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— Just Another Tuesday meal, cancelled due to Holy Week
Today, March 30 — Just Another Tuesday meal, cancelled due to Holy Week. — Community ACCL Holy Week Services, 7 p.m., First Christian Church, 102 N. Grant. Wednesday, March 31 — Neosho County FCE annual Spring Recognition Day, 10 a.m. in the Alliance Room (third floor in the Memorial Building), at 101 S. Lincoln, Chanute. — Community ACCL Holy Week Services, 7 p.m., First Christian Church, 102 N. Grant. Thursday, April 1 — CHS Class o...
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Legislators waiting on revenue numbers to weigh-in budget
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter ERIE -- The state’s continuing financial crisis dominated discussion at a legislative forum Saturday afternoon at the Neosho County Courthouse. “We’re in uncharted waters,” state Rep. Jerry Williams, D-Chanute, told the approximately 30 people who attended the forum, sponsored by Neosho County Farm Bureau. Williams, who appeared at the forum with state Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, R-Thayer, said this was the first t...
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PSU’s business school earns honor
From Pittsburg State University PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University’s business school was recognized as being among the best in the U.S. Entrepreneur magazine, a publication for and about entrepreneurs, named the Kelce College of Business at Pitt State one of the top business colleges in the nation. In its April issue, the magazine listed the master’s of business administration programs at PSU as one of the most highly rated by students in...
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Drug charges close Altoona day care
Melissa Smith Tribune Staff Three individuals were arrested on drug charges Thursday and an Altoona day care had its license suspended. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued an emergency order of suspension against Totally Tots Day Care Home, a licensed group day care home operated by Mary Elizabeth Keith, located at 906 Quincy St., Altoona. According to the KDHE, state law allows the secretary of KDHE to issue such an order ...
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— Big Creek UMC Whole Hog Day, 8 a
Today, March 27 — Big Creek UMC Whole Hog Day, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Big Creek Chapel. Sausage, homemade biscuits, sausage gravy, homemade cinnamon rolls, drinks. $5 adults. $2.50 children under 10. Special music, 8:30-9:30, R Squared; 9:30-11:30, bluegrass jam. 1 1/2 miles north of K-39 on Lyon Road. — Bowl For Kids’ Sake, at Bowl Mor. — Neosho County Farm Bureau Legislative Tea, 2 p.m., the Neosho County Courthouse basement. Kansas Rep. Jer...
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Royster’s bet with Iola Middle School paid off
Tribune staff On Thursday, T-shirts with Royster Middle School logos donned the halls of Iola Middle School. It was a good-natured end to a challenge that raised funds to help build a clinic in Haiti after the devastating earthquake. After the earthquake, Iola Middle School students challenged rival students at Royster Middle School to raise money to send to Haiti. The losers of the fundraiser would have to wear T-shirts from the winners’ sch...
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Ornelas sentenced to 39-month jail term
Melissa Smith Assistant Managing Editor A two-year case against Chanute resident Kenneth Ornelas II, 39, came to a close Friday afternoon as he was sentenced to 39 months in prison and two years of post-release supervision. In December, Ornelas pleaded no contest to an amended charge of solicitation of aggravated arson, a felony. Prior to the agreement, Ornelas was facing two counts of solicitation of murder, two counts of solicitation of ars...
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Area landowners protest possible road closing
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter ERIE — About a dozen Chanute city officials and area landowners descended upon Friday morning’s Neosho County Commission meeting to protest the possible closure of portions of 230th Road north of the Chanute city limits. “I’m against any road closure,” Mike Casper, a property owner in the area, said. “Most people are against it.” The county commission recently scheduled a public hearing for 10 a.m. Frida...
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Chanute not on top 10 list for Google’s test site
Tribune Staff Chanute’s David and Goliath struggle to lure Google to build an experimental super-high-speed fiber optics network in the city has reached a milestone as today is the deadline for municipalities to submit applications. A report released by Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Steketee Greiner and Company this week has ranked what it believes are the top 10 cities in contention to attract Google. Chanute isn’t on the list. However, the ...
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2000 census shows continued losses in rural Kansas
State sees increase in population of 5 percent, mostly in urban areas Mike Corn The Hays Daily News HAYS (AP) — Just as the 2010 Census is getting started, the last in a string of estimates on county populations has been released. For northwest Kansas, the results revealed a virtual bloodbath since 2000, the last time a complete census was taken. It was no cakewalk, however, between 2008 and 2009, the latest figures available. “It’...
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Humboldt charts course for growth
Harold Campbell Tribune Reporter HUMBOLDT — Affordable housing, extending zoning jurisdictions and annexation — these are some of the issues the Humboldt Planning Commission will be exploring as it charts the future course for Humboldt’s growth. The commission met Wednesday night for an informal work session with John Riggs, a consultant with Riggs Associates of Lindsborg, and Humboldt’s city planner to discuss procedures and possibiliti...
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Palm branches and unbroken colts
Everyone loves a parade. Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. It was quite the parade. Crowds threw their coats on the road making a red carpet for the celebrity, Jesus. Palms were waving in the air and voices cheered. Jesus rode at the head of the parade on the colt of a donkey. Did you catch that? The unridden colt of a donkey. What a way to lead a parade, riding an unbroken colt. Not me! I don’t want...
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Chanute man to face trial in Allen County Court
In Allen County District Court on Monday, Zakary L. Markham, 22, Chanute, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated criminal sodomy and rape. Judge Daniel Creitz scheduled a two-day trial on Aug. 11-12. A status hearing has been scheduled for July 15. Randall D. Lowry, Humboldt, was sentenced to 11 months in jail, suspended for 12 months probation, for possessing methamphetamine. Lowry must also pay court costs and drug treatment fees. Clay...
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CCT takes on ‘Godspell’ this weekend
Melissa Smith Assistant Managing Editor The Memorial Auditorium will be filled with music based on the gospel of Matthew this weekend as Chanute Community Theatre launches its production of “Godspell.” The show — scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday — will be directed by Rick Bushnell, Chanute High School art teacher. Bushnell has been away from CCT for nine years after working with the group for about 20 years. He de...
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Ag/business news
Grain commodity growers elect commissioners TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced the names of farmers from the eastern third of the state who were elected to the state’s five commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat. District nine includes Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson counties. Ba...
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KU to honor seniors from Neosho and Wilson counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 7, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. A total of 38 seniors from high schools in Neosho and Wilson counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Neodesha High School, 1000 N. Eighth St. The Kansas Honors Program began in 1971 and has honored more than...
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Parsons business seized for unpaid taxes
PARSONS — State and local law officers on Monday afternoon closed a Parsons mechanic shop and seized the assets of the business to pay toward $571,419 in delinquent withholding and sales taxes the business failed to pay since 2001. Marty’s Automotive, 1831 Appleton, was closed for business at 1 p.m. Monday by agents of the Kansas Department of Revenue, ABC Law Enforcement and officers from the Labette County Sheriff’s Department and Parsons P...
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Erie tables decision on propane tanks
Tribune Staff ERIE — A decision about enforcement of an ordinance regarding propane storage tanks was tabled Monday night by the Erie City Council. Jeff Gard, Beachner Grain manager, asked the council to reconsider enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting use of storage tanks of more than 100 pounds. The council tabled a decision until it could obtain more information. The council also awarded a low bid of $23,900 to Jim Walters Mowing for...
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Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors first in PepsiCo contest
Tribune staff WASHINGTON — The people voted and the troops won. PepsiCo has officially announced that The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors will be awarded a $250,000 grant from the soft drink giant after finishing first in voting during February’s Refresh Everything Project. Internet voters were able to choose which of 729 competing charities would receive grants of $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 or $250,000. The top three finishers i...
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Thousands in state face delays in gov’t health care
TOPEKA (AP) — The sour economy has pushed a growing number of families into government health programs but in cash-strapped states like Kansas, thousands face delays in actually getting the coverage. Kansas has a backlog of nearly 25,000 applications for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and about 17,000 of those are more than 30 days old, up from only 10,000 about a month ago. State officials blame such delays on multip...
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