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Highway 69 Association applauds $13.3m appropriation
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Following the announcement by KDOT officials this week that more than $13 million in federal funding has been earmarked for the expansion of the Highway US-69 Pittsburg bypass, representatives of the Highway 69 Association weighed in Friday with their reaction to the news.  more
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2023 Operation Round Up awardees selected
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Nonprofits throughout eastern Kansas that serve community members in need will soon receive a total of $45,000 in contributions from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative members through Heartland’s Operation Round Up program. more
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Co-owner Kyle Mullen stands in the newly built bar area of the outdoor patio at 5th Street Bar and Grill.
Owners celebrate 10 years at 5th Street
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What started as just a job as the clean-up guy, led to buying the bar, remodeling it, and being able to celebrate a decade of hard work and change.   more
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A Type I Ford F450 Ambulance built by Osage Ambulances of Linn, Missouri, and used by Crawford County Emergency Medical Services to answer some of the more than 5,000 calls in 2022. 
CCEMS reports record call volume
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Crawford County Emergency Medical Service (CCEMS) had a record year in 2022 with more than 5,000 calls as of midnight, Jan. 1, and only three active crews per shift. According to EMS Director Randy Sandberg, he needs at least four crews per shift to handle such a large number of calls, but EMS is critically short-staffed. more
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Members of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and Avail Enclosure Systems employees cut the ceremonial ribbon at the company’s local facility on Thursday.
Avail cuts ribbon, power lines
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The Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and Avail Enclosure Systems cut the ceremonial ribbon to welcome the local company’s recent change in ownership on Thursday morning. With unfortunate timing, while the ceremony was still ongoing, a truck apparently carrying one of Avail’s enclosures was involved in a traffic accident on Broadway.   more
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Violent offender arrested in Parsons
Following the arrest of a violent offender this week stemming from a traffic stop, Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks is once again calling on the judicial system to hold criminals accountable.  more
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Fort Scott woman sentenced, fined over $500K for elder mistreatment
A Fort Scott woman has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution for her conviction on a charge of mistreatment of an elder person, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Thursday.  more
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South Rouse lane conversion to start Friday
Starting at approximately noon on Friday, Jan. 6, the City of Pittsburg will begin lane conversions on South Rouse in the construction zone for the East Quincy Project.  more
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USD 246 superintendent gives update on new courts
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ARMA, Kan. — Members of Arma’s pickleball community are one step closer to achieving their longtime dream of making the city a destination for pickleball aficionados after Northeast … more
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Girard Council reschedules regular meeting
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GIRARD, Kan. — The Girard City Council has postponed its regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 17, due to the Girard Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber Dinner and Meeting and Martin … more
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Eastern Kansas Weed School set for Jan. 24
Kansas State Research and Extension - Wildcat District will be hosting the 2023 Eastern Kansas Weed School on Jan. 24 at the K-State Southeast Research and Extension Center in Parsons from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.   more
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St. Mary’s Colgan seeks new high school principal
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish announced Wednesday that it is seeking a new principal for grades 7 to 12 at St. Mary’s Colgan, overseeing approximately 220 middle and high school students.  more
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From left, Wildcat District Director Frances Graves and District Chair Kim Rutter present the Wildcat District 2022 Friend of Extension Award to Pittsburg Salvation Army representatives Majors Pat and Eric Johnson.
Wildcat District honors ‘Friends of Extension’
K-State Research and Extension’s Wildcat District recently honored the Pittsburg Salvation Army, as well as the Morning Sun, as its 2022 “Friends of Extension.”   more
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KCS Assistant Division Superintendent James Shaw discusses what it's like to be a train conductor at a hiring event in Pittsburg at the Holiday Inn Express on Wednesday morning.
Kansas City Southern searches for conductors in Pittsburg
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With inflation and the economy seeming to increasingly appear in news headlines, some area residents may be looking to get into a new line of work. With that in mind, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) held a hiring event Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Express in Pittsburg.  more
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The cast and crew of Pittsburg High School’s production of “Big Fish” will all be traveling to Wichita to perform at the Kansas Thespian on Friday, Jan. 6.
PHS performs send-off show before state
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This weekend, Pittsburg High School Theatre students plan to make a big splash at state with their production of “Big Fish,” but before the cast hit the road to Wichita, the group performed one last show for the local community.   more
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Local businesses reflect on 2022
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As citizens continue to battle the rise of inflation, in interviews this week, local businesses in Pittsburg weighed in on how the past year has gone, as well as what they predict for 2023.  more
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Boil water advisory rescinded for City of Caney
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Caney public water supply system in Montgomery County, which had been in place since Dec. 26.  more
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Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society bird watchers on a past bird watching walk.
For the birds
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For those in the area who wish to start the new year off with some fresh air and outdoor adventure, the Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society will have its first bird walk field trip of the year this weekend.    more
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The proposed route for a new bypass on U.S. 69 Highway. The new route begins the bypass north of Arma, moving it approximately two to three miles west, before rejoining the existing highway near the Weir turn-off. Estimates in 2019 put the total cost at over $300 million dollars, but KDOT said it is safe to assume a 25 percent increase if construction starts in 2025.
County meets with KDOT about proposed 69 bypass
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Crawford County commissioners hosted a full house at their first meeting of the year Tuesday, which was attended by Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) representatives including interim Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed, to discuss the proposed route for a new bypass on U.S. 69. more
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Abe, the CENTennial pig, is on display at Miners Hall Museum as part of the quarterly exhibit “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era.”
‘Of Money and Metals’
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With the new year comes a new quarterly exhibit for Miners Hall Museum in Franklin — and this one may have people scouring their change for collectibles. From now until Saturday, March 25, “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era” will be the museum’s feature display.   more
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