The Pittsburg State University Solo & Chamber Music Series, which began in September, will continue with its next concert, a performance by Italian trombonist Peter Steiner, on Friday, Jan. 20.  more

Leah Gagnon, director of patient engagement at Wesley House, says the Gathering Place has weathered the first winter storm of the season. Opened on Wednesday, the new shelter has provided a place for homeless citizens to sleep during the recent cold snap. Hosting 10 people on the first night, and 15 on Thursday night, Gagnon said she has been lucky not to have to turn anyone away. more

Saturday, Dec. 24, is the last official day Salvation Army bell ringers will be out in the public until next year’s holiday season. Although the nonprofit has been working hard to collect donations for its annual Christmas fundraiser, this week’s cold weather and lack of volunteers has forced the organization to reduce the number of buckets on the street to a single indoor location at Ron’s Supermarket. more

Fred Spigarelli may have been the first lawyer in the family, but he wasn’t the last, as now after 52 years of practicing law he shares his firm with his two daughters, Kala and Angela.  more

The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Diabetes Education Team has announced plans to host a healthy cooking demonstration by Registered Dietitian Sherise Beckham next month.    more

Volunteer drivers delivered 505 meals to Frontenac area elderly and disabled in the months of October and November 2022.  more

During icy conditions Thursday evening, one person sustained minor injuries when two vehicles collided after one of them tried to avoid another vehicle on Highway 69 six miles south of Pittsburg.   more

Two suspects were arrested early Friday morning following an armed robbery at the Snak-Atak convenience store at Fourth and Rouse streets, according to the Pittsburg Police Department.  more

Three days before Christmas, mother nature decided to spice things up by dropping the temperature to below zero and giving a few inches of snow, causing many city locations and businesses to close on Thursday.   more

At the Dec. 12 USD 250 school board meeting, Superintendent Rich Proffitt premiered a video showing the renovations underway at Pittsburg Community Middle School. more

Kelce Business College at Pittsburg State University has released its economic report for the fourth quarter of 2022. Overall, according to the report, the City of Pittsburg and surrounding areas are weathering the rising inflation across the country.  more

An overnight emergency shelter program called The Gathering Place officially began on Wednesday at the Wesley House as a space for homeless citizens to stay warm during the below-freezing winter temperatures.   more

The National Weather Service’s drought information statement released last week notes that, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions have recently improved across the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas due to several rounds of beneficial rainfall over the region.  more

The Frontenac City Council debated a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of three percent for city employees Monday night. A simple motion to pass or not pass quickly turned into a circular discussion about city pay scales, individual pay raises based on merit, and annual cost-of-living adjustments. more

Since becoming Mulberry’s chief of police, Joe Adelman has made it his mission to serve the people of his small town, and its surrounding area. It is not always easy in the poverty-stricken town, especially in today’s economy. more

This year, local family-owned business Broadway Lumber celebrated seven decades of operation in Pittsburg.   more

In the final days before Christmas, a duo of musicians carried out their annual tradition of playing various Christmas songs with unconventional instruments for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign on Wednesday afternoon.   more

A man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday when law enforcement located him in a closet on a rural Cherokee County property following an attempted shooting and assault incident earlier in the afternoon, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.  more

On what would normally be their day off, employees and staff at Girard’s Eastside Diner volunteered their time to give 130 kids and their parents a free breakfast with Santa Claus on Tuesday. Eastside owner Andrew Faucett said that each child, from four-months-old to 16 years, received their own gift, purchased with $2,500 in donations. more

A Pittsburg man was arrested in Weir on Monday after he allegedly broke into a residence and law enforcement officers subsequently found him in possession of stolen property.  more