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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
1
Jeannene White of Humboldt serves as a judge in the crafts division at the 3rd annual Neosho County 4-H Arts and Craft Show. The event at Neosho County Community Junior College library runs through Thursday with displays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
About 18 attendees at Chanute downtown workshop discuss policies to rejuvenate the Central Business District. Key topics include parking plans, meters, and creating an inviting shopping experience to draw more shoppers and foster merchant benefits.
A Saturday storm east of Altoona caused extensive damage including a fire that destroyed the Richards home after a lightning strike. Two dogs died, a gun collection and ammo exploded from heat, and the 15 year old daughter Donna faced a wedding still planned. Donations were requested via Mrs. Glen Spaht. Hail up to two inches hit Fredonia and wind damaged two mobile homes and a barn near Parsons injuring Doug and Janie Higginson slightly.
Area forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered storms tonight and Wednesday. Heavy afternoon to tonight storms possible with 40 percent rain tonight and 30 percent Wednesday. Severe-looking weather caused a mobile home rollover near Parsons and injuries to three boys. lightning sparked a fire destroying a horse barn. Crops across Labette County suffered due to hail and lowland flooding with rainfall totals reported in Erie, St Paul, Parsons, and nearby towns.
Neosho County commissioners approved a jail facelift with bids opening July 11 for an estimated 38 thousand dollar remodel. Architect Ben Barber said construction could start August 1 and finish by January 1 in a four month project. Sheriff David Kern discussed inmate boarding and staffing changes for the year.
An intercepted note marks the opening of summer with a playful personal message. The writer references a long sneak preview of the season and signs off with a casual closing.
The National Weather Service in Topeka reports scattered rain and falling Neosho and Verdigris rivers across southeast Kansas. While Oswego and Chanute see overflows, crests are expected to subside by midweek. crop damage looms with hundreds of acres of wheat underwater in Neosho County.
Neosho County Courthouse in Erie flooded Monday morning after heavy rain and algae clogged roof drainage screens. Water spilled into the basement and main floor, with employees including Audra Earnhardt and county staff scrambling to remove three inches of standing water and prevent future floods by cleaning algae-filled screens. Ingle noted algae can await rain, and recalled earlier backups solved by a backwater valve installation.
Kenneth Webb 27 was injured at Screw Conveyor Corp in Chanute when a live high tension wire touched a crane. He was revived from cardiac arrest at Neosho Memorial Hospital and transported by helicopter to KU Medical Center where he remains in critical but stable condition. Webb was servicing an overhead crane when a rubber insulated cable arced, causing the accident at the back loading dock. He is shop foreman at the plant.
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