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Feeling Like Seven
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Christmas has passed and we have all exchanged our gifts. As a grandpa looking at this, I delight in the childlike wonder my grandsons exhibit, especially the wonder shown by the …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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1/11/25
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Clothing drive for youths said success
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 10, 1925
Miss Ruth Hobson, Sun-Headlight Wheat Girl, chosen in the recent election, will go to Topeka …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/10/25
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Allen & Louis Ginsberg visit The Little Balkans
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The caption from today’s photo from “Pittsburg State University, A Photographic History of the First 100 Years,” by Randy Roberts and Shannon Phillips Julien, reads: “Father …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/9/25
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Coffeyville Mill sends 104 carloads to South.
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 8, 1925
A world’s record, it is believed, was hung up in Coffeyville today when a train of mill …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/8/25
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House majority leader discusses proposal during stop in Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 7, 1925
In accordance with suggestions made at a meeting of miners Sunday afternoon in Arma, several …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/7/25
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Taxi ride proves expensive
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 4 – Jan. 6, 1925
G. E. Sears of Bartlesville, Okla., found it expensive, while passing through …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/4/25
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Landfills, bridge, and road work top SEK county agendas
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 3, 1925
James Hunter, who was defeated for joint board member of the Mine Workers, by James …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/3/25
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Y2K is A-OK so far
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 2, 1925
Ruth Hobson will go to Topeka Jan. 12 as the representative from this territory in the Kansas …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/2/25
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Scalet’s Hill Top Club
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The photo above could well have been taken at a 1940s New Year’s Eve dance at the Hill Top, located 1& 3/4 miles west of 4 th & Broadway in Pittsburg. John ‘Tuffy’ …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/2/25
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Vanderpool holiday hobby
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 21 – Dec. 23, 1924
“Playter’s lake is in dandy condition for skating,” Park …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/21/24
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Chisels, a cabinet, and the Bobist Way
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Buying chisels, especially good chisels, is an addiction. They are useful, they are versatile, and they can be beautiful. I love my chisels, and I believe they love me too, even though they extract …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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12/21/24
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A Christmas Carol redux
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“God bless us, everyone.” — Tiny Tim, ‘A Christmas Carol’
I’ve been trying this week to decide how I feel about Christmas. Turns out I’m conflicted.
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/21/24
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Sister Rosalia to celebrate 91 on Saturday
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 20, 1924
Alumni of virtually all classes of the Pittsburg senior high school are expected to attend …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/20/24
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Driverless car strolled indoors for shelter
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 19, 1924
In the old days of horses, it was nothing out of the usual for the most faithful buggy horse …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/19/24
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Children have early holiday
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 18, 1924
Matt Walters of Scammon and Joe Varlot of Pittsburg were the two high candidates for …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/18/24
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‘Tax Payers Speeding Up’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 14 – Dec. 16, 1924
Tax payers were “rushing” the offices of real estate firms, …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/14/24
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Realigning my center of gravity
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“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” — Robert Frost
Recently, I came across an article about Carl Jung and the art of aging well. It hit home for, like most …
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/14/24
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‘Parents switch with students’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 13, 1924
The first entertainment to provide Christmas cheer for the less fortunate …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/13/24
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Round trip from Pittsburg to Ft. Scott
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In today’s photo — from “Pittsburg State University, A Photographic History of the First 100 Years,” by Randy Roberts and Shannon Phillips Julien — athletic …
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/12/24
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‘Mural depicts moment in local mining history’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 12, 1924
An industrial bank, which will carry out the creditors group loan plan, now doubtless is an …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/12/24
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