Melissa Treolo | BasehorInfo.com

Melissa Treolo is a reporter for the Chieftain, covering news and features in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.

Recent stories

KCKCC, Providence among those offering healthcare opportunities: By Melissa Treolo; February 27, 2013; Training and job opportunities in the healthcare field abound in and around Wyandotte County.
Business owners share how to take the plunge, stay afloat: Building new business can be challenging; By Melissa Treolo; July 25, 2012; With a dream, a rented building and only $2,000 in savings, Tamara Hudson turned in her two-weeks notice at her job as a manager for Victoria’s Secret.
Area districts react to lunch changes: By Melissa Treolo; 03:58 p.m., June 5, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.; Area schools are gearing up for changes to the National School Lunch Program.
Library offers local historical information in online ketes: By Melissa Treolo; January 18, 2012; Like most cities in northeast Kansas, the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville were awash in “trouble and turmoil” in the spring of 1903 as residents battled a devastating flood of the Kansas and Missouri rivers that felled bridges, buildings and even a young Bonner Springs teenager, Jesse McAfee, who lost his footing and drowned in the rising waters.
New church awe-inspiring: By Melissa Treolo; January 11, 2012; The new Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Basehor, which is now open and nearly complete, is truly awe-inspiring, according to the many congregants who got a look at the church over the weekend.
Cirque du Soleil brings Jackson’s story to KC stage: By Melissa Treolo; January 4, 2012; Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil, making a stop next month at the Sprint Center, is the culmination of a long-held dream and more than a year of hard work.
3rd runner up calls Miss Rodeo America pageant a ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’: By Melissa Treolo; December 28, 2011; The crown and title of Miss Rodeo America was the ultimate goal. But while Alyssa Morrison of Bonner Springs, who holds the title of Miss Rodeo Kansas 2011, only came close, she says she is far from disappointed.
Kansas City jazz legend embodied ‘no age limit’: By Melissa Treolo; December 21, 2011; A Kansas City jazz legend died earlier this month, but Myra Taylor won’t just be remembered for vocal stylings that could captivate an entire room.
Grinter event demonstrates holiday traditions of the 1800s: By Melissa Treolo; December 15, 2011; Back in Moses and Annie Grinter’s day, the holiday season wouldn’t have been complete without a Christmas tree decorated with finger-woven yarn chains, hot apple fritters baked in a cast-iron oven and a warm cup of wassail.
Michael Jackson tour to be ‘Thriller’ of a show: By Melissa Treolo; December 13, 2011; Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil, making a stop next year at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., is the culmination of a long-held dream and more than a year of hard work.

Recent photos

Kansas City Kansas Community College nursing instructor Teri Schwager, right, shows fourth-semester nursing students how to insert an IV in the nursing department's new simulation lab, built last semester. Students pictured from left to right are Erin Hysten of Kasnas City, Kan., Starla Union of Kansas City, Kan., Meskerem Ayele of Shawnee and Jessica Franz of Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas Highway Patrol troopers work the scene of a July 2011 fatality accident on U.S. Highway 24/40 in Leavenworth County.

Tamara Hudson opened Encore Unique Boutique in Shawnee in 2003. Area business owners weigh in on what it takes to open a business and keep it open.

Community members join hands while singing together "We Shall Overcome" during the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

About 400 people visited the new Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Basehor for weekend ceremonies that included Saturday’s dedication of the church, pictured, and the first Sunday worship service.

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