Melissa Treolo Staff writer
Melissa Treolo is a reporter for the Chieftain, covering news and features in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.
Recent stories
- Easing financial burdens focus of 13-week course
- September 2, 2010
- In these economic times, it’s hard to get on track financially. But Dave Ramsey has a plan.
- Tiblow Days 2010 Mayor’s message: ‘Your city is in good financial shape’
- September 2, 2010
- Despite an economy that had produced lowered property valuations and other financial challenges, Bonner Springs is holding its own, Mayor Clausie Smith says.
- K-7, I-70 interchange project to get under way in 2012
- September 2, 2010
- Though work on a new interchange at Kansas Highway 7 and Interstate 70 is expected to begin somewhat out of order, it is finally expected to begin.
- Chemistry takes local comedy duo to national stage
- September 2, 2010
- The conversation between John Robison and Keith Curtis recalling how they created their improvisational group Dictionary Soup goes a little something like this:
- State officials pay visit to Bonner for annual Mayor’s Banquet
- August 26, 2010
- Thursday night’s Mayor’s Banquet in Bonner Springs brought together city delegates and state politicians alike.
- Bonner ACT scores up from last year
- August 26, 2010
- ACT test-takers at Bonner Springs High School showed improvement, with tests taken in 2010 showing an average composite score of 21.2 out of 36 points, according to results released last week.
- District finds way to lower mill levy
- August 26, 2010
- The USD 204 Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education unanimously approved Monday night a 2010-2011 budget that includes a decrease to the mill levy of .131 mills.
- At 50, Bonner Springs Scout troop shows staying power
- Scouts celebrate troop’s history
- August 26, 2010
- Troops have come and gone in Bonner Springs, but there is at least one factor behind Boy Scout Troop 149’s staying power.
- Festival focused on past adds modern touches
- August 26, 2010
- For 33 years, organizers with the Kansas City Renaissance Festival have made it their business to bring the days of yore, in entertaining fashion, to the modern world.
- Construction on K-7/I-70 project to begin in 2012
- August 25, 2010
- Though work on the Kansas Highway 7/Interstate 70 interchange is expected to begin somewhat out of order, it is finally expected to begin.
Recent photos
Ann Davis and her husband, Rick, both on the left-hand side of the table, talk to engineers about the design plan for the new Kansas Highway 7/Interstate 70 interchange during a public meeting last Wednesday at the Bonner Springs High School cafeteria. Construction is expected to begin on phase two in 2012.
Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band, performs.
Lydia Benton watches Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band, and poses for the camera next to the "No moshing!" sign.
Andreas Chaparro, 6, enjoys a snow cone purchased from the Bonner Springs Boy Scout Troop 149.
Kinsley Kane, 2, shows off her face paint and balloon animal.
Advertisement
Point of View
With college football season around the corner, what teams are you most excited to watch?
“I am really not a sports fan at all. But my husband will watch any team, college or pro. He loves football.”
Top ads RSS
- PT Desktop/Network Support: Experience in configuring & troubleshooting MS Windows ...
- Sr. Java Web Developer/ Programmer Computerized Assessments & Learning, Lawrence ...
- Pinnacle Career Institute needs Medical Assisting Instructors for our Lawrence ...
- CHEF de CUISINE Lead supervisor at Ekdahl Dining Commons, a ...
- Accounts Receivable Coordinator GCSAA is seeking a highly organized, service-oriented ...