PITTSBURG, Kan. — Students at Pittsburg High School flexed their new skills Thursday evening, hosting an open house event for the community to tour its Dragon Farms facility. Dragon Farms … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — People often think of first responders as police, fire and EMS. But what about the people behind the calls who are the link between emergency personnel and the public?   more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Many long-time residents of Pittsburg and the surrounding area have fond memories of Ramsay’s Department Store on the 600 block of North Broadway. Some of the most … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Two women pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of child endangerment from an incident that occurred in 2024.   more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — A record number of dancers displayed their skills Wednesday evening at the annual Pittsburg State University Dance Symposium and Performance at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.   more

ARCADIA, Kan. — We opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Lord’s Prayer. Richard gave our blessing for the meal.   There were 19 attending.   All enjoyed a wonderful Easter … more

GIRARD, Kan. — With Tuesday’s meeting the only one scheduled for the week, county commissioners heard presentations from the SEK Area Agency on Aging (SEK AAA), Pittsburg Area Young … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — An “out of this world experience” took place Thursday morning with the return of the Pittsburg State University Therapeutic Recreation Department’s … more

FRONTENAC, Kan. — It has been a long time since Live Well Crawford County conducted a public meeting. According to Live Well Executive Director Brad Stroud, the non-profit organization's last … more

On Thursday afternoon, detectives with the Pittsburg Police Department confirmed the identity of a body discovered downtown early Wednesday. According to a news release from the department, the man whose body was found was 27-year-old Tokumatsu K. Platt, of Pittsburg. more

FRONTENAC, Kan. — A drug bust in Frontenac Tuesday afternoon led to the arrest of one individual and the seizure of suspected cocaine, marijuana, paraphernalia, and cash.    … more

ARMA, Kan. — Wednesday turned into quite a busy day for the Northeast School District. The elementary held its “Big Truck Day” while the high school hosted a signing for its senior … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — After successfully renovating two buildings in the downtown vicinity, Shawnee Lorenz and her husband, Josh, jumped at the chance to purchase and revamp her favorite building at 211 N. Broadway and the lot that adjoined it.    more

Pittsburg Police, Fire Department and Crawford County EMS recovered a body Wednesday morning inside the locked fence surrounding a cell tower at 107 E. 1st Street. more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Pittsburg State University values its 671 student employees and honored the work they do at the annual “Student Employee of the Year Awards Ceremony” held late … more

ARMA, Kan. — From capacity determinations to replacement bids to audits, the Northeast USD 246 School Board tackled a number of topics Monday night at its regular meeting at Northeast High … more

GIRARD, Kan. — Ken Collins, Republican state representative for District 2, met with about 20 constituents in Girard Monday night to discuss his voting record during the legislative session … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Although The Chop Shop’s new location has a newer, modern look, Owner Jakob Folk hasn’t strayed from his base business principle: inclusivity.    Since he first opened his barbershop in 2020, Folk has cut and styled hair for people of all different walks of life.   “I've cut people’s hair that just got out of jail,” he said. “I've cut attorneys’ hair. I cut quite a bit of law enforcement hair. Everyone from little kids to older men to older women's hair. And that's what I wanted. I wanted something that everybody felt comfortable coming to and not just one group of people.”   more