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A graph showing the overall English Language Arts standing of all students at USD 249 between grades 3 and 10. Each bar represents the low or high end of each level. The goal is to move the numbers to the right, with all students being at Levels 3 and 4 by sophomore year.
USD 249 board discusses assessment data, new curriculum
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USD 249 Superintendent Rick Simoncic presented assessment data at Monday night’s school board meeting in Frontenac. Starting with a class’s third grade year, the data showed the progression of each of this year’s classes through tenth grade in the subjects of mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA).  more
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City Commissioner Cheryl Brooks, left, accepts a ceremonial gavel Tuesday from Dr. Ron Seglie, Pittsburg's new mayor, in recognition of her service as mayor over the past year.
City government reorganizes 
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At Tuesday night’s commission meeting, the City of Pittsburg reorganized several positions within the city government, appointing a new mayor and approving a raise for the city manager, as well as appointing new members to two of the city’s advisory boards. more
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The late mayor of Arma, Rock Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6, after a long battle with cancer. Members of the city council say he will be sorely missed but never replaced.
Arma mourns loss of mayor 
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Arma residents are mourning the loss of Mayor Rock Anderson, who passed away last Tuesday, Dec. 6, after a long battle with cancer. A native of Pennsylvania, it was not until later in life that Anderson came to Arma, where he worked as a manager for General Machinery in Pittsburg and O’Brien in Fort Scott. Anderson was elected mayor just last year.  more
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The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express made a stop in Pittsburg on Saturday evening on its annual tour, visiting 20 communities in eight states. All donations made to the Holiday Express go to the Salvation Army to provide winter clothing.
It’s Christmas time in the city 
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Santa Claus was busy making the rounds this weekend in Pittsburg, where he made appearances at three different local events.  more
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Lawrence citizen Jay Morris shows this year’s off-road vehicles he and a group of volunteers created from scraps of wood. Every year, Morris and his brother create 100 toys and donate them to Toys for Tots in several counties around the state.
Hand-crafted for Christmas
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The Pittsburg Salvation Army received a special delivery of handmade toys donated by two brothers from Lawrence this past week.  more
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CHCSEK, Wesley House seek support for winter shelter
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In response to the lack of a local public shelter from winter weather conditions, CHCSEK and Wesley House are seeking community support to create The Gathering Place, a 90-day emergency overnight shelter operating from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. at Wesley House, 411 E. 12th St. more
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PSU announces commencement plans
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Commencement ceremonies are planned for Friday, Dec. 16, in the Plaster Center and the Weede Gymnasium at PSU. A total of 316 undergraduate students are on the list to have degrees conferred, and 242 graduate students are on the list.  more
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Pittsburg Area Young Professionals member Matt O’Malley, left, was a key organizer of the effort to purchase 100 bicycles for children in need this year in coordination with the Salvation Army.
PAYP partners with Salvation Army to provide bikes to children
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Last Christmas, Pittsburg Area Young Professionals (PAYP) along with Pittsburg State University’s Enactus were able to purchase and deliver 42 bicycles to area children in need. Matt O’Malley, 2022 PAYP president, said his goal was to be able to purchase 100 bicycles for children this year.   more
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Cherokee County sheriff offers tips to avoid holiday thefts, scams
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With the holiday shopping season is in full swing, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is encouraging area residents to take steps to safeguard themselves from potential thefts and scams.  more
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The Joe Saia Overpass, one of many connection points between the cities of Frontenac and Pittsburg, is a major transportation asset in Crawford County. The City of Frontenac is solely responsible for the bridge's maintenance, although the county also has an interest in its upkeep. 
County expresses interest in Saia upkeep
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The Crawford County Commission briefly discussed maintenance issues of the Saia Overpass between Pittsburg and Frontenac at Friday’s regular meeting. Since the bridge is a major conduit into and out of Pittsburg’s northern industrial park, the county has taken an interest. more
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A cement truck was traveling westbound Friday morning on K-126 Highway when it ran off the right side of the road, the driver overcorrected, and the truck rolled into the south ditch near the intersection with 80th Street, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
At least one injured after three truck crashes
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Not just one, but three different large trucks were involved in three separate crashes Friday morning throughout Crawford County, causing serious injuries to at least one of the drivers.  more
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Nathan Troth, a freshman at Frontenac High School at the time, contemplates his next move at a chess tournament held in Cherryvale on Nov. 6, 2021. 
Frontenac to host chess tournament 
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Frontenac High School Chess will be hosting a KSCA-governed Scholastic Chess Tournament on Jan. 7 that is open to all area schools, including those in Missouri and Oklahoma, and to all K-12 students. Participants will complete for individual and team awards.  more
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Dignitaries representing Crawford County, the City of Pittsburg, Integrated Behavioral Technologies, Victory Life Church, and the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce among others, ceremonially break ground at the new IBT Autism Clinic in Pittsburg. The clinic is partnering with Victory Life Church to provide child care and autism services for Crawford County residents.
New autism clinic breaks ground in Pittsburg 
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Although construction has already begun, dignitaries from across Crawford County joined Pastor Donnie Talent and Dr. Linda Heitzman-Powell in a ceremonial ground-breaking of a new autism treatment facility on Friday.   more
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Frances Willard
Temperance in Crawford County, Kansas, part 5
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"Now if Governor Stubbs really means business we say come in. Crawford County will look to him just about like Bunker Hill did to the British." more
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Heather Spaur, executive director of the Crawford County Mental Health Center.  
Spaur hits ground running at CCMH 
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Since Heather Spaur has taken over as executive director of the Crawford County Mental Health Center, she has been overseeing a massive expansion of services to the community.   more
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U.S. Awards acquires DonnPaul Graphix
Local company U.S. Awards has announced the purchase of the assets of DonnPaul Graphix, located in Grain Valley, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. more
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Weir native Jim Rion has spent the past 18 years living in Japan working as a translator. He has recently published a book on the sake breweries in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.  
Weir native makes a new life in Japan
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Born and raised in southeast Kansas, Jim Rion found a new life in Japan as a freelance writer and translator for the local tourism industry in Yamaguchi, writing about the local sake industry, Japanese culture, and travel. more
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Members of the Hispanic Ministry of Our Lady of Lourdes perform a danza to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2021.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Hispanic Ministry will be holding its annual day of giving thanks and praise for Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 11 and Monday, Dec. 12.   more
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Laura Washburn, left, and Myriam Krepps browse Audacious Boutique during this week’s Late Night Thursdays downtown event. To assist holiday shoppers, many stores are staying open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays through the month of December. As an added incentive, each store was given five vouchers for a commemorative ornament to hand out to the first five customers who shop after 5 p.m. Sydney Anselmi, owner of Audacious Boutique, had already handed out all her vouchers before 6 p.m.
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New Labette Creek bridge opens
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced Thursday that it planned to open the new Labette Creek bridge on U.S. 59/U.S. 160 by the end of the day.  more
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