City Manager Bunting face pay raise grilling at meeting
Chanute officials spar over a proposed 5.5 percent raise for City Manager Bob Bunting. Commissioner Chappell demands a full review of his merit and performance while Mayor Cunningham defends the $20,000 salary as reasonable compared with peers. The session extends as the panel seeks justification for the raise.
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Chanute
Bob Bunting
Jim Chappell
Bunting
Commission
Chappell
Cunningham
Oscar Cunningham
John Orozco
Special Commission
Humboldt approves bids for police car and pickup
Humboldt city council opened bids for a police car from Edwards Chevrolet Olds for 2642.86 and a 1 ton pickup from Talley Chevrolet for 4117.20. A pool bid of 98839 from Pascal Paddock was approved for negotiation up to 90000 plus fees. The board covered school program mandates and staff changes.
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Humboldt
Humboldt City
Edwards Chevrolet Olds, Inc
Iola
Talley Chevrolet
Moran
Pascal Paddock
Paddock Pools
Oklahoma City
Politicians Begin New Terms in Chanute Area States Capitol
As Carter takes office replacing Ford, Allen County elects Talkington and Works to new posts. Eight county officials begin new terms, with Woodson and Wilson counties also inaugurating incumbents and new senators. MORAN and Pomona districts plan school changes and Tri-Valley League move while Moran-USD 256 reviews calendar and curriculum.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Chanute
Talkington
Allen County
Jean Barber
Glen Cooper
Betty Bland
John Chappell
Phyllis Detar
Robert Garver
H. Michael Nichols
Leslie Norton
Woodson County
Fred Lorentz
Calvin Patterson
Phillip Birk Jr
Marcella Wrampe
Rober Manske
Wilma Mark
Register of Deeds
Frank Bennington
Harriet Scott
Wilson County
Mike Johnston
Cale Hudson
Marjoria Winn
Humbert Harris
Arlene Cranor
Bernice Ritz
Laurel McClellan
Don Marple
Thomas Adams
Dwaine Spoon
Moran
USD 256 Board of Education
William Muckenthaler
Pomona
City extends downtown free parking for 90 days
Chanute city commission approves a three month extension of the free two and four hour downtown parking policy. The Retail Trade Association will reimburse lost meter revenue and consider revisions including freeing Main and Highland lot to four hours and updated fine payment options.
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John Brooks
Chanute’s Retail Trade Association
RTA
R.C. Lee
Chanute’s
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
the Trade Association
Lee
Trade Association
Main
Highland Streets
Cbd
City Commission
Parent education classes planned in Humboldt area
A series of free parent education classes begins Thursday as an outgrowth of a governor’s conference. Joe Brooke of Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center will lead the first session on The Family and How It Works, with a rotating schedule of sessions through March 10, featuring educators and health professionals.
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Humboldt
USD 258
Joe Chalker
ANW
Allen
Anderson
Neosho
Woodson
Wilson
Chalker
John Smith
Pauline Middendorf
Food Service
Southeast
Smith
Wichita
Joe Brooke
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
Brooke
Chanute Parent-Teacher Council
Neosho Valley Mental Health Association
Weather outlook: very cold but partly cloudy through Wednesday
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and very cold conditions through Wednesday. Highs today around 10 to 15 degrees, tonight near zero, with highs in the teens by Wednesday. Winds southwesterly 10 to 15 mph today shifting to light and variable tonight.
St Patrick’s gym roof saga costs parish thousands
The 1951 St Patrick’s gym complex at 401 S Malcolm faced chronic leaks A four year attempt at a cheap experimental roof led to near 30 000 dollars in repairs since 1956 The leaking roof affected classrooms and a hall library and bandroom amid ongoing high expense and concerns about design claims.
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Herman Honas
S. Central
Honas
John Sharkey
St. Patrick’s Gymnasium
S. Malcolm
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Ken Sanborn
Robert Talkington
George Works
City Tree Board
Cliff Dobson
Tree Board
Dobson
S. Santa Fe
West Second Street
David Brotton
S. Kansas
Brotton
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
W. 7Th
Dan Slane
USC
Pauline Flynn
Sue Spalding
Kansas State University Extension Services
Beth Christiansen
USD
Mary Ann Jennings
Neosho County
Jim Robertson
Cherla Heaton
ANW Area Special Education Cooperative
Linda Robbins
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