Chanute weighs sewer plant options amid 7.2 million plan
City officials and 16 state and federal representatives met to decide whether to build a new wastewater facility south of Chanute or upgrade the existing plant. Engineering firm Allgeier Martin & Associates cites a new plant and line improvements at 7.2 million, with possible savings if upgrading the old plant. Representatives return June 28 to discuss financing.
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Chanute
Bob Bunting
City Commission
la Rosa de Oro
John Hope
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
Bart Brandenburg
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Topeka
Health Department
Bunting
Allgeier, Martin and Associates
Joplin
Commission
CBD merchants urge improvements in restaurants and traffic
Wichita economist Jim Gardner told CBD merchants that surveys mailed to 79 businesses showed restaurants as the top improvement need in the Central Business District with parking and traffic next. He noted that property owners and CBD merchants would bear the lion’s share of costs and that attention from sales staff and product pricing rated highly.
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Chanute
Jim Gardner
Wichita
Gardner
Cbd
First Tree Board Planting Sees One Third Die
About 33 percent of 125 trees planted by the Tree Board have died. Chairman Jack Colburn said replacements will be added this fall. Redbuds were most affected as they are hard to transplant and may have dried out quickly.
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Tree Board
Jack Colburn
Colburn
Washington Hawthorne
Bradford
Builders Improve Chanute With May Permit Boom
Chanute issued 27 building permits in May totaling 399310 dollars. Martin Tractor Co. secured a 338000 dollar permit to build a facility in Safari Industrial Park and relocate from East Main Street. Home repairs and alterations accounted for 45000 dollars across nine permits, with garages porches driveways and other projects also approved.
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Chanute
Martin Tractor Co
Safari Industrial Park
East Main Street
Rural health institute takes root in Chanute
KU Medical Center officials affirmed a rural health care institute for southeast Kansas at the former Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital. The state funds 34 thousand dollars for the first year and initial planning begins with a Chanute site evaluation. The program aims to recruit physicians, provide continuing education, and offer intermediate patient care between acute and home or nursing home care.
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Jane Blades
Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Chanute
Meek
Kansas
SRS
John Kirkwood
Rural Health Institute
David Waxman
Charles Henshall
Henshall
Greater Chanute Area
Rob Johnson
Joseph Meek
Tuesday Clum
Kansas Council of Community Service
NCCJC
Salina
State Regent Schools
CBD Pushes for Safer Main Street Crossings
Chanute residents surveyed by the Central Business District say the Santa Fe railroad crossing on Main Street should be improved to boost business and safety for shoppers and pedestrians.
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John Brooks
Santa Fe
Main Street
Chanute
Central Business District
Weather and CBD survey insights for Chanute area businesses
Weather forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with highs near 90 today and lower to mid 60s at night. CBD Policy Plan committee surveys of 202 shoppers and 202 returns from 555 residents reveal railroad crossing as top improvement, general appearance second, cleanliness third, and attractiveness fourth. About 40 percent would shop more in the CBD if stores were open evenings, 28 percent on Sundays, and 2 percent shop less after removing meters. Conversations note main reasons for shopping elsewhere include merchandise variety and prices, with 114 citing convenience at CBD stores. The Tribune subscription is high, and radio advertising impact shows KKOY and KQSM as common listening choices.
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C. Bickley Foster
Wichita
Cbd
Chanute
Foster
Neosho JC Advances Continuing Education Efforts and Scholarships
Jaco continuing education expands at NCCJC with in service programs for rural health institute and KU support. Dr. J C Sanders and Duane Clum outlined college facilities and a $25,000 Clara Graham estate scholarship benefiting Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties. Enrollment notes include 165 students this summer and rising foreign student interest.
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J. C. Sanders
Duane Clum
Neosho County
Clum
Utopia
Clara Graham
Sanders
Graham
Neosho
Allen, Wilson and Woodson
Homer Beatrick
Chanute High School
Beatrick
Erie
Thayer
St. Paul
Chanute Area
KQSM
5Th
Larson
Dog tag licenses decline in Chanute five years running
City records show Chanute issued 99 dog tags from January through June this year while 1972 data reach 129 by June. City officials consider owner licensing effort and vaccination proof key, with potential increases to 3 dollars for males and 4.50 for unspayed females. payments due January to March.
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Chanute
Eudora Huffman
Rod Clover
Chanute Animal Control Officer
Clover
Huffman
Robert Pennington
Pennington
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City News
State
Joseph C. Meek
Office of Rural Health Affairs
Richard von Ende
Archie Dykes
Ku’s
the Tribune
KKOY
Cha
Jaco Continuing Education Rele
By Jane Blades
Garry Church
David Robinson
Neosho County Insurance Board
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