City manager defends his past performance
City Manager Bob Bunting faces evaluation by Chanute's city commissioners with two members backing a 1977 pay raise above $20,000. Commissioner Jim Chappell probes merit and past decisions while Mayor Cunningham and Commissioner Orozco defend leadership and Accomplishments include updated utilities, doubled water capacity, gas system upgrades, and ongoing sewer projects.
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John Brook
Chanute
Bob Bunting
Jim Chappell
Bunting
Chappell
Oscar Cunningham
John Orozco
Commission
EPA
Plummer Street project drawing mixed public response
Public hearing on the proposed 921000 Plummer Street project drew strong opposition from about 150 residents. The city commission deferred action to the next meeting while critics argued the cost and bond impact are unjustified and funds could be spent on sewer and other needed projects.
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Jim Beck
Central Park
Plummer Street
Central Park Building
New
Charles Lesher
W. 5Th
Lesher
Krokstrom
England
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Wilson
Ben Marshall
S. Highland
Chanute
Kansas
Harold Williams
S. Lincoln
Marshall
Williams
Neosho Memorial Hospital shows strong obstetrics figures
Dr. Albert Kihm cites a favorable year for Neosho Memorial Hospital compared with Kansas in infant death and stillborn rates. Hospital records show lower infant death ratios and stillbirth percentages, with staff appointments and budget talks continuing as trustees plan county financial support and facility upgrades.
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Albert Kihm
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas
LaRue Horn
Kihm
H. K. Baker
Don Abbuehl
Alex Mih
H. J. Dick
J. R. Hudson
E. E. Long
Humboldt
Glen Ashley
Neosho County
Michael Spence
William Richman
Hospital General Fund
Murray Brown
Richman
County Commission
Brown
Hewitt and Royer
Kansas City
Erie boy shot while hunting near Erie
John Pontious a 13 year old Erie resident is in stable condition in the Labette County Medical Center ICU after an accidental rifle discharge while hunting with his brother Mark 11 and Ataollah Tillam 23 Pittsburg on their father's land five miles south of Erie. Deputy Ronnie Rohr of the Neosho County Sheriff’s Department investigated the incident.
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John Pontious
Erie
Labette County Medical Center
John
Mark
Ataollah Tillam
Pittsburg
Ronnie Rohr
Neosho County
Weather Summary for Today and Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy today with a slight chance of light rain tonight. Highs in the upper 20s, lows in the 20s. Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday with highs in the lower to mid 30s. Winds south 5 to 10 mph today, 10 to 20 mph tonight. Precipitation probability 20 percent tonight.
Chanute High School Cafeteria Delays Attributed to Construction
USD 413 Superintendent John Grasso says the 180 seat cafeteria was due last November but remains unfinished as phase two proceeds. Clay Shultz of Custom Forms says no firm Nov 1 deadline was set and the project should finish this month with ceiling tiles and sheet rock work ongoing.
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Chanute High School
John Grasso
Grasso
Clay Shultz
Custom Forms
Neodesha
Shultz
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