Chanute endures freezing weather disrupts daily life
Weather kept schools closed and roads slick in Chanute and Neosho County. Utility crews reported lines busy from high demand while phones and services functioned. Residents described cold batteries, frozen pipes, and vehicles struggling to start as officials warned of stubborn conditions.
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Everman
Chanute
David Odell
Neosho County
Allen County
Carl Letsinger
Kansas Highway Patrol
Neosho County National Farmers Organization
Erie
Roger Elliott
Kathryn Althaber
Heat cut to conserve natural gas warning issued
A weather driven energy alert urges residents to lower thermostats to 55 or 60 degrees to avoid a potential gas shortage. Cities Service Gas Co. says cold demand strains supplies and municipally owned Chanute may join conservation efforts if conditions remain subzero.
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Andrea Groves
Chanute
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
New office holders begin jobs in southeast Kansas
James H. Guffey and Mike Johnston take new posts in Topeka as Southeast Kansas lawmakers. Neosho County officials start four year terms with Joe Harper replacing Guffey on the county commission and William Richman and Ivan Shafer continuing. Audra Earnhardt becomes county recorder and Eilene Harding remains county treasurer. Wayne Gibson and David Kern win re election in Neosho County.
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James H
Jim) Guffey
D-Chanute
Neosho County
Guffey
Mike Johnston
Dparsons
Topeka
Kansas
Neosho
Joe L. Harper Sr
William Richman
Ivan Shafer
Wayne Gibson
St. Paul
David Kern
Audra Earnhardt
Erie
Register of Deeds
Eilene Harding
Plummer Street Hearing Set To Vote On Improvement Project
A public hearing will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Central Park Building to hear comments on the proposed $921,000 Plummer Street improvement project before the City Commission.
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Plummer Street
Central Park Building
City Commission
Dear Cha Quick trip to Florida
A brief note from someone signing as Cha announces a quick trip to Florida. The message reads as a casual personal outing without additional details.
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Cha
Florida
Public appeal urges cooling homes to prevent gas shortage
Gas Service Co of Oklahoma City asks its 780,000 customers to keep thermostats below 60 degrees until at least Tuesday night to avoid a potential natural gas shortage. Don Hoffman of Parsons division cites severe weather and high demand as straining pipelines. industrial supplies are curtailed as needed.
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Gas Service Co
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gas Service
Parsons
Chanute
Erie
Thayer
South Mound
Neosho County
Don Hoffman
Hoffman
Bad road conditions spark a rash of weekend accidents
Subzero temperatures and snowfall created hazardous driving in Chanute and across the state. Police logged multiple accidents with no injuries, including a 1971 Mercury driven by Michelle Jensen and a 1969 Ford driven by Chris McKinney, both sustaining damage.
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Chanute
Mercury
Michelle Jensen
S. Evergreen
Jensen
Ford
Chris A. McKinney
S. Malcolm
McKinney
Malcolm
Fourth Streets
Weather area forecast Mostly clear and cold today
Mostly clear skies and cold today with a high between 10 and 15. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with a low from zero to 5. Tuesday turns mostly cloudy and cold with a high in the lower 20s. Northerly wind 10 to 15 mph today becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph tonight.
New Chanute businesses fuel local economic boom
Chanute welcomes several new ventures fueling a mini boom as closures from recent years are reversed. Mr. Quick plans a late January opening near North Santa Fe and railroad overpass, with 68 seats and 20 to 30 staff. Hoagie Shop opened in September at 4 E. Main, and Dean's Gifts and Decorating Center began December 10 at 106 E. Main, expanding to March 15. Orr's Color Center moved to 122 E. Main to accommodate a possible Bank of Commerce project nearby.
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Lee A. Womack
Mr. Quick, Inc
Chanute
North Santa Fe
Mr. Quick
Womack
Kansas
Pittsburg
Parson
Independence
DeMeritt Construction Co
E. Main
Dean's Gifts
Cornish Davis
Dean Oliver
Oliver
Orr's
Bank of Commerce
East Main Street
Gene Orr
W. Main
Midwest Auto Store
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Joe Everman
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Althaber
Leon Dixon
S. Highland
Kenneth Swaney
Swaney’s
Auto Service
Dale Stemple
Skelly
Stemple
Randy
Cities Service
Missouri
Nebraska
Paul Olson
Petrolia
John Brooks
Public Appeal
Cherry and
Steuben
Laure E. Dutton
Cherry Street
Margie L. Shields
Chamber of Commerce
4 E. Main
Sandy
Phil Carter
Otasco Company
Carter
Randy Olson
Orr’s Color Center
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