Attorney returns from deployment
CHANUTE Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston, who recently returned from his second deployment to Kuwait, said letters and emails from his hometown helped him through difficult times, The Chanute Tribune reported. Thuston served with the U.S. Army as part of Operation Spartan Shield and arrived home April 4. He previously served overseas in 2005. He credited his deputy county attorney and staff for handling business while he was away.
Car chase spans 60 miles before arrest
FREDONIA A high-speed car chase started last week when a car was stolen from Pumpin Petes at Fredonias roundabout and ended nearly 60 miles later at John Redmond Reservoir in Burlington, The Wilson County Citizen reported. The driver avoided stop-sticks at least twice, drove at high speeds through the Burlington community, through a yard and a gate along the river. Finding no place to go, the driver jumped into the Neosho River. He returned to shore and was arrested. Christopher Mexa, 31, of Gardner, was reported as the driver and was arrested.
Developer wants more money
PARSONS The developer of a hotel and conference center wants Parsons city commissioners to give him another $600,000 in incentives to build a Holiday Inn Express and conference center southeast of Cattle Drive and North 16th Street south of U.S. 400. The city had already agreed to give the project $1.4 million in incentives, mostly from sales tax and hotel guest tax revenue. Construction costs are nearly double what the developer anticipated.
