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By Jonathan Kealing
January 29, 2009
Peanut products in 43 states — including Kansas and Missouri — have been linked to 501 cases of salmonella, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Alex Harrington
January 29, 2009
Smooth sailing across northeast Kansas today. We have warmer temperatures than yesterday, but it will be a bit more windy this afternoon. No delays are expected at MCI this morning unless you’re heading to portions of the East Coast.
By Nick Bates
January 29, 2009
Sometimes it takes a catastrophic loss for a team to right the ship.
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
Ballroom, salsa and swing lessons to be offered
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
Kaw Valley Community Chorus to begin rehearsals
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
Leavenworth County will offer free HIV testing next week
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
The African Violet Club to present a Show and Sale of violets
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
Students from Basehor, Linwood, Bonner Springs and Kansas City, Kan. have all made it on the 2008 University of Saint Mary Dean’s List
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
Students from Bonner Springs are on the 2008 Dean’s List at Kansas State University
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
A seven-hour series will be presented instructing participants on how to survive the health profession
News in Brief
January 29, 2009
The Kansas Humanities Council is looking for volunteers to fill up its 22-member board of directors
January 29, 2009
The USD 204 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m., Feb. 2
Special to the Chieftain
January 29, 2009
A five-part series will be offered on how to start a vegetable garden and keep it going
By Scott Rothschild
January 29, 2009
Republicans on Monday pushed through committee a 3.4 percent across-the-board cut to the state budget that Democrats said would hurt schools, slash services to vulnerable Kansans, shut down prisons and force local tax increases.
By Melissa Treolo
January 29, 2009
Gerald Pappert and Harold “Woody” Berry receive awards for more than 20 years of service to the community of Edwardsville
Chieftain Staff Reports
January 29, 2009
The Chieftain is getting a makeover. Beginning with next week’s edition, the Chieftain will be printed in a more compact design than readers have enjoyed in the past with their newspaper.
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
Melissa Kennedy said she could never imagine being in a career that did not involve kids.
Sports Briefs
January 29, 2009
The eighth-grade boys basketball team has a win over Lansing and Clark
By Melissa Treolo
January 29, 2009
The Bonner Springs City Council has unanimously approved a 20-year tax increment financing redevelopment project to take place on the northeast corner of Kansas Highway 7 and Kansas Avenue.
By Melissa Treolo
January 29, 2009
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ Jan. 12 budget proposal and ensuing action by the Kansas Legislature have left the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education with much to discuss at next week’s board meeting.
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
Bonner Springs High School once again will be inducting two Bonner Springs community members into its Hall of Fame.
By Melissa Treolo
January 29, 2009
From a sod farm in Farley, Mo., to a thriving business, Grass Pad Warehouse has come a long way — all the way, it seems, to Bonner Springs.
By Melissa Treolo
January 29, 2009
Wyandotte County Sheriff LeRoy Green, Jr., who formally announced on Jan. 27 his intention to run for a third term in the upcoming sheriff elections, may be facing some stiff competition from three other candidates.
Special to The Chieftain
January 29, 2009
The remains of a soldier from Kansas City, Kan., who has been missing since World War II have been identified.
Staff Reports
January 29, 2009
Basehor-Linwood High School powerlifting team excels in state championships
January 29, 2009
A look back at this week in history in Bonner Springs, Basehor, Linwood and Edwardsville.
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
The Edwardsville City Council got a clear picture Monday night of the outside support it has when it comes to the economic development of the city.
By John Taylor
January 29, 2009
A major highway interchange used by area commuters has reopened after months of construction.
By Rae Sedgwick
January 29, 2009
When I was young, my mother often had visitors come to the house. She recorded daily those visits in a calendar diary where she also recorded the weather and her health. I still have the stack of bound calendars that were saved over the years.
By Clausie Smith
January 29, 2009
Did you know that this is a special day? No, it really isn’t a holiday, however, it deserves at least a passing thought. This is Kansas Day, a time when we observe our state’s long and fascinating history.
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
A legislature event in Tonganoxie sheds some light on the budget crisis
Staff reports
January 29, 2009
The Bonner Springs High School girls basketball team’s losing skid reached five games on Tuesday as the Bravettes lost their first-round game of the Wellsville Invitational Tournament to St. Mary’s, 48-26.
By Nick Bates
January 29, 2009
In the final tune-up before the Wyandotte County Invitational, the Bonner Springs swimming team traveled to Shawnee Mission West on Tuesday.
By Nick Bates
January 29, 2009
The tournaments continue to get bigger and tougher, but the Bonner Springs wrestling team continues to show improvement.
By Sandra Thomas
January 29, 2009
Recently, I heard carping from several younger people in my family about how boring the history of Kansas is. I reeled back in shock (not really) and immediately began my spiel.
Sports Briefs
January 29, 2009
The Bonner Springs junior varsity basketball team takes a loss in tournament with Gardner-Edgerton
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
The candidate-filing deadline has come and gone, and voters for both Edwardsville and the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District will have plenty of choices when it comes to the local elections.
By Nicole Kelley
January 29, 2009
A mysterious murder has taken place at the Bonner Springs High School auditorium and it will take a cast of eight students to figure out who is behind the act.