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Audrey Lee “Linda” Thomas 1946-2011
Audrey Lee “Linda” Thomas, 65, Fredonia, formerly of Junction City, died Friday, July 8, 2011 at her home. She was born June 9, 1946 in Oxford, Miss., the daughter of Aubrey Brown and Gladys Christine Keel Warrick. She was a certified nursing assistant and also owned and operated an antique store. On Oct. 13, 1992, Linda married Michael Wayne Thomas. He survives, of the home. She was a member of the Covenant Promise Church. Survivors include ...
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Ellen Lythene Flottman 1934-2010
Ellen Lythene Flottman, 76, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at her home in Columbia, Mo. Ellen was born Oct. 2, 1934 in Neosho County near Chanute, to Ernest F. and Alta L. Williams Flottman. She attended Austin, a one-room school, for the first eight grades, then Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. After earning a B.S. from Kansas State University she worked as an accessories buyer for both Macy’s and Hartzfeld’s in Kansas City. She ...
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Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Goetzinger 1938-2011
Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Goetzinger, 72, Howard, formerly of Leon, El Dorado and Belleville, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 in the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. She was born Sept. 28, 1938 in Belleville, the daughter of Virgil James and Viola Anna Koester White. Bobbie was a licensed practical nurse for many years, retiring from the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado in 2000. On May 23, 1986 in Wic...
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Bond violation returns Capps to custody
Delana Capps is back in custody after violating her bond conditions early this week. She was found consuming and possessing alcohol. After pleading no contest to aggravated arson last week, Capps was to remain out of custody on $150,000 bond until her scheduled sentencing Aug. 3 at 9:30 a.m. She is scheduled to serve 69 months with the Department of Corrections for setting fire to the Rendezvous Club in early February. This is the second t...
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City appoints Historic District/Downtown Revitalization Committee
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter At the City Commission meeting Monday night the Historic District/Downtown Revitalization Committee was formed, and 15 committee members, two commissioners, one department head, and the city attorney were appointed to serve. Scott Cunningham, LuAnn Tincher, Sharon Stirewalt, Gary Fail, Ed Bideau, Bernard Neyer, Chris Conklin, Ken Matney, Gene Brooks, Ken Lassman, Brenda Flowers, Jeff Foster, Greg Vetter and Ra...
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Hitchhiker group visits friends, makes repairs, tours Chanute
A group of Hitchhikers made Chanute their destination over the weekend, but they weren’t the kind with their thumbs out on the side of the road. The Pony Express Hitchhiker Club is a group of 19 couples, mostly retired, who own Hitchhiker campers. They meet once a month and camp out at different locations in Missouri and Kansas. The group originated in St. Joseph, Mo. and the majority of the nine couples within the Hitchhiker Club are Missouri...
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Powered Parachutes take to the skies over weekend
Suzi and Bill Vietti of Chanute have been flying powered parachutes for the last decade. Over the weekend they participated in the 10th Annual Iola Fly-in, and although they have been to many fly-in’s over the years, Suzi said it is the best fly-in year after year. “You are comfortable, not temperature-wise, but people are really responsible for themselves. There is so much respect each pilot has for the other pilots. No one is a stranger,” sa...
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Neosho County patient diagnosed with tuberculosis
The Neosho County Health Department has confirmed that an individual in Neosho County has been diagnosed with Tuberculosis Disease of the lungs. The individual has been put on medications and is currently being monitored by Neosho County Health Department. Neosho County Officials are working with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to identify and evaluate those who may have had significant close contact with the individual. A con...
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Erie Reunion a longtime tradition
The 138th Annual Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion will begin in Erie next week, offering an array of activities and events for children and adults. The week will kick off July 11 with NBHA KS02 barrel races at the rodeo grounds beginning at 6:30 p.m. July 12 and 13 there is a rodeo starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday there will be a BBQ cookout at 5:30 p.m. followed by a kids game night on Main Street at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a draft horse p...
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Local teen headed to NHSFR competition
Erie High School student Kody Tredway will compete in the 63rd Annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) next weekend. Kody, who just completed his sophomore year of high school, will travel to Gillette, Wyo. July 17-23 to compete in the team roping competition. Last year, Kody and his brother Kaleb narrowly missed making the NHSFR. “Last year he was a freshmen and he and his brother competed. They take the top four teams in the state t...
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Elks Lodge Charity Golf
The Chanute Elks Lodge will hold the 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Safari Golf Course this weekend. The deadline to sign up for the tournament is tomorrow, and one of the tournament organizers, Mike Walsh, said it is filling up fast. As of Thursday afternoon around 15 teams had entered. This is the first year the money raised will go to Tri-Valley Developmental Services and Faith House. The last four years it had been donated to Toys f...
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Katherine Jane Nottingham
WICHITA - Katherine Jane Nottingham, 76, seamstress and Fruhauf Uniform pattern maker, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Rosary, 4 p.m., Sunday, July 10; Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Monday, July 11, both at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Preceded in death by parents, John E. and Sarah (Herrmann) Bollig; sisters, Marie Kirkpatrick and Linda Miller; brother, Anthony Bollig. Survivors: husband, Parris Nottingham; sons, Michael Genn (Mariel...
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Cora Marie Weaver
Cora Marie Weaver, 87, of Moreno Valley, CA died on June 26, 2011. Born January 3, 1924 to William and Cora Wulffin, Waukegan, IL. She is survived by one sister, Dagmar Stark, two sons, Billy Weaver of Chicago, IL and Lee Weaver of Chanute, one sister, Ila Thompson of Moreno Valley, CA, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Grow side services will be held ...
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Danny Ray Fox
Danny Ray Fox of Chanute passed away July 3 at M.D. Anderson in Houston, TX. He was born on May 5, 1950 in Stafford, MO. Dan was preceeded in death by his parents, Grace and Leslie Fox, his sisters Eileen Shultz and Marie Mayabb, and a brother, Bill Fox. He is survived by his children, Debbie Mixon, Chris Bracken, Daren Braken, Deana Fox, Donna Fox, and Danny Fox, his ex-wife and friend, Joyce Fox. He has three surviving brothers, Jim, Carl ...
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Members welcome Hardy, Watkins to USD 413 board
The USD 413 School Board held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 5 due to their regular Monday meeting falling on Independence Day. The meeting, which was the first of the 2011-2012 school year, was also the first meeting with new members Brad LaRue and Sean Bowman, new Superintendent Dr. James Hardy, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Diane Watkins. The board elected members to take on roles within the board. Members re-elected Kellie Thom...
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Capps pleads no contest, will serve 69 months
Delana Capps, 27, pleaded no contest to aggravated arson Wednesday morning, nearly fire months from the day she set fire to the Rendezvous Club at 11 N. Evergreen. Judge John E. Sanders from the 13th Judicial District accepted the plea agreement. Capps will serve a full 69 months with the Department of Corrections. She will not be able to seek dispositional or durational departure as part of the plea agreement. Capps waived her right to a pr...
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A Greener Tomorrow
The City of Chanute is making great strides toward becoming more energy efficient and all around eco-friendly. The next step could include greater recycling efforts. City plans “Future plans are that we would like to put together a more proactive recycling program,” said City Manager J.D. Lester. “Essentially, we have very little of anything right now.” A couple thousand light bulbs have been switched out during the Take Charge Challenge, but...
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Kenneth E. Tucker
Kenneth E. Tucker, 76, of Chanute, departed this world on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Kenneth was born in Elk Falls, Kansas on October 7, 1934, the son of George L. and Isabelle (Clark) Tucker. He grew up in Moline, Kansas. He went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad in 1952 and worked until his retirement in 1996 after 43 ½ years of service. Kenneth was united in marriage to Shirley A. Cox, his high sc...
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On A Mission To Serve
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Former Chanute resident Sarah Karami, a pharmaceutical student, recently went on a mission trip to Honduras where she and a group of other medical professionals set up a free medical station for three days. Karami grew up in Chanute, but moved to Oklahoma City when she was in 10th grade. Currently, she is a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, which is where she first learned about the opportunity t...
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Semi truck takes out low-hanging electric line
A semi truck took out an electric line on the 200 block of N. Grant Monday, causing the utility poles holding up the electric line to splinter and break. A late model semi-trailer truck owned by Conway Freight was southbound on N. Grant and moving at a slow speed when it collided with an electric line that crosses the street between two poles. The electric line hooked onto the truck, causing the utility pole on the east side of Grant to break ...
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