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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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St. Paul Middle School
Fall Semester 2012 Honor Roll St. Paul Middle School Grade 6 Superinendent’s Honor Roll Sydni McCracken, Laiton Moore, Alexandria Petty, Emma Smith, Alexandria Thomas Principal’s Honor Roll Collin Carlson, Kenneth Haney, Krysi Myers, Angel Reimer Grade 7 Superintendent’s Honor Roll Anthony Albertini, Synclaire Borum, Ragan Myers, Katelin O’Brien, Lauren Richenburg, Anthony Schettler, Koby Spielbusch, Emily Winter Principal’s Honor Roll Dillon...
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St. Patrick students celebrate MLK
Jimmy Potts Tribune reporter Many Chanute students spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day sleeping in, but St. Patrick’s Elementary School students celebrated the holiday Monday by learning about America’s most influential civil rights leader. “We get a chance to talk about it [MLK Jr. Day],” Catherine Bowman, St. Patrick third-grade teacher, said. “A lot of the times, students will get a holiday off and they don’t realize why they are getting a da...
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Kingery joins county commission
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter At Friday’s meeting of the Neosho County Board of Commissioners, new commissioner Jay Kingery offered his input. Kingery made a motion to replace the stop sign in Urbana at the intersection of 130th and Harper roads. Mike Schoenhofer and Nic Galemore are still opposed to replacing the stop sign, and there was no second. Kingery also moved to begin commission meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance, and have a local ...
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Filing deadline Tuesday for April election
The filing deadline for all positions in the spring election on April 2, 2013 is Tuesday, Jan. 22 at noon. These are the positions up for election in April: The terms of Pat Griffith, Kevin Berthot and Charles Boaz on the Neosho County Community College Board of Trustees are up. All three have filed or are in the process of filing for re-election. On the USD 413 School Board, Larry Taylor, Mike Aylward and Jonathan Johnson’s terms are up. A...
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NMRMC receives Level IV Trauma Center designation
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center has received another honor for its wall of recognition. The Emergency Department at Neosho Memorial in Chanute has been recognized as a Level IV Trauma Center by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).¬† “On behalf of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, we would like to acknowledge Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center for their commitment in providing care to trauma patie...
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Veterans in turn thank Erie students
Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun ERIE — Erie Elementary School students have been surprised to learn the depths of importance to some people of a simple “thank you.” Erie High School students researched to find names of all past and military personnel in the area, and invited each of them to be honored during its annual Veterans Day ceremony. While all of the veterans walked away with certificates honoring them for their service, fourth-grade tea...
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Southeast Kansas, Inc. holds annual meeting
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter SEK Inc. had dinner, reorganized and handed out awards at its annual meeting at The Venue on Main Thursday. SEK Inc. works on economic development in the region, as well as acting as a legislative liaison advocating for southeast Kansas issues with lawmakers. Board Vice President Don Alexander officiated the meeting as president Yvonne Hull was unable to attend due to illness. At the meeting, all but one board ...
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Elwood manager of G&W in Chanute
There’s a new face in town who needs an introduction. G&W Foods has a new manager since last fall Kevin Elwood, previously of Ozark, Mo., has been managing the store at 517 W. Main since Sept. 10. Elwood has been managing grocery stores for various companies for 23 years, receiving his first managerial position at age 20. Elwood said he has more background in larger grocery stores, but has experience with stores of all sizes. His strengths ...
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4-H reporters earn state honor for club’s notebook
Jolly Go-Getters 4-H Club reporters Rayanne McKinsey and Kim Yarnell, Southwest Extension District, were among seven award winners selected for outstanding news writing abilities by the Kansas 4-H Foundation. The judging was based on clippings submitted in a reporter’s notebook. County winners were submitted for state competition. Yarnell is junior reporter and Mc-Kinsey senior reporter for the Jolly Go-Getters. Other winners were Sydney Barn...
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City commission approves 2006 building code
Joshua Vail Tribune reporter After some discussion, the City Commission approved the adoption of the state’s version of the 2006 building codes at its regular meeting Monday night. This business has been ongoing for a few months. The city had previously approved the 2006 building code as part of the consent agenda, but for the building codes to be legal they must be passed as an ordinance, separate from other items. The most current code is t...
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Nightmarish email threatens area resident
Talk about a nightmare! Rural Chanute resident Ken Lott had one Monday night, but he was awake. “I couldn’t sleep at all last night,” Lott said, after receiving a threatening email. The extortionist threat, which is considered a scam to entice a reply in order to invade the recipient’s computer, read on the subject line, “I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.. !!!” After the lead, Good Day Friend, it read a haunting “Am very sorry for you my friend, ...
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Galesburg company builds outdoor stoves
Jamie Willey Parsons Sun GALESBURG — When a company that built outdoor, wood-burning stoves went out of business, two Galesburg brothers saw an opportunity to fill the void. Kelly Coover and Bryan Coover bought the assets of Heat Source 1 in March and moved the company from Beatrice, Neb., to the CVR Manufacturing plant in Galesburg. Although CVR now builds the stoves, the Coovers kept the brand name Heat Source 1 for their new product. Kelly...
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Erie students grow tasty veggies for school lunch
Colleen Surridge Parsons Sun ERIE — Erie Elementary School food service director Judy Magner knows a lot about food, but she had never seen anything like the purple bell peppers the students had grown in the school greenhouse. On top of a tub filled with different kinds of tomatoes, as well as white, yellow, orange and red bell peppers, were the purple peppers the students had harvested and brought to her. Last spring, Erie fourth- and fifth-...
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NCCC offers optional matching retirement fund
The Neosho County Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a formal amended agreement with One America for retirement services to provide an optional matching retirement fund for all full-time contracted employees. Chad Boaz will be the local representative of that service. The match provided is $25 per month per employee. If the employee does not remain with the College for 10 years a portion of the college’s match of the funds will be returne...
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Count to determine number of SEK homeless
SEK-CAP and the Southeast Kansas Regional Homeless Providers Network, Girard, are gearing up to conduct a comprehensive count of all people in the region who are experiencing homelessness. This effort is part of the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandated, national Point in Time Count. The efforts to identify exactly how many are without housing will take place Jan. 23-30. The results of the 2011 count indicated tha...
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