Melissa Treolo Staff writer

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.
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.
BSHS choir gets air time for holidays
By Melissa Treolo
December 21, 2011
For Bonner Springs High School junior Deidra Elijah, singing is both a passion and a commitment she says takes precedence over everyday activities — even sleep.
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.
Ag Hall director: 2011 season ‘hard to top’
By Melissa Treolo
November 22, 2011
The 2011 season may have ended at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, but there won’t be any taking it easy for the center’s executive director and board of governors when it comes to fundraising efforts.
Improv Festival of Kansas to be this weekend
By Melissa Treolo
November 9, 2011
Rapping twins, the most awkward situation imaginable and discussions regarding the end of the world are just a few of the features to be found during this year’s annual improvisational comedy festival at the Roving Imp Theater & Coffee House.
Veterans find success, healing through writing
By Melissa Treolo
November 2, 2011
Three U.S. military veterans shared their experiences Saturday, Oct. 29, during the Veterans’ Pen Celebration at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo.
Estimated 9,000 visitors turn out for rare look inside GM’s Fairfax plant
By Melissa Treolo
September 29, 2011
Being at the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant brought back fond memories for Joe Wells of Liberty, Mo.

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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.

U.S. military veterans, who were speakers at the Veterans’ Pen Celebration Saturday, Oct. 29, salute the American flag during the celebration. Pictured from left are Leah Ann Jones of Kansas City, Kan., David Harrington of Kansas City, Kan., and Allen Yoakum of Liberty, Mo.

Area residents tour the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant Thursday as part of the plant's open house event. The event was staged as a way for GM to say "thank you" to the community.

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