We Who Care recommends unified school discipline rules
After four months the We Who Care committee proposes reforms for USD 413 discipline policies across elementary junior high and high schools. The plan emphasizes teacher led discipline first, parent contact, and clear procedures for corporal punishment and assemblies to explain rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea Groves
USD 413
We Who Care
Chanute
Murray Hill
Melvin Owen
Owen
Carter proposes 15 billion dollar economic stimulus plan
President elect Jimmy Carter unveiled a 15 billion dollar package for fiscal 1977 and 1978 aiming to boost jobs and growth. It includes 5 to 8 billion for a jobs program, 4 billion for public works, 4 billion in targeted tax cuts and a 2 billion payroll tax relief for businesses.
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Plains, Ga
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Congress
Russell D. Long
Senate
Labor
Ray Marshall
City Commission weighs extension of parking meter policy
Chanute's Retail Trade Association seeks a 90 day extension of the October parking meter policy and will form a committee to study methods to pay off meter bonds while keeping meters removed. The 6 p.m. meeting will also cover street and zoning requests, bids, and utility reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Chanute’s
Retail Trade Association
R.C. Lee
Chamber of the Commerce
Lee
Trade Association
Bob Bunting
East 20Th Street
S. Santa Fe
EMU
Howard Spurrier
Retiring county attorney reflects on four decades in law
Raymond Radford, Neosho County attorney for five years, retires Monday but plans to practice law privately. He notes the job covers more than prosecution, including advising the county commission, handling tax matters and foreclosures, with duties extending across criminal and civil matters. He praises local law enforcement, cites changes from Supreme Court decisions, and introduces Edwin Rideau III as his successor.
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Neosho County
Raymond Radford
County Commission
Radford
11Th Judicial District
John White
Humboldt
Edwin Rideau III
Rideau
W. Main
S. Lincoln
U.S. Supreme Court
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Chanute Police Department
Supreme Court
Raps on the knuckles with rulers won't work anymore
The notice argues that traditional corporal discipline is failing to reform behavior in schools and suggests exploring alternative approaches. It calls for broader strategies to address student discipline and order without relying on punitive measures.
Plummer Street improvement questions answered
City prepared Q and A on Plummer Street widening and resurfacing. Discusses costs per front foot in districts, street width desirability, drainage failures, and overlay feasibility with needed ditch, curb, and culvert work. A 4.5 inch minimum overlay depth is noted pending subgrade repairs.
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Plummer Street
Steuben Street
7Th
14Th Street
Department of Transportation
Plummer
City Commission
Weather Area Forecast Turn Very Cold With Wind
Mostly cloudy and windy today with highs in the mid 20s. Tonight and Sunday bring decreasing clouds and very cold lows from zero to 5 below. Sunday highs in the upper teens. Northerly winds increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts early today.
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Phyllis Lesher
Royster Junior High
John
House
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
Rep
All Ullman
Ways and Means
John Sharkey
First
14Th Streets
John Brooks
Ray Radford
Dan Braz
Cha
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