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Researcher visits Safari Museum 
The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is hosting international researcher Madie Armstrong this week. Armstrong is a native of Leicester, England, and is a Ph. D. candidate at the International Center for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University. She is visiting the Safari Museum to study the newly acquired Elizabeth Main Le Blond collection of more than 2,000 photographs taken by Le Blond in the last part of the 19th and the ...
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Pool cleared to open despite drought concerns
Jimmy Potts Tribune reporter The Maring Aquatic Center will open this summer despite drought concerns after the Kansas Water Office (KWO) did not find it a major cause of water waste. Some questioned whether the Aquatic Center should open due to the worsening drought conditions during previous Chanute City Commission and Recreation Commission meetings. According to a letter sent by Margaret Fast with KWO, read by Chanute City Manager J.D. Les...
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Kansas Quiz Bee held on state’s birthday
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter The St. Patrick’s Catholic School Kansas quiz bee, part of the Catholic schools week activities, was held Tuesday in the gym on the state’s birthday. The single elimination tournament had nine teams of six to seven students arranged so that each team wherever possible had a representative from grades 1-5. The team names had Kansas and western themes like Pioneers, Bison and Twister. The questions were all relat...
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City Commission moves forward on smart meters; honors firefighters
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute City Commission approved phase two of a survey Monday night that could lead to an update of city utility meters as well as more affordable television, phone and internet services. The commission unanimously approved a survey that seeks to greater understand Chanute’s needs when it comes to the hardware needed for future installation of smart meters, which could also provide television, phone and interne...
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Cleaver sentenced Monday in 2009 vehicular homicide
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Garrett Cleaver, 28, of Colony, charged with vehicular homicide in 2010, was sentenced Monday in Chanute. As previously reported in the Tribune, Cleaver was southbound on U.S. 169 near the 35th Street exit, driving a pickup truck. Cleaver crossed the center line and collided head on with a car driven by Joseph Bagnato, 51, of Basking Ridge, N.J. Bagnato died from his injuries. Judge Daryl D. Ahlquist presided over...
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MRH selected to offer The Hartford’s AARP insurance
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor AARP is familiar territory for many Chanute residents. Now any questions about AARP’s auto or home insurance program can be answered by MRH Insurance Group of Chanute. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over that provides a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for its members. Ross Hendrickson, agent and president of MRH, is pleased to announce h...
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County reluctant about KDOT proposal
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter ERIE — An offer of $157,200 by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) seems too good to be true for Neosho County Commissioners. During his weekly update, Neosho County Road and Bridge Director Charlie Morse informed the commissioners of KDOT’s proposed deal with the county, which would give the county $157,200 in exchange for taking over responsibility for maintaining Kansas Highway 201. “KDOT approached ...
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Air Force sergeant makes surprise visit to CES
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter Chanute Elementary students Adolyne and Kai Ruggles got a surprise Friday — a patriotic surprise. Their father, Air Force Staff Sergeant Nathan Ruggles with the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, visited CES Friday morning. Ruggles is stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. He recently returned from deployment to Turkey. He started out his day explaining the history and purpose of the Pledge of Allegian...
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NCCC receives StormReady recognition
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Neosho County Community College has received StormReady recognition, only the fifth community college in the nation and the first in Kansas to receive the honor. The only other college in Kansas to receive this recognition so far is Washburn University in Topeka. StormReady is a National Weather Service program that recognizes severe weather preparedness for counties, municipalities, universities and other locatio...
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Prom show to display latest fashions at FireEscape Sunday
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Needing a prom dress? The Prom Spectacular Fashion Show will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at the FireEscape Coffee House. Talk of the Town owner Betsy McReynolds said this is different from past years’ events which have included bridal fashion, focusing just on prom and the latest prom fashions. “This year we decided that we are going to focus on more prom, because we are one of the few stores in the area and we serve a...
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Linemen thanked for hurricane relief efforts
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter HUMBOLDT — Months removed from Hurricane Sandy, linemen with Westar Energy continue receiving thanks for their efforts in restoring power to many communities throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Soon after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett declared a state of emergency due to the encroaching hurricane, Humboldt based Westar Energy linemen Rick Snyder, Dennis Rink, Kirt Webb and Doc Holliday received notice that the...
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Older, wiser: Spring conference on aging in April
Aging with Attitude, a one-day regional conference focusing on issues associated with aging – and adding quality to life during the process – is being planned for April 26. The conference will be held at the Wesley United Methodist Church at 500 Leawood Drive in Parsons, with sessions planned from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Registration is $15 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, prizes and a resource fair. The conference is recommended...
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Daycare providers earn first aid certification
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Chanute daycare providers learned essential lessons in saving lives while getting their mandatory first aid certifications Tuesday night at the Brighter Beginnings Learning Center. During the two-hour American Heart Association (AMA) Heartsaver course, local daycare providers discovered how to respond to a variety of medical issues from bug bites to severe spinal chord injuries. “[First Aid] is the immediate treatm...
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Erie High School
First Semester Honor Roll Erie High School First semester, 2012 Freshmen Riley Angleton, Audrey Audiss, Halie Bettencourt, John Bixler, Lucas Bloemer, Matthew Brungardt, Gabriel Gann, Courtney Gard, Ashton Hughes, Dakota Kincaid, Wyatt Mason, Chrisana Maurer, James Myers, Shivani Patel, Dominick Pontious, Dakkin Sexton, Madison Steenrod, Natorian Steveson, Ashlyn Taylor, Victoria Tharp, Logan Wilson Sophomores Heather Chaney, Cole Cramer, Rea...
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Year of Faith concerts continue next Thursday
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chanute, is inviting everyone for another concert in a yearlong series of Year of Faith sacred music concerts. The next concert will be Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the church, and features the Newman University Troubadours. The Troubadours are the premier select ensemble from Newman University, Wichita. In the past four years, they have been invited and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York three times and a...
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Chanute residents differ on gun bans
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Although Kansas has a reputation as a red state, Chanute residents have more than one opinion regarding the latest gun legislation working its way through Congress. In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, many congressmen and senators have become embroiled in discussions on how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. During a press conference last week, President Barack Obama announced hi...
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NCCC seeking increased enrollment in Spirit training
for postsecondary education. Seniors who can get into the March training session can get the tuition for the pre-employment training paid by the provisions of Senate Bill 155. “It certainly would give them a skill set that would lead to long term employment with good benefits right here in their home town. NCCC can also administer a test for those with previous aerostructures experience to test out of the pre-employment training. Krumm said S...
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Election lineup finalized
The lineup for the spring elections April 2 have been finalized. Running for Chanute City Commission are incumbents Jim Chappell, Tim Egner and Martha McCoy. Also running are Tim Erickson, Jeff Galemore and Jon O’Dell. Running for USD 413 School Board are incumbent Mike Aylward, Nathan Falk and Betsy McReynolds. Running for Neosho County Community College Board of Trustees are incumbents Pat Griffith, Kevin Berthot and Charles Boaz. In Hu...
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Reporter joins Tribune staff
The Chanute Tribune welcomes Jimmy Potts to its editorial staff. He comes to the paper by way of Junction City after his tenure as a sports reporter for the Daily Union. Much of his journalism experience comes from writing hard news as a government and crime reporter. After graduating from Gardner-Edgerton High School in 2003, he began his professional journalism career two years later as a reporter for the Spring Hill New Era following a suc...
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St. Paul High School
Fall Semester 2012 Honor Roll St. Paul High School Grade 9 Superintendent’s Honor Roll Josie Albertini, Ashley Carlson, Morgan Carter, Christopher Leistikow, Jenny O’Bryan, Jonathan Thomas, Jordyn Tuck, Tyler Warstler Principal’s Honor Roll Holly Hutcherson, Clay Newberry, Garret Newberry, Brent Vitt Grade 10 Superintendent’s Honor Roll Caden Kendall, Taylor McClanahan, Brooke Milroy, Sissy Nguyen, Anna Schibi, Aston Wood Principal’s Honor Ro...
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