and works in line with the department’s central theme – pathways. “It’s a series of short scenes that all revolve around a car,” Kasperzak sa...
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Chanute woman journeys to scene of dead bodies
A Chanute woman drove to Ottawa on Tuesday after the bodies of a woman and two men were found on property at 3791 Georgia Terrace in rural Ottawa on Monday. Investigators have not identified the victims. KMBC TV reported Carla Fisher, of Chanute, the mother of a man who lived in the area and is now missing, came to the scene for information. She said she believes what happened on the property is drug-related. “I don’t know if he’s one of the ...
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USD 101 hires new superintendent
Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun Central Plains USD 112 Superintendent Steven Woolf has been chosen by the Erie USD 101 Board of Education as the new superintendent of schools for the 2013-14 school year. Woolf will officially begin his duties July 1, replacing current superintendent John Wyrick, who has taken the position of superintendent at Altamont USD 506 beginning July 1. Woolf received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in secondary education...
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Carwash owner drops $75,000 lawsuit
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Attorneys representing 8th Street Carwash owner Cody Mummert dropped their lawsuit seeking more than $75,000 from the City of Chanute. Chanute City Manager J.D. Lester believes the dismissal stems from U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten throwing out an injunction to allow the South Santa Fe carwash to remain in operation during regular business hours. The suit sought more damages including lost revenue, punitive...
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I/DD advocates seeking permanent carve-out from Kancare
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Advocates for Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are seeking to keep those services out of the Kancare managed care system in Kansas. Interhab, a statewide association representing community organizations that provide support to Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has started a media campaign titled “Dear Governor” to advocate for the carve-out. The campaign will featur...
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Fiesta soccer tourney, queen’s dance this weekend
A new event, the Chanute Fiesta Soccer Invitational will kick off the day, culminating in the Introduction of the 2013 Queen Candidates dance tonight. The soccer event, featuring eight teams, is scheduled beginning at 8 a.m. this morning at Neosho County Community College. The championship game is scheduled 10 a.m. Sunday at the Chanute Community Sports Complex at Chanute High School. The dance is 8 to midnight at VFW Post 1654, 1700 W. Main,...
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Retiring basketball coach named new CRC director
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute Recreation Commission (CRC) named retiring Royster Middle School teacher and basketball coach Steve Slane as its new director late Friday afternoon inside the Memorial Building. Slane’s unanimous selection by the CRC comes at the heels of a four-month wait for a new director after the CRC did not renew the contract of former director Mark Schoelmehl. “I’m excited. With Steve coming on board and with An...
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Chanute Elementary adds science nights to yearly events
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Chanute Elementary School held its first Science Night Thursday evening, sponsored by the PTO. Science Night includes hands on experiments for CES students and their families, and representatives of local businesses showing how science is part of their jobs. For this first science night, Spirit Aerosystems, The Southwind Extension District, Ash Grove Cement Co. and the Neosho County Community College Mary Grimes ...
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Tri-Valley honors contributors to success
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter The 2013 Tri-Valley Developmental Services awards ceremony was held Friday at the Central Park Pavilion. Executive Director Tim Cunningham said the ceremony acknowledges businesses, clients, volunteers and employees. “This is really just an opportunity for us to acknowledge people who have contributed to the success of Tri-Valley,” he said. Cunningham said the awards ceremony had dropped off before he came to T...
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Highway construction leads to reduce county speed limits
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) construction on K-39 Highway and K-47 Highway has prompted Neosho County commissioners to approve a few alterations to roads and regulations. The Neosho County Commission unanimously approved lowering the speed limit to 45 miles-per-hour along sections of Udall Road and 80th Road and applying additional rock to Ford Road and Douglas Road because of concerns expressed by ...
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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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