Melissa Treolo | BonnerSprings.com

Melissa Treolo is a reporter for the Chieftain, covering news and features in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.

Recent stories

KCKCC, Providence among those offering healthcare opportunities: By Melissa Treolo; February 27, 2013; Training and job opportunities in the healthcare field abound in and around Wyandotte County.
What’s cool in school: Area youths offer their thoughts on what’s ‘hot’ and what’s not: By Melissa Treolo; November 5, 2012; What’s cool for one school may not be for another. Here, we take a look at what’s hot — and what’s not so hot — among area students.
Business owners share how to take the plunge, stay afloat: Building new business can be challenging; By Melissa Treolo; July 25, 2012; With a dream, a rented building and only $2,000 in savings, Tamara Hudson turned in her two-weeks notice at her job as a manager for Victoria’s Secret.
Area districts react to lunch changes: By Melissa Treolo; 03:58 p.m., June 5, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.; Area schools are gearing up for changes to the National School Lunch Program.
Community members challenged to unite at MLK Celebration: By Melissa Treolo; January 19, 2012; Being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s no surprise King’s celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech was heavily borrowed from Monday at the celebration honoring his birthday.
Library offers local historical information in online ketes: By Melissa Treolo; January 18, 2012; Like most cities in northeast Kansas, the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville were awash in “trouble and turmoil” in the spring of 1903 as residents battled a devastating flood of the Kansas and Missouri rivers that felled bridges, buildings and even a young Bonner Springs teenager, Jesse McAfee, who lost his footing and drowned in the rising waters.
Former BSHS teacher surprised by journey to self-discovery: By Melissa Treolo; January 18, 2012; If you find a small, wooden birdhouse in a tree or park in Texas or California or even Pennsylvania, there is a good chance it was left there by Kris Munsch.
Governor’s spending plan not sitting well with USD 204: By Melissa Treolo; January 11, 2012; It was clear Monday night that officials with USD 204 aren’t pleased with Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed plan for future funding of public education.
All members of community sought for MLK Celebration: By Melissa Treolo; January 11, 2012; Organizers with the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration want this year’s event to have a higher purpose than just to honor the birthday of the civil rights leader, which was Jan. 15, but this year will be nationally recognized Jan. 16.
New church awe-inspiring: By Melissa Treolo; January 11, 2012; The new Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Basehor, which is now open and nearly complete, is truly awe-inspiring, according to the many congregants who got a look at the church over the weekend.

Recent photos

Kansas City Kansas Community College nursing instructor Teri Schwager, right, shows fourth-semester nursing students how to insert an IV in the nursing department's new simulation lab, built last semester. Students pictured from left to right are Erin Hysten of Kasnas City, Kan., Starla Union of Kansas City, Kan., Meskerem Ayele of Shawnee and Jessica Franz of Kansas City, Kan.

Austin Gillespie, a senior at Mill Valley High School, works on the regular pop culture blog he contributes to Mill Valley’s online JagWire news site. Austin was one of several area students who offered their takes on current trends in fashion and pop culture.