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— Enchilada Day at Buffalo United Methodist Church, Corner of Micro-Lite and Main, 11:30 a
Today, March 14 — Enchilada Day at Buffalo United Methodist Church, Corner of Micro-Lite and Main, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eat in, give donation. Meal to go $5.25. Single enchilada $2.25 ($27 dozen). — The CHS class of 1950 monthly get-together, noon, at MoGedis. — Lois Carlson will be presenting ideas for day or weekend trips within 100 miles of Chanute at the Chanute Public Library at 4 p.m. — Chanute Recreation Commis...
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Ledgers, manual fall to wayside in court career
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Judy Froehlich has seen many changes since taking a job in the county courthouse in 1978. Now Neosho County District Court Clerk, Froehlich is retiring at the end of this week after 33 years.¬† Froehlich started working for the court in 1978 and became the clerk in 1990.¬†She said the job has changed in many ways, but especially in the use of technology. “When I first started we had electric typewriters but no memo...
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Santorum top vote-getter in SEK GOP caucus
Ray Nolting Parsons Sun PARSONS — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won the Southeast Kansas Republican Presidential Caucus Saturday morning in Parsons by nearly 200 votes over Mitt Romney. According to the voting statistics, 613 registered Republicans in Labette, Neosho, Cherokee, Wilson and Allen counties cast ballots in the caucus at Parsons Municipal Auditorium. About 650 people attended the caucus. Redemption’s Call, a local gospel ...
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Local optometrist publishes first book with abuse theme
Travis Hendryx Tribune Reporter A long-time local optometrist has added the job of author to his impressive resume. Dr. Bill Vietti, who operates a private optometry practice in Chanute, has just released his first novel, “The Other Side of Someday.” The subject matter is intriguing, following the life of a young man who was sexually molested by his father since early childhood and eventually murders his father. According to a synopsis, “The O...
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Humboldt middle school
3rd 9 Weeks Honor Roll Humboldt Middle School Grade 8 All A honor roll Rayce Hoepker, Aspen Lawson, Matthew Lea, Morgan Lea, Kira McReynolds, Colton Riebel, Anna Whitcomb Principal’s honor roll Matthew Arana, Cara Bartlett, Padyne Durand, Paige Durand, Layton Gillespie, Raven Gillespie, Hannah Hudlin, Joe Kline, Jason Mangold, Makaylah McCall, Kendra McNutt, Daylon Splane, Kylie Splechter, Breckon Sutherland, Griffin Voorhies, Tilar Wells Reg...
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Buffalo news
Seeing numerous Bradford Pear trees in full bloom today is a welcome sign that spring may finally be on its way! The Buffalo seniors met Tuesday, March 5 for their monthly luncheon and business meeting. Thirteen members and two guests enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner. We sang happy birthday to Amy Corbin and Charlie Heidner. The business meeting was presided over by President Sue Robinson. Old business discussed: **Pat, Dee and Judy Joyc...
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County estimates mill levy if Legislature passes bill
At Friday’s meeting of the Neosho County Board of Commissioners, CHAIRMAN Nicholas Galemore reported he had County Appraiser David Thornton run some numbers on how much Neosho County’s mill levy would increase if Senate Bill 317/House Bill 2501 pending in the 2012 Kansas Legislature would pass. The commissioners spoke to Thornton on speakerphone. It was estimated passage of this bill would reduce the county’s total assessed commercial valuat...
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Contract awarded for Student Union renovation at NCCC
The NCCC Board of Trustees Thursday awarded the Student Union/Gymnasium Restrooms/Fire Suppression Design/Build contract to Loyd Builders of Ottawa.This contract for $345,084 completely renovates the men’s and women’s restroom in the Student Union and the bathrooms in the gym locker rooms. It also installs a sprinkler system in the gym to bring the facility up to the latest fire codes which, in turn, allows for “away” bleachers on the mezzani...
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CHS teacher to participate in science research program
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter A Chanute High School science teacher has been accepted into a research program funded by the National Science Foundation Brian Gahagan, who primarily teaches biology at Chanute High School, will be participating in Research Experiences for Teachers: Shaping Inquiry from Feedstock-to-Tailpipe, a partnership between the University of Kansas and the Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center-Greenbush. He will be p...
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K-State’s ‘Walk Kansas for Kids’ family-friendly move toward health
Kansas State Extension MANHATTAN – There’s no need for more wishful thinking. Children who’ve enjoyed tagging along with parents in K-State’s Walk Kansas program can now participate in Walk Kansas for Kids. The program is modeled after K-State’s adult fitness challenge, with added age-appropriate goals, said Tanda Kidd, K-State Research and Extension nutrition and physical activity specialist who has developed resources for the program. Whi...
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Tax bills debated from both sides
Kansas bills would decrease taxes for businesses, increase for homeowners This is the last of a two-part series on the impact of these bills on Neosho County. Travis Hendryx Shanna Guiot While officials around the state await action on two bills in the Kansas Legislature, the overall effect on Neosho County taxpayers is unknown at this time. But House Bill 2501 and Senate Bill 317 may not make it out of committee during this session. Both pi...
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Court of Appeals to be in session in Yates Center, Iola
A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will travel to Iola and Yates Center Monday and Tuesday to speak to high schools and then hear oral arguments in eight appeals and consider the merits of 10 others that will be submitted on the briefs without argument. Judges Karen Arnold-Burger, Thomas E. Malone, and Stephen D. Hill will speak to students at Iola High School and Yates Center High Schools on Monday and then be in session at t...
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Testimony to taxation committees:
Testimony was given Feb. 1 to the House Taxation and Senate Assessment and Taxation Committees. Randy Pryor, plant manager at Ash Grove Cement in Chanute, testified (in part) as follows: “Thank you for the opportunity to speak in favor of SB 317, which we consider to be an important clarification to the Kansas tax code. Our company, the Kansas and Chanute chambers, of which we are a member, and the business community support this bill because...
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March 17 Chanute activities celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Chanute’s downtown will be wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day. The 6th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will start next Saturday at 8 a.m. There will be a Blarney Breakfast at the Masonic Temple sponsored by Cedar Lodge #103 and Main Street Chanute, Inc. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The cost will be $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Neosho ...
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Officials meet in Erie for discussion on tax bills, Ash Grove tax assessment
This is the first of a two-story series on the impact of these bills on Neosho County Travis Hendryx Shanna Guiot Two bills that aim to change the way in which business equipment is taxed are seemingly at a stand-still in Topeka. Meanwhile, Chanute’s Ash Grove Cement and Neosho County are awaiting the completion of the manufacturer’s recent tax appraisal by an out-of-state firm. County and Chanute commissioners, county and city of Chanute of...
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Blood drive honoring Diskin huge success
ST. PAUL — The blood drive honoring Verl Diskin, former blood drive coordinator for the St. Paul / Erie blood drive was held Tuesday, Feb. 28 in St. Paul. Diskin had received his 13-gallon pin and had donated his 106th pint of blood in December 2011. There were 93 people who came to donate blood in memory of Verl. Of those 93 donors, 86 productive pints of blood were collected making this the second most productive drive in the history of St...
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Local band releases single
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Local band A Cold Trip Nowhere has released a single on online music stores and plans to release its first EP by mid-to-late April.¬† Christian Nichols, the main songwriter for A Cold Trip Nowhere, said the band started after the breakup of a previous band he was involved with in 2009.¬† But the music came long before that. “I was raised in the studio,” he said. “My dad’s a producer.”¬† Nichols didn’t start playing...
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Sen. Umbarger again faces ethics complaint
State Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, a Thayer Republican, may face an ethics investigation again involving unproven 2008 allegations. The state ethics commission investigated the allegations in 2008 and dismissed the complaint that alleged Umbarger used campaign money to make numerous personal purchases. Umbarger said there was nothing to the complaint then and nothing is new now. Umbarger had reimbursed his campaign fund $4,702 in 2008 in more than a...
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Severe Weather Awareness Week begins Monday
Kansas will bring attention to the importance of being ready for weather-related damage and disasters with Severe Weather Awareness Week March 12-16. Weather disasters are caused by many types of severe weather and affect a surprisingly large number of people. Each year, Americans cope with an average of 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and 1,000 tornadoes. In Kansas, 2011 produced 68 tornadoes, plus a range of other extreme weather ...
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SEK Republicans to vote in caucus at Parsons Saturday
Parsons Sun PARSONS — Plans are being finalized for Saturday’s Republican Caucus at the Parsons Municipal Auditorium, 112 S. 17th. The caucus will include Republicans from five counties: Labette, Cherokee, Neosho, Wilson and Allen. Registered Republicans will be able to cast a ballot for their favorite GOP candidate for president: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the caucus begins at 10 a....
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