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Dale Clark, who plays Mark, progresses through rehearsals on Tuesday night at Memorial Auditorium in preparing for the premiere of “RENT,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
RENT premieres tonight at Memorial Auditorium
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Anticipation grew Tuesday night as the cast of “RENT” made their way past the microphone check and rehearsed for an empty crowd at Memorial Auditorium.   … more
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Northeast students spray paint a car donated by Chris Lewellen while other students gathered around a bonfire Wednesday night at Northeast High School. The event followed a homecoming pep rally, Iron-Man competition and powderpuff football game.
A ‘smashing’ time at Northeast
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Northeast students spray painted and smashed a car donated by Chris Lewellen while other students gathered around a bonfire Wednesday night at Northeast High School. The event followed a homecoming pep rally, Iron-Man competition and powderpuff football game. more
An employee with Leafy Green Farms pulls down a grow tower inside a hydroponic farm to harvest the produce.
CGF receives $1m grant for hydroponic farms
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Community Green Farms (CGF), a non-profit initiative by Pittsburg-based Leafy Green Farms, was awarded $1,052,000 by the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) … more
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Marla Luckert, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, was the keynote speaker at the Women Are Champions’ event held Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium where she spoke on her career path, offered advice as well as the barriers for women in the workforce.
‘Women Are Champions’ event held at Memorial Auditorium
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — In its third year, the Pittsburg Noon Rotary Club sponsored its annual ‘Women Are Champions’ luncheon event, which took place Tuesday in the convention center at … more
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Girard and area residents gathered at Harrigans’ Barn Saturday morning and afternoon to shop at the various local vendors that featured everything from food to sports memorabilia to fall decorations.
Harrigans’ Barn hosts fall event
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GIRARD, Kan. — Harrigans’ Barn hosted its annual Fall Market event throughout Saturday morning and afternoon in Girard as residents piled in to visit the numerous local vendors available. … more
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City of Pittsburg targeted by cyberattack
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — At 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, a city employee saw some unusual activity and suspected a likely hack and immediately began disconnecting the city network, according to Deputy … more
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Angela Martino-Lewis (right) takes PSU international students shopping at a thrift store. Lewis has served as a host to many international students, and has participated in Pitt State’s Friendship Family program since 2018.
Friendship Family program connects international students with American hosts
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Angela Martino-Lewis may have grown up and lived in Pittsburg her entire life, but she’s now global: she attends campus cultural events, has served as a host to many … more
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Held at the Frisco Event Center on Thursday, the Southeast Kansas Independent Living (SKIL) Resource Center hosted its annual customer appreciation picnic that offered free food along with several additional activities.
SKIL Resource Center hosts customer appreciation picnic
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Southeast Kansas Independent Living (SKIL) Resource Center hosted its annual Customer Appreciation Picnic Thursday at the Frisco Event Center.   From a free … more
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Children play with a parachute at last year’s Camp Now & Then at the Lincoln Center, which begins Monday as it offers an opportunity for kids to play games, create crafts and make new friends.
Camp Now & Then begins on Monday
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Offering fun games, exercise, and much more, Camp Now & Then returns to the Pittsburg area starting Monday.   Josie Maples, Pittsburg Parks & Recreation … more
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Carl Brenner, chief of interpretation and resource management at the Fort Scott National Historic Site as well as the acting superintendent, gave the opening remarks during Thursday’s Special Naturalization Ceremony.
Fort Scott National Historic Site hosts annual naturalization ceremony
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FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Nearly one hundred people raised their right hands and took the oath to become U.S. citizens during the annual Special Naturalization Ceremony at Fort Scott National Historic … more
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Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) speaks with SEK residents on Thursday at the Homer Cole Senior Community Center in Pittsburg. Senator Masterson spoke on a variety of issues in a Q-and-A session, including taxes, the Kansas Corporate Commission’s new powerline, and the difficulties in campaigning in today’s political environment.  
Senate leadership visits Pittsburg 
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) spoke with SEK residents on Thursday at the Homer Cole Senior Community Center. The purpose of his visit was to gain support … more
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Pittsburg Multigenerational Choir director and Pittsburg High School vocal music teacher Susan Laushman prepares choristers for its upcoming concert, which will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium.
Pittsburg Multi-Gen Choir prepares for concert
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — With a concert slated for late October, choir members of the Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus have been practicing at Pittsburg High School every Wednesday and Friday since … more
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Approximately 30 teams from across the southeast Kansas region gathered at the Red Iron Activity Center in Columbus on Wednesday for the inaugural Southeast Regional Senior Unified Olympics where athletes competed in several events from speed walking to cornhole.
SOKS hosts first-ever Senior Unified Olympics
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COLUMBUS, Kan. — A first-of-its-kind Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) event made its debut this week in Columbus.   The 'Southeast Regional Senior Unified Olympics' was held Wednesday … more
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The Finishing Touch recently put the final touches on its new façade.
The Finishing Touch gets fresh look
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PITTSBURG, Kan. After debating a remodel for decades, The Finishing Touch building finally got a long-awaited facelift.   The Finishing Touch Manager Beth Bradshaw, daughter to owners … more
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Area residents and their animals march in the 2019 Weir Homecoming parade.
Small town celebrates big
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WEIR, Kan. — The City of Weir was founded in 1872 by T.M. Weir of Pennsylvania, who set aside 40 of his 160 acres to build a town. During the city’s boom, nearly 3,000 residents enjoyed … more
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An American flag hangs from atop the City of Pittsburg Fire Station No. 1, located at 911 W. Fourth St. The local fire department displayed the flag to honor the memory of nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, as Monday marked 22 years since the terrorist attacks.
‘We remember’
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An American flag hangs from atop the City of Pittsburg Fire Station No. 1, located at 911 W. Fourth St. The local fire department displayed the flag to honor the memory of nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, as Monday marked 22 years since the terrorist attacks. more
Nearly 40 goats were turned out at Lincoln Park on Monday to help get some overgrowth under control. Kept in place by a fence, the goats are better able to handle certain areas of the park that may be too dangerous for humans.
Goats on the move in Lincoln Park
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nearly 40 goats were released in Lincoln Park on Monday to help the Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department control some overgrowth along the creek north of Lincoln Center. … more
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Sheriff Danny Smith’s Jeep, complete with a giant duck, sits atop a flatbed at Saturday’s Jeep Derby. Several sponsors donated prizes to raffle during a fundraising event for Special Olympics Kansas.
Duck-n-Jeep Derby raises funds for SOKS
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — It began with a simple act of kindness. A Jeep owner in Ontario, Canada, decided to brighten someone’s day and placed a small rubber duck on the fender of another Jeep. … more
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At Albert Pouch Park in Cherokee, the Cherokee Ruritan Club hosted its annual bean feed on Friday as part of this year’s Cherokee Fall Festival, which continues into Saturday. Saturday’s events start at 9 a.m. with a car show in downtown Cherokee.
Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time
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At Albert Pouch Park in Cherokee, the Cherokee Ruritan Club hosted its annual bean feed on Friday as part of this year’s Cherokee Fall Festival, which continues into Saturday. more
The Insley Manufacturing Corporation Model K-12 dragline and bucket recently donated to MHM in Franklin. This dragline will be on the museum grounds in Franklin.
Miners’ Hall Museum receives new dragline
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FRANKLIN, Kan. — The Miners Hall Museum in Franklin is expecting a new exhibit to be delivered soon. Donated by Mission Clay Products, an Insley Model K-12 dragline will grace the museum … more
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