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Community member Brandee Johnson bids during the silent auction at the USD 250 Foundation fundraiser “Night of Dragons” on Friday evening.
USD 250 Foundation raises funds for future
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The USD 250 Foundation was able to raise over $60,000 for scholarships for high school students at their annual fundraising event “A Night of Dragons” more
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Pittsburg citizens, divided by quadrant, listen to a presentation by city officials about the Spruce Up Pittsburg initiative at Memorial Auditorium Thursday evening.
City holds second Spruce Up Pittsburg meeting
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Pittsburg Mayor Ron Seglie, along with other city officials, hosted the second Spruce Up Pittsburg meeting at Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. Spruce Up Pittsburg is a city-wide, civic pride initiative championed by Seglie to clean-up the city and improve the quality of life. more
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PSU Director of Creative Writing Laura Lee Washburn will be releasing her poetry collection “The Book of Stolen Images” on Thursday, April 6 at Jolly Fox Brewery.
Party like Poets
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Friends and colleagues Laura Lee Washburn and Allison Blevins will be hosting an event celebrating the release of their poetry books “The Book of Stolen Images” and “Cataloguing Pain” at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6 at Jolly Fox Brewery.   more
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One of the classrooms nears completion at the Sonshine Childcare Center at Victory Life Church in Pittsburg.
Sonshine Child Care nearing completion
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As one of six large childcare facilities in Crawford County, and over three years in the making, Sonshine Childcare will soon be opening its doors in Pittsburg. At least, that is what Pastor Donnie Talent hopes. more
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Update to death investigation in Wilson County
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office have identified the woman whose remains were discovered by hunters on March 16, in rural Wilson County. more
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Sperry-Galligar Audubon Program
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The Sperry-Galligar Audubon meeting will be held on March 30, in Room 102 of Yate’s Hall, 1702 S. Joplin Street, on the Pittsburg State campus, beginning a 7 p.m. more
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The Pittsburg State Indian Students Association invites students, faculty, and the public to join them on March 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Festival of Color in the Grubbs Hall parking lot.
PSU Indian Student Association to celebrate Holi
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On Saturday, March 25, the Indian Student Association at Pittsburg State will be celebrating the Hindu holiday of Holi. The festivities are open to all students and faculty of PSU as well as the general public and will be held in the parking lot behind Grubbs Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more
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Public Safety Sales Tax set to expire
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In 2013, Pittsburg voters overwhelmingly approved a public safety sales tax (PSST) to provide funding for our police and fire departments for personnel, supportive technology, equipment, and training. The tax is set to expire after 10 years in December of 2023. more
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Ashlee Ricks, left, and Pam Gebhardt inspect the purses that would be featured during the live auction at the “Bags to Riches” Safehouse Crisis Center fundraiser on Tuesday night.
Pittsburg residents purchase purses for cause
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Roughly 350 community members attended the annual “Bags to Riches” Safehouse Crisis Center fundraising event, which was held in person on Tuesday evening for the first time in two years.   more
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"The Play That Goes Wrong" is a play within a play in which actors and actresses perform "The Murder of Haversham Manor."
'The Play That Goes Wrong'
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Pittsburg Community Theatre invites the community to come see the cast and crew do everything except break their legs in the production of “The Play That Goes Wrong” which will present at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 and Saturday March 25, and at 2 p.m. Saturday March 25 and Sunday, March 26.   more
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Emma McCorkle, a 6th grader at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Pittsburg, was named winner of the American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Oceanus Hopkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Pittsburg.   Emma read her essay, “Delegate to the Second Continental Congress,” to all members at our March 20, 2023, meeting.  Emma holds up her certificate and bronze medal she earned at the from Oceanus Hopkins Chapter for winning the contest.  Emma’s essay was forwarded to compete at the Kansas State Level.  The contest was open to all 6th grade students from Girard, Pittsburg, and Frontenac schools. 
St Mary’s 6th grader earns DAR award
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Seniors from Frontenac High School toured the county courthouse on Tuesday. Led by the commissioners, students met with the different departments within the county government to learn what each is responsible for, and sat-in during a commission meeting. Students then returned to Frontenac to meet with city officials. 
Commissioners give students tour of courthouse
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Seniors from Frontenac High School visited the Crawford County Courthouse on Tuesday, receiving a guided tour of the facilities from the commissioners. more
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Jack Burton (left) of Parsons & David Schenker (right) of McCune work on removing moss and stains from two headstones from the 1870’s. Both are students at Parsons High School.
Lutheran youth give use Spring Break to make a difference
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Even though it was Spring Break for most Kansas schools last week, several kids gave up part of their break to be the change through community service. more
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Barbara, left, and Ron Rhodes have owned and operated Ron’s Supermarket for over 46 years and been in the grocery business for 50 years as of 2022.
Ron retires after 50 years
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Ron Rhodes, owner and operator of Ron’s Supermarket, invites community members to celebrate his retirement Thursday, March 23.  more
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LaTurner Launches 2023 Congressional Art Competition
On Monday, Representative Jake LaTurner (KS-02) launched the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the Second Congressional District of Kansas. more
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City and county officials from across Crawford bow their heads as Father Jerome Spexarth leads them in prayer. Representatives from Pittsburg, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, and Mulberry gathered at the Homer Cole Center in Pittsburg for an informal luncheon hosted by the county commission. It is hoped this luncheon will restart a tradition that has been on-hold during the COVID outbreak.  
Commissioners host county-wide luncheon in Pittsburg
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Close to two dozen officials gathered at the Homer Cole Center in Pittsburg on Monday. County and city officials from a half-dozen communities came together for a luncheon sponsored by the Crawford County Commissioners for the first time in nearly four years. more
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PSU School of Construction students headed to Final Four
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Pittsburg State University students will compete in the Final Four this month in Phoenix, Arizona, but they’ll be competing academically — not with basketballs.   more
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Crash results in one death, one injured
A two vehicle head-on collision in Crawford County Monday morning claimed the life of an Arizona woman and left another seriously injured.   more
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Equipment Operator Senior Philip Robison stands in the Kansas Department of Transportation Subarea shop in Columbus.
Local KDOT employee celebrates 20 years of service
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The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the anniversaries of its employees that would be hitting milestones of service in April, including Phillip Robison of Columbus, who has been working for the department for 20 years.   more
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Human skeletal remains found in Allen County
On Monday, The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced the discovery of unidentified human remains found outside of Humboldt.   more
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