Due to activity conflicts, the regular February board meeting of USD 505
has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 17, at  7 p.m.,, Chetopa Schools, board room.

Candidates for Chetopa High School basketball homecoming include: Front row: Kayla Underwood, Laken Conard, Ashley Judd, Nikki Sanders, and Jaya Johnson; back row: Breylan Berrios, Ryan Bruning, Justin Orns, Waylon Pike, and Josh Dvorak.The crowning of the queen will be held before the girls game approximately 5:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11 at the Chetopa Gymnasium. (Courtesy photo)

The formal transfer of the Mae Lessley Community Center to the City of Chetopa will take place Saturday, Feb. 12.
The Chetopa Chamber of Commerce will host a spaghetti dinner before the dedication. The dinner will begin at 5 p.m. and the dedication of the community center will take place around 5:45 p.m. Ownership will be transferred from the First Christian Church to the City at that time.
Saturday’s menu will include spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread and a dessert. The cost will be $6 per person with children 7 and under eating for $2.50. Read more

Chetopa Clinic will have Cindi Major, Nurse Practitioner, in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Same day appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. To set up an appointment call 620-236-7351.
The clinic is located at 429 Maple in Chetopa.

The Chetopa community attended the presentation of the Chetopa third grade Kansas Day play on Friday.
They told the story of early Kansas with historical facts, costumes, music, and a timeline. Performances were to be Friday, Jan.28, at 9 a.m., or 3 p.m., in the school multipurpose room.
It was in celebration of Kansas’ 150th birthday which takes place Saturday Jan. 29.
Some of the students are pictured here.

The Chetopa Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring the Chetopa Angel Tree again this year for children.  The tree will be set up in the Chetopa State Bank and a sign-up sheet will be by it.  The ministers request that the sheet be signed by the person taking the angel.  You need to spend $20-$25 for each gift. Gifts may be given to Rev. Frazier, Rev. Newman, or Rev. Whetstone by Dec. 20.
If you have a child here in Chetopa from birth through grade 6 that has not been turned in to be on the Angel Tree, contact Rev. Whetstone at 236-7985 as soon as possible.

The 10th annual version of PecanFest in Chetopa is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20, with activities planned throughout the day.
Sponsored by the Chetopa Chamber of Commerce, PecanFest is a celebration of the best-known icon for the community, alluding to the thousands of pecan trees located in the town and in groves mostly east and north of Chetopa. Read more

Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot Tim Billingsly from Carrollton, Ga., took his sister Joann Pursley, Chetopa and stepfather Ron Wylie, Bartlett, for a morning balloon flight over Chetopa Thursday. They flew for about an hour and landed in a field not far from the river. The weather was accommodating with multi-directional winds at different altitudes not exceeding 8 mph. A soft landing, champagne and a ceremony topped off the flight along with a beautiful sunrise. Tim Billingsly’s wife Jorie and brother Mike Billingsly, Chetopa, performed ground operations and with radio communications easily retrieved the balloon upon landing.

Lindsey Pease was crowned Chetopa High School football homecoming queen and Josh Trotnic as homecoming king last Friday night. Trotnic is still recovering from a broken leg he sustained on the football field. The royal court included  Mason Carter and Kayla Underwood, Whitney Hillis  and Waylon Pike, Lindsey Pease and Josh Trotnic, Ryan Bruning and Laken Conard , Josh Dvorak and Chelsea LaPee.