Chanute News

Dennis Gilbert West, 70, of Caballo, New Mexico, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 in Chanute, Kan.

Wade Robert Byington, age 91, resident of Arcadia, Kansas, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at his home.

FREDONIA, Kan. - Rena M. Topham, age 85, of Fredonia, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at her home.

Chanute, KS 66720 Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, 629 S. Plummer Avenue.

When I write about the growing movement among chefs who buy whole animals and use every part, I think of my father who died nearly six years ago.

Kansas DropINs, a collaborative dropout prevention effort led by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment , recently hosted eight regional pre-summit conversations in preparation for the state's Dropout Prevention Summit on October 20 in Wichita.

MapSpace! There is growing concern that widespread, dangerous flooding will evolve from Texas to the Ohio Valley tonight into Friday.

Calvin Coolidge Senteney, age 84 of Chanute, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.

The Neosho County, Kansas Health Department director says close to 200 students were absent from Chanute High School on Tuesday.

The Kansas Department of Commerce will award $75,000 in Incentives Without Walls funding for eight community improvement projects in Chanute, Holton, Hutchinson, Manhattan, Phillipsburg and Seneca, officials announced Tuesday.

Meeting with county emergency management coordinators and others statewide, Kansas Department of Health and Education representative Doug Cole met with Linn, Anderson and Franklin County personnel last Thursday to explain "what we can and can't burn legally." Cole, who is an environmental scientist in the Air Quality Program, began the presentation ...

Isn't it strange that we are on the threshold of having more old people than ever in our history and the U.S. government wants control of life-or-death decisions? I wonder how many of the Tea Party III participants rallying against government socialism utilize Medicare? You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

Recently, at Five restaurant in the newly refurbished Hotel Shattuck Plaza, the waiter brought a basket of freshly baked herb biscuits and a little pot of pimiento cheese spread.

Forty-four Kansas communities -- including Mayetta and Riley -- will share a total of $13,081,660, including $4,370,331 in stimulus dollars, in federal grants through the Community Development Block Grant program, the Kansas Department of Commerce said.

House Minority Leader Paul Davis, Lawrence, announced Monday the appointment of House Democrats to 2009 legislative interim committees.

Johnson County Community College will offer two new programs in the fall to help students gain experience in emerging fields and take advantage of stimulus money.

Beacham/Parcel Jasmine Beacham and Tyler Parcel were married Saturday April 11, 2009 at Lavern's Wedding Chapel in Miami,OK. The Rev presided over the double ring ceremony.

Authorities are searching for a man who robbed the Commercial Bank at 1315 S. Santa Fe in Chanute, Kansas just before noon.

The Erie High Charter School in Kansas is one of 25 finalists in Walmart's Earth Day Every Day School Challenge.

No person or organization is an island, functioning only within itself, and Tri-Valley Developmental Services is strengthened because of the dedication to the organization shown by many individuals within the communities we serve.