Jesse Truesdale Reporter/Copy editor
Jesse Truesdale, a reporter and copy editor for The Chieftain, received his master's degree in journalism in 2005 from the University of Kansas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from San Francisco State University. He graduated from Garden City High School.
Recent stories
- County rehires counselor-at-large on contract
- Commissioners full of questions over contract with Kansas Sampler Festival Committee
- November 20, 2008
- The former counselor-at-large for Leavenworth County is back.
- 1st published novel a new page in career of Bonner writer
- November 19, 2008
- Many residents may not know it, but Bonner Springs is home to a published novelist.
- Counselor-at-large to keep her county job
- Counselor-at-large to keep her county job
- November 19, 2008
- The former counselor-at-large for Leavenworth County is back.
- Track’s stands to go smoke-free
- November 13, 2008
- Preceding a possible Kansas City, Kan., smoking ban, the Kansas Speedway announced Monday a no-smoking policy in its grandstands and enclosed areas beginning in 2010.
- Veteran survived ‘the forgotten war’
- November 11, 2008
- Pete Gomez was 19 when he fought in what he describes with no apparent bitterness as “the forgotten war.” That was the Korean conflict, so-called because the United States Congress made no formal declaration of war.
- Elected officials discuss smoking ban
- UG, Bonner Springs and Edwardsville meet together
- November 5, 2008
- The question of whether Wyandotte County should institute an ordinance restricting smoking in public places may be on the ballot next April.
- Festival touts successful season
- October 23, 2008
- In light of recent economic headlines, the 2008 ticket sales for the Kansas City Renaissance Festival seem almost as anachronistic as its performers’ get-ups.
- Power, justice and freedom of voting emphasized
- Bonner Springs NAACP annual banquet comes 3 weeks before historic presidential election
- October 15, 2008
- Three weeks before the first U.S. presidential election with an African American as one of the major parties’ candidates, the Bonner Springs NAACP celebrated its 51st annual banquet.
- Dollar General murder convict to be sentenced
- October 15, 2008
- More than a year after the arrests of three young people for the November 2005 murder of Robin Bell, the first to be tried and found guilty will be sentenced Friday.
- District 5 Senate challengers stake positions as election nears
- October 9, 2008
- The race for the Kansas Senate 5th District seat had drawn interest even before the Aug. 5, primary election.
Recent photos
Peter Gomez, at home in Bonner Springs, fought in what he describes as “the forgotten war," Korea.
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With college football season around the corner, what teams are you most excited to watch?
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