Poet Joan Kwon Glass, whose recent collections have focused on grief, recovery, and life after great loss, will read from her works at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Governors Room in the Overman Student Center at Pittsburg State University.
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2/15/23
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Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that 66 airport projects across the state have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding for planning, constructing, or rehabilitating public-use general aviation airports, including nearly $1.4 million for several projects in Southeast Kansas.
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2/15/23
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Spotlight: Cleland Masonry
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John Cleland is a second-generation mason, having taken over the company founded in 1992 by his uncle. Starting as a laborer in high school and college, Cleland worked summers and Christmas vacations, making his way up the ranks.
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2/15/23
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‘Banknotes and Banking’
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To coincide with its quarterly exhibit, “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era,” Miners Hall Museum in Franklin will feature a presentation by Dave Sorrick and special guest Brent Bedene called “Banknotes and Banking” on Sunday.
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2/15/23
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Cookies for community
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Many patrons of the Girard Public Library stopped by the library’s 4th Community Cookie Night with a Valentine’s Day theme on Monday evening.
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2/15/23
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Children cheer for the Chiefs
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While residents in Kansas City were celebrating at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, Pittsburg Community Child Care Learning Center staff and children held their own version to commemorate the big win on Wednesday afternoon.
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2/15/23
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Starting the week of Feb. 20, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to begin full-depth concrete patching on highway U.S. 400 from the Greenwood-Wilson county line southeast to K-47.
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2/14/23
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The Fort Scott National Historic Site will host free guided bird walks this weekend, taking place hourly from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 19, for the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).
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2/14/23
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Pitt State Theatre brings ‘Emilia’ to life
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Emilia Bassano was a trailblazer 400 years ago, but her story is almost completely lost to history. Next week, students will bring it alive in Pitt State Theatre's production, "Emilia."
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2/14/23
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A Vietnamese national with no known U.S. address but a long criminal history was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Missouri, this week to more than 14 years in prison for convictions stemming from a 2020 incident when he was caught with a stolen pistol and more than half a pound of methamphetamine.
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2/14/23
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Participants in the “Summer Library Programming for Adults” workshop, which was sponsored by the Southeast Kansas Library System (SEKLS) and hosted via Zoom on Feb. 7, included Carol Ann Robb of Pittsburg Public Library.
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2/14/23
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K-State Research and Extension will host the SEK Soil Regeneration Initiative Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southeast Research and Extension Center located at 25092 Ness Rd. in Parsons.
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By James Coover, Wildcat Extension District
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2/14/23
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Pittsburg Polar Plunge makes big splash
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Twenty-two teams totaling 120 people took their chances jumping into near-freezing waters at the Crimson Villas swimming pool this weekend.
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2/14/23
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DAR delivers delectables
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Local members of the Daughters of the American Revolution spent Monday morning delivering cookies to first responders at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and the Pittsburg police and fire departments.
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2/14/23
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PSU hosts Martin Luther King Jr. Ball
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Pittsburg State University students, faculty, and community members were able to get dressed up in formal wear, eat a catered meal, hear music and poetry, and dance the night away at the Martin Luther King Jr. Ball this past weekend at the Overman Student Center.
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2/14/23
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The EPA on Friday announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Caney Residential Yards in Southeast Kansas.
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2/13/23
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New bill addresses county nuisance enforcement
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Hearings will begin in the state senate’s Local Government Committee at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Topeka about SB-162, a bill granting counties greater authority to enforce nuisance ordinances similar to those enjoyed by cities.
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2/11/23
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SEKRPC director briefs county commission
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Matthew Godinez, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission (SEKRPC), spoke with Crawford County commissioners on Friday about the recently awarded $800,000 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant.
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2/11/23
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Nearly 100 child-care slots added in Crawford County
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The Crawford County Commission, after an early morning work session on Friday, approved funds for several new child-care facilities, adding 99 new slots in the county.
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2/11/23
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PSU announcement sparks questions
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After an announcement this week by Pittsburg State University’s Kelce College of Business of plans to move classes to a new facility in downtown, citizens have flooded social media with questions and concerns.
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2/11/23
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