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Furniture from Atwood motel goes to Faith House
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter A single donation has spawned other gifts and is affecting people on opposite ends of Kansas. When the mother of the Rev. Shelly Holle of First Presbyterian passed away last year, money in her parents’ will became available to help the people of Atwood, near the northwest corner of the state. The money was used to help purchase a motel that forms a triangle with the local hospital, Rawlins County Health Center...
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Chanute resident part of new FEMA Corps
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter Stacey Sexton of Chanute is one of hundreds of young leaders recently deployed to New Jersey and New York as part of the nation’s first class of FEMA Corps, a new unit of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. FEMA Corps is an innovative partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Corporation for National and Community Service for individuals ages 18 to 24. Hurricane Sandy is par...
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Borjas celebrates life, 73rd birthday
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Isabelle “Hazel” Borjas of Chanute will be able to count life among her 73rd birthday presents Monday. Borjas left the hospital Dec. 4 after being treated for Pneumonia, Anemia, and other issues and was doing well until Dec. 26, when she woke up her daughter Maria Rita early in the morning saying she wasn’t feeling good. Borjas is diabetic, but blood sugar tests revealed no problems there. Borjas continued to feel...
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Diet suggestions for healthy living
Dear Reno:¬†I want to start eating healthy this year. With so many “Diets” out there, could you tell us which one is the best? Thank you – H. M. There is a plethora of diets and eating plans which are available nowadays — whether on the Internet, television shows, books, magazines or even friends and acquaintances. According to a recent U. S. News & World Report, the DASH Diet Eating Plan has been named the best overall diet for the third yea...
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County accepts vehicle bids
ERIE — At Friday’s meeting of the county commission, Neosho County Sheriff Jim Keath presented bids on vehicles from dealerships that have a vehicle on the lot and bids on vehicles he would have to order. The commission moved to purchase for $28,999 a Chevrolet pickup on the lot from Ranz Motor Company, Chanute. This was not the lowest bid, but time to deliver ordered vehicles was four to six weeks or more. Trace Hallack, EMS director for Neo...
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Students take serious mock accident involving texting
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations By the end of the day, the “mock accident” and video from the hospital emergency room and district courtroom had stunned and sobered the crowd of Chanute High School students and reduced many to tears. Everywhere she looked in the high school auditorium, students were crying, said Belle Cockrell, one of three FCCLA students who organized the Grim Reaper event at the high school. “I think they were very ...
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Afterschool program targets reading skills
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations Sometimes, it just takes a little more time to get children where they need to be. At Chanute Elementary School, some teachers are providing that extra time by staying after school to work on reading skills with small groups of children. Instead of getting on the bus or going home at 3:30 p.m., 22 third, fourth and fifth graders meet in the school gymnasium for a snack and some exercise. Re-energized, t...
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McMahan enjoys volunteer Soupline salesmanship job
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter Larry McMahan has been selling advertisements for Operation Soupline placemats for about three years, but this is the first year he’s been the only one doing it. “It takes a lot out of you when you’re the only one,” he said. Operation Soupline and the Kiwanis pancake breakfast sell $20 business card sized ads on placemats to businesses or organizations that want to advertise, with about 24 ads per placemat. The pl...
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Building leadership at Royster Middle School
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations A group of middle school students are brainstorming, writing, planning and decorating hallway walls in an effort to improve the climate inside Royster Middle School. Through this process, they are also learning to become leaders and connect with similarly motivated students. The Royster students, along with representatives from Frontenac and Girard middle schools, are involved in a training program calle...
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Special charitable giving opportunity this month
Anna Methvin Neosho Memorial Hospital Foundation It’s official — the President has signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law. The new law gives taxpayers some certainty for at least another year, and in some cases, permanently. While most press reports focus on the increased tax burden of the bill there are a couple of items that actually are favorable to certain taxpayers. Here are some highlights of the taxpayer friendly chan...
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Bideau readies for return to Topeka
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor Hopefully it will be like riding a bike, because after 25 years Ed Bideau is returning to the Statehouse. State Representative Elect for new House District 9, which includes parts of Allen and Neosho counties and the cities of Iola, Humboldt, Chanute and Thayer, Bideau is getting ready to go back to the Kansas House of Representatives where he served 1984-1988. The Legislature convenes on Monday in Topeka and the Go...
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Phillips 66 to begin soil remediation project
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter Clean-up will soon begin at the site of an old refinery in Chanute. Phillips 66 and the City of Chanute held an informational meeting Wednesday morning about a soil remediation project that is slated to begin next week on the land of the Chanute Public Works Facility, 1002 E. 14th Street, and adjacent property. The ground is the site of a refinery that began operations in 1906 and was shut down in the late 1920s....
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Erie mother, son injured in wreck
An Erie woman and an infant were injured in a vehicle-semi-tractor trailer collision south of Erie late Tuesday morning. The accident happened at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the K-47 and U.S. 59 west junction, which is three miles south of Erie. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a semi-tractor trailer driven by Brian D. Bielli, 39, Hulbert, Okla., was northbound on U.S. 59 and slowed to turn onto K-47. A Jeep Liberty driven by Kara J. O’Neal,...
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Foundation recognizes 7 grant recipients
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter At the January regular meeting Monday, the USD 413 School Board recognized recipients of USD 413 Foundation grants. The USD 413 Foundation gives grants of $250 to teachers who want to do so specific things for their classrooms not covered by their budgets. The foundation received seven grant applications in 2012, and accepted all of them. Lucia Ellis, Chanute High School teacher, received a grant to help pay for s...
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Salina man dies after Wilson Co. crash
A fatality crash occurred around 9:22 p.m. Sunday near U.S. 400 and 1400 Road in Wilson County.  The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Zachary Eytcheson, 32, of Salina was westbound on U.S. 400 driving a 1998 Infinity G6. Stanley W. Ditges, 56. of Offerle was eastbound, driving a Kenworth Semi. Eytcheson crossed the center line and sideswiped the semi. He was taken to Fredonia Regional Hospital, where he died around 11:50 p.m. Eytcheson was not...
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Humboldt honor roll
Humboldt Elementary Charter School 2012-2013 2nd 9 weeks Grade 3 All A Peyten Galloway, Nautianna Goforth, Laken Hunter A-B Ashtyn Ansley, Jarek Baughn, Jaron Bonczkowski, Robert Cook, Hope Everett-Snyder, Madelynn Hodgden, Colton Johnson, Paige Marvin, Kirstyn Murrow, Brayden Oliver, Gavin Page, Abby Rinehart, Madison Sinclair, Colton Slocum, Madlyn White, Drew Wilhite, Cooper Woods Grade 4 All A Samuel Neeley, Madison Riebel, Drew Schoend...
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Caregivers – what you may not know!
The Southeast Kansas Senior Safety and Wellness Coalition will be sponsoring a conference to be held Jan. 16, 23, and 30 in Coffeyville, Chanute, and Parsons. The conference focuses on the aging population and what caregivers should be aware of and how to protect the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the aging person(s) and their resources. “If it sounds too good to be true – it is.- Financial Concerns” will be presented by Tony Celeste – ...
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Chanute High School
Spring 2013 Honor Roll CHANUTE HIGH SCHOOL Grade 12 Principal’s honor roll Breianna Brooks, Mariah Calyn Bush, Kody Michael Chase, Mallory Lea Flowers, Brock Daniel Gilmore, Tara Janae Guinotte, Matthew David Hansen, Jordan Hartman, Cody Howell, Makayla Kasten, Chad Michael Klauman, Isaac Daniel Klugh, Javyn Krenzel, Conner Anthony Lair, Meg Lieffring, Jack Martin, Kevan Matthew Morgan, John James Morris, Dalton Noakes, Brenna Renee Olson, N...
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Preconstruction meeting set for third phase of Shaw Road project
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter ERIE — County commissioners on Friday heard concerns about the wellness program and planned a preconstruction meeting for the third phase of the Shaw Road project. Commissioners Hugo Spieker and Mike Schoenhofer were present. Chairman Nicholas Galemore was absent, and Schoenhofer was appointed acting chairman for the meeting. Road & Bridge Director Charles Morse presented the commissioners documents for Phase III ...
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Preparations ongoing for Operation Soupline
After 30 years, the recipe is pretty much the same to put on Operation Soupline. The committee met Thursday night in preparation for the 2013 event on Thursday, Feb. 7. The Soupline will serve soup, pie and drink for $6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. that day at the Masonic Hall, 102 N. Highland. Funds are donated to the Alliance of Churches for Christian Living Emergency Fund and ACCL Utility Fund. Last year $18,000 was donated for helping residents ...
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