Chanute
Politics
Meet the 2024 Chanute Mexican Fiesta Royalty Candidates
Candidates and their biographies have been announced for the 2024 Chanute Mexican Fiesta. This will be the 107th Chanute Mexican Fiesta, held Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at the Fiesta Grounds at Santa Fe Park.Visit here for more details.
Slight Improvement in Neosho County's March Unemployment Figures
Neosho County’s jobless percentage marginally decreased from 4% in February to 3.8% in March while the state’s number remained the same. The unemployment rate for Kansas stayed steady month to month at 2.7%, which was also the same rate in March 2023.Visit here for more details.
Chanute City Commission Reviews Plans for Restoration of Storm-Damaged Downtown Buildings
Chanute city commissioners looked at plans from owners of four buildings in downtown Chanute destroyed by a storm in early April 2023. Buildings the commission reviewed at last Monday’s meeting were 23/25 W. Main,; 29 W. Main; 101 S. Grant; and 313 E. Main. Commissioners looked at a packet of plans for each property and also heard from some owners. The city hired Keystone KC Engineering, LLC in order to develop studies for each of the buildings.Visit here for more details.
Chanute Residents: Mark Your Calendars for City Clean-Up and Landfill Week, April 29-May 4
A city clean-up and landfill week for Chanute is planned to begin and last Monday, April 29, through Saturday, May 4. In addition, the city’s e-waste recycling day is planned for April 29.Visit here for more details.
St. Paul Resident, Nicholas J. Smith, Sentenced to 30 Months and Ordered to Pay $2.8 Million Restitution
Nicholas J. Smith, a resident of St. Paul, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. A federal judge found him guilty of making a false statement on a loan or credit application in 2018. Smith is also ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution.
Upcoming Road Repairs in April to Affect Traffic in Multiple Local Counties
The week of April 22 the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a mudjacking project that includes various locations in Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Greenwood, Labette, Miami, Neosho, Osage and Wilson counties. Mudjacking improves road-to-bridge transitions by using polyurethane foam to raise and level concrete bridge approach slabs and highway and shoulder panels. Traffic will be reduced to one lane through the work zones; expect brief delays.Visit here for more details.
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