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Aikins part of Teacher Leader pilot program
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter The Kansas Department of Education recently completed a pilot program to add to teaching licenses in Kansas. Royster Middle School teacher Julie Aikins was one of the select few involved in launching the program in the state of Kansas and has added Teacher Leader to her resume. When the program began, 300 teachers across the state of Kansas registered to help with the pilot, of those 300, only 100 met th...
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Erie man hurt in auger accident
Parsons Sun WALNUT — An Erie man suffered minor but disabling injuries to his leg, ankle and foot after his leg was caught in a grain auger Monday afternoon at Beachner Grain Co. According to Crawford County Undersheriff Dan Peak, Daniel Mason, 44, was working at Beachner in Walnut when he lost his footing and fell into the operating auger of a grain storage building that holds an estimated 300,000 bushels of corn. Mason called the sheriff ...
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Operation Soupline brews more success
Tribune staff The delay in putting on the 29th annual Operation Soupline did little to dash the spirit of the event held Feb. 10 at Masonic Hall. On that day, 2,952 meals of soup and pie were served, 1,527 at Masonic Hall and 1,425 through the satellite site at St. Patrick Church. And what about the bottom line? $20,000 will be donated to the Alliance of Churches for Christian Living utility fund. This year's Soupline raised $25,589.75 le...
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Royster team takes 1st at MathCounts
Connie Woodard USD 413 It’s been more than a decade since a team of math students from Royster Middle School has come out on top at a regional competition. So it’s no wonder that MathCounts coaches Heidi Bolt and Sandy Erikson are walking around with big smiles on their faces. At the Feb. 5 competition at Pittsburg, the Royster team of Danny Benevidas, Bailey Herzberg, Mike Churning and Jake Galemore took first place and qualified to make ...
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Arson suspect posts bond
Tribune staff Delana Capps, 26, Chanute, the woman who allegedly set the Rendezvous Club on fire the night of Feb. 6, has posted bond and is no longer in custody at the Neosho County Jail. Bond was set earlier at $150,000. A video arraignment was originally scheduled for today, but now a hearing has been scheduled for March 22 in Erie. Capps was charged with one count of aggravated arson, as the fire endangered many lives and destroyed the Re...
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NCCC's delayed Homecoming activities this week
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter After the slew of snowstorms interrupting what would have been Neosho County Community College's Homecoming week, the students are finally able to celebrate this week. "The weather has definately put a damper on some of the plans for Homecoming and of course the Homecoming week activities," said Student Senate President Bailey Gins. "Although this is life, so we all had to make necessary changes to make thi...
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City to upgrade phone system
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor The Chanute City Commission was approached Monday night with a couple of proposals that should save money in the future. Bill Vandervoort from Kansas Communications gave commissioners information about conversion to a VOIP phone system. He said the city would be getting state of the art equipment for less money. "After three years it will be gravy," Vandervoort said. He explained that the city currently is spend...
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County approves disaster resolution
At Friday's meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Neosho County, the commissioners approved a request from Sheriff Jim Keath for a blizzard disaster resolution due to the governor declaring Kansas a state of disaster after the blizzard last week. The resolution enables the county to apply for FEMA reimbursement if the cost of snow removal in the county exceeds a certain amount. Commissioners also: • Announced commissioners will...
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Wichita County superintendent to take over 413 in June
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune reporter Chanute Unified School District held a board meeting Monday afternoon to make a final decision to name the superintendent for the 2011-2012 school year. After narrowing the initial 18 applicants to just two worthy candidates, James Hardy, Ed. D, and Steven Pegram, Ed. D, the board voted to hire Hardy for the position to replace Steve Parsons who will retire in June. “After much input, much deliberation, w...
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413 Board updates calendar, narrows superintendent list
Tribune staff At Monday’s USD Board of Education meeting, Royster Middle School teacher Julie Aikins shared information regarding the Teacher Leader Endorsement being developed by the Kansas State Department of Education. “Teacher Leader is a School Specialist endorsement that teachers will be able to add to their teaching licenses,” Aikins said. “This is a new program at the Kansas State Department of Education, which was pilot tested last ...
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Local woman uncovers 100-year-old Valentine
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter After the passing of an old family friend, Vi Thorne found herself in the possession of a very interesting gift, a 100-year-old Valentine her grandmother had given to a very close friend. Thorne’s grandmother, Janet Wilson, was born in 1869, in Horton. Later in her life, Janet Wilson was a member of the Helping Hands Club with longtime friend, Clara Clousse. It was Valentine’s Day, and Janet was not in t...
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Wedding proposal has interesting twist
Tribune staff Mr. and Mrs. Tom Graham of Chanute are the winners of the lavish romance package in the Share Your Love Story contest sponsored by the Tribune. The Grahams will receive a romantic suite at the historic Tioga Hotel, a studio session with complimentary portrait package from Total Image, a dozen beautiful roses from Hans’ Flowers, dinner for two at Benchwarmers, dessert for two at the Red Pepper, toasting flutes from Talk of the T...
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Bartender tells tale of Rendezvous fire
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter O’neal Smith, bartender at the Rendezvous Club, was already off his shift the night Delana Capps allegedly set the bar ablaze, but he had stayed to hang out with some friends. “I don’t recall her being thrown out. I know her (Capps) from a previous place of employment and I waved at her and she waved back. I was just playing pool and having fun,” said Smith. “I heard yelling from the bathroom. I thought they...
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Drumming up reunion of corps members
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor The Chanute group on Yahool! celebrated its second anniversary last week. John Bowes, Topeka, former resident of Chanute, and administrator for the site, announced that approximately 2,495 messages and countless photos have been posted and there are 161 current members. In his post he wrote, “Proud to have been a member of the Chanute community then, proud of where the current community leaders are taking it toda...
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Snow days pile up for USD 413
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Students may have jumped for joy at the number of snow days piling up in the last two weeks, but they will have to make up at least two of the days, according to school administrators. There have been four snow days in the last two weeks and Superintendent of USD 413 Steve Parsons said there were two days already built into the calendar as make up school days. Schools would have normally had Feb. 21 off for...
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The Tribune has new temporary location
The Chanute Tribune’s new temporary location is located at 411 S Central, (New Beginnings Academy). The temporary phone number is (620) 432-2503. Soupline is on today at Masonic Hall Operation Soupline organizers said the rescheduled event will be held today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Masonic Hall, 101 N. Highland. The walks and parking areas have been cleared of snow. Captains meeting for Relay for Life on Tuesday Neosho County Relay...
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Soupline recipe has been around a while
Tribune staff Janice Weeks was in the family room of Bea Cunningham when Operation Soupline was born 29 years ago. On Thursday she will again be in the forefront as coordinator of the annual event, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Masonic Hall, 102 S. Highland. Soup, pie and drink will be served for $5. Take-out is available. Last year, Operation Soupline turned over $21,000 to the Utility and Emergency Funds. The Wagon Wheel Agency is the new home fo...
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Chamber hands out Public Square awards
Jane Brophy Chamber of Commerce The commitment of the members of the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce & Office of Tourism was applauded at its annual meeting Monday evening. Justin Sager, Bank, is the new president of the Chamber’s board of directors. He, along with immediate past president Jay Kingery with PostRock Energy, spoke to the crowd of approximately 80 Chamber members and guests. Recognition of several community members was a la...
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Tribune office affected by blaze
The blaze next door closed the Tribune office temporarily. “The Tribune is forging ahead, even with the damage sustained by the building in the fire,” said Shanna Guiot, publisher. “We were very fortunate that we didn’t lose the whole building like next door. The Chanute Fire Department was diligent and professional, particularly when communicating what was happening as the situation progressed.” She said the office and news staff will be mo...
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Arson destroys downtown building
Tribune staff The Rendezvous at 11 N. Evergreen went up in smoke overnight early Monday. At approximately 12:07 a.m. officers with the Chanute Police Department responded to a call of an individual setting the fire in the bathroom, said Det. Raymond Hale, public information officer.  Officers were able to get a description of the suspect from individuals who were at the Rendezvous and located the suspect a few blocks away, he said. Delana Ca...
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