BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

How to address the maintenance of city streets with revenue from the city sales tax for street improvements was the subject of debate among Coffeyville city commissioners Tuesday.

Chuck Shively, director of public works, recommended that the City of Coffeyville pursue a street improvement program based on a 70-30 formula, with 70 percent of the sales tax proceeds to be used for preventative maintenance and 30 percent for repair and/or replacement of existing road surfaces.
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A Cherryvale native was recently recognized for unselfish devotion to assisting the U.S. Army and the families of Army engineers.

Angela (Wright) Linn of Iola, Kan., was presented with the Army Engineer Association’s Essayons Award at the Engineer Regimental Ball held in Coffeyville on Sept. 24. The Essayons Award is given to an Army engineer regimental soldier’s or officer’s spouse who provides unyielding support to the Army engineers and their families. Linn is the wife of Sean Linn, a Cherryvale native who now serves as a captain with the 891st Engineer Battalion headquarters in Iola.

Presentation of the award to Mrs. Linn marked the first time that a spouse in the 891st Engineering Battalion had ever received the Essayons Award. The 891st battalion includes units throughout eastern Kansas.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

Bitten by misfortune that left her homeless, penniless and full of mental anguish as little as six month ago, Dina Jolly has become a changed woman.

No longer penniless, homeless and full of mental anguish, Jolly has reformed her life with the help of counselors at Four County Mental Health Center.

She has a job at the Independence McDonald’s restaurant. She has her own place of residence. She pays her bills on time, looks forward to interacting with friends and family, and proudly sports a smile — something that had been missing from part of her life.

So, Jolly, a reformed citizen with a history of mental disabilites, has been looking forward to being a model American citizen.

Imagine her shock when she recently discovered that the Kansas Constitution has language that would prohibit her from voting.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CHERRYVALE — An enrollment milestone has been reached in USD 447 Cherryvale-Thayer: a total headcount of more than 1,000 students for the 2010-11 school year.

And, the number of students continue to grow.

Superintendent Randy Wagoner informed USD 447 Board of Education members Monday about the recent enrollment count day, which was held on Sept. 20. On that day, enrollment numbers are made official for state financial aid and school classification purposes.

Wagoner said the total number of students attending all USD 447 schools and programs — including the Cherryvale at-risk preschool for 4-year-old children and the Cherryvale Diploma Center — brought the headcount to slightly more than 1,000. That’s the largest enrollment ever attained in USD 447 history, Wagoner said.
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INDEPENDENCE — Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and among the most influential persons involved in the global economy, will return to her hometown of Independence in late October for the Neewollah celebration.

Generalissimo Fred Meier announced on Saturday that Bair has accepted an invitation to serve as Honorary Grand Parade Marshall for the Neewollah Grand Parade on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Referencing the words of another famous Independence native – Pulitzer-prize winning playwright William Inge – Meier noted the pivotal role Bair has played in recent years as head of the FDIC.

“Sheila is definitely proof that Inge was right when he said that ‘big people come out of small towns,’” Meier said.  “Her leadership during this country’s recent financial crises is a testament to her sound Independence roots.”

In addition to participating in Saturday’s Neewollah Grand Parade, Bair will address several local civic groups during a joint luncheon meeting on Friday, Oct. 29.  She is also scheduled to attend the Queen Neelah breakfast for candidates and their parents on Saturday morning, before the parade.

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FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINALS: Independence beats Columbus, 41-20. Chanute beats Field Kindley, 62-22. Cherryvale beats Eureka, 43-18. Caney Valley beats Neodesha, 45-27.

Casey Melander and Lyndsay Roper, Caney Valley High School seniors, were named 2010 CVHS fall sports homecoming king and queen at coronation ceremonies Friday night in the CVHS Stadium. Other royalty candidates included (king candidates) CVHS seniors Dustin Bayless, Gage Billingsley, Dalton Lockwood, Kurt Lockwood and Skye Richey; (queen candidates) Sarah Boatman, Melanie Davis, Rachel Estes, Mercades Price and Jessica Wyrick. (Photo by Sheri Thompson)

COFFEYVILLE — Coffeyville Community College will honor Lue Barndollar at the annual Distinguished Alumni and Friends Banquet on Friday, Oct. 15.

Barndollar joins 25 other alumni and CCC friends who have been recognized through the Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award.

Barndollar has been associated with CCC since joining the college in 1978 as an English instructor. During her tenure at CCC, Barndollar worked as the Honors Program Coordinator, Division Chair, Academic Challenge Coach, Humanities Tour Leader and a grant coordinator.  Her work in the classroom has been recognized in a number of ways.  She was CCC’s first faculty member to earn the Distinguished Professor award in 1985.  She was the recipient of an Award for Teaching Excellence from the International Institute for Staff and Organization Development (NISOD), in Austin, Texas, and was named the Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Educator in Higher Education.

An active volunteer in the Coffeyville community, Barndollar currently serves on the Coffeyville Community College Board of Trustees, the Coffeyville College Foundation Board, the Coffeyville Historical Society and the Friends of the Brown Mansion. At various times she has served as a Sunday school teacher, Camp Fire leader, Cub Scout den mother, PTA Picture Lady, Red Cross water-safety instructor and as a trustee of the Coffeyville Public Library.
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CHERRYVALE — Chris and Julie Sale of rural Cherryvale were named the 2010 Farm Family of the Year by the Labette County Farm Bureau during the bureau’s annual meeting in Altamont on Sept. 18.

The Sale family farm is located east of Cherryvale in Labette County. The family grows corn and soybeans and maintains a cow-calf herd along with backgrounding yearling calves. Chris and his brother Kevin Sale also operate a seed business based at the farm. Chris served the Labette County Farm Bureau as a board director for four years including one year as county president. He has served as a voting delegate at the Kansas Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and participated in meetings with state legislators and a county commissioner.
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