Plummer Road financing approved by City Commission
The City Commission approved a 765000 Plummer Road project with 70 percent federal funding. The vote was 2 to 1, with Jim Chappell opposed. A public hearing is required before final approval and a portion of costs may be supported by a proposed benefit district.
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John Brooks
Plummer
Jim Chappell
Oscar Cunningham
John Orozco
The
Kansas Department of Transportation
DOT
Special Commission
Orozco
Jim Beck
Plummer Road
Commission
Beck
Cunningham
Neosho County Community Junior College
Bob Bunting
Mid-America director resigns for California post
Roland Loveless executive director of Mid-America Inc a 10 county southeast Kansas industrial group resigns to become president of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation located between Los Angeles and San Diego He has led the group since 1973 and helped attract 52.8 million in capital investment The search for a successor begins with a five year experience minimum in industrial development and multi county work to ensure a smooth transition finalizing before Loveless leaves
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Roland Loveless
Mid-America Inc
Kansas
California
Loveless
Mid- America
Orange County Economic Development Corporation
Los Angeles
San Diego
Mid-America
Joe Jackson
Irene
Pittsburg
State Development Department
Vermont
Baltimore
Area Chamber of Commerce
Utah urges execution of death sentence
Utah seeks to place Gary Gilmore on death row before December 7 to avoid legal questions about the timing of his execution. Gilmore, five days into a hunger strike to press for a telephone call to his fiancée, remained confined under guard.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
UPS
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
Weather and legal motions mix in Utah incident report
Weather forecasts show highs mid and upper 40s, clear and cool nights with upper 20s lows, and a warmer Wednesday with mid to upper 50s. In prison news, Gary Gilmore remains on death row as the Board of Pardons moves up its hearing to November 30, with execution expected by December 6 if no delay is requested.
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Utah State Prison
State Board of Pardons
Gilmore
Robert Hansen
Gary
Dennis Boaz
Utah
Hansen
Intercepted Letter Mentions Tom Turkey Moving In
A playful note reports Tom Turkey moving in cognito this year, calling the bird a smart one and signing Yours in a lighthearted interception style.
Chanute complies with gas line protection directive
City of Chanute reports to the Kansas Corporation Commission that a three year corrosion control program and current gas line upgrade data have been submitted. ECC officials say the program addresses electrical corrosion, meeting a July directive and extending the initial 60 day plan. The commission also reversed two October denials for outside city limits gas and water service requests.
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Chanute
Kansas Corporation Commission
Frank Hoblick
Carthage
ECC
KCC
Ed Wade
Commission
Tribune
Wibur Thompson
County Reaps If Confiscated Cash From Drag Drug Case
Kansas trooper Roland Vogel stops a car near Chanute for speeding and uncovers three Emporia youths with 358 grams of methamphetamine. A search finds $3,850 in a suitcase and $2,600 in a front seat billfolds plus individual notes, all to be added to Neosho County’s general fund after the legal process. The recovery was a joint effort of the Kansas Highway Patrol Neosho County Sheriff's Department and Erie Police Department.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Neosho County
Emporia
Roland Vogel
Highway Patrol
Chanute
Vogel
Sheriff's
K 57
U.S. 59 Junction
Ray Radford
Chanute Plans Thanksgiving Observances and Closures
Chanute residents prepare multiple Thanksgiving services at New Hope Baptist Church St Patrick s Catholic Church Zion Lutheran Grace Episcopal and First Church of Christ Scientist with a hospital and nursing home observance. USD 413 NCCJC students get two day break. classes resume Monday. Post Office follows holiday schedule. most stores close or run limited hours. Tribune not published Thursday.
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Chanute
Chanute Ministerial Alliance Union
New Hope Baptist Church
Neosho County
Lutheran Church
First Church of Christ Scientist
Grace Episcopal Church
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute Nursing Homes
USD 413
NCCJC
Frank Stacy
Greater Chanute Area
Holiday mail deadlines moved up by post office
Florence Kelley Chanute postmaster announces earlier deadlines for Christmas mail due to high volume from the 15 state United Parcel Service strike. Domestic parcels must be mailed by December 3 and letters by December 10 for Christmas delivery. Overseas parcels should be mailed immediately and airmail is advised.
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Florence Kelley
Chanute
United Parcel Service
Kelley
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