Arma City Council adjusts penalty for violating lawn ordinance
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ARMA, Kan. — Members of the Arma City Council voted during Monday’s regular meeting to adjust the penalty for violating the city’s lawn maintenance ordinance, lowering the costs for residents.
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7/19/23
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‘Creation Station’
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7/19/23
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This Old Company House -This Old Coal Camp
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FRANKLIN, Kan. — The Miners’ Hall Museum will present a special program at 2 p.m. this Sunday, July 23 in Franklin in conjunction with the quarterly exhibit “Preserving the Past – Coal Camps …
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7/18/23
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Soldier receives Quilt of Valor for service with Big Red One
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7/18/23
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Hot dog! Keep pets safe in the heat
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The summer is in full swing, and Kansas is feeling the heat.
The scorching heat is expected to continue in Southeast Kansas for much of the next two months. According to The …
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7/18/23
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Department of Engineering Technology holds annual ‘Adventures in Robotics’ workshop
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg State University Department of Engineering Technology hosted its annual Adventures in Robotics Level I workshop this week where children engaged in fun, hands-on …
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7/15/23
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Alumni drag racers host event, exhibit at Bicknell Center
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nearly one year after Megan Meyer Lingner Racing Night at Block22, Lingner returned to the Pittsburg area for an evening event at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.
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7/15/23
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Historic Kiddieland turns 70
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Parks & Recreation Department will celebrate Kiddieland Amusement Park with a 70th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at …
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7/15/23
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GIRARD, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to start work on adjoining K-47 resurfacing projects in Neosho and Crawford counties the week of July 17.
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7/14/23
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — A Pittsburg man is being held in the Cherokee County Jail following an early morning pursuit.
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7/14/23
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Severe thunderstorm sweeps through Pittsburg
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — In the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area in the early morning hours, city crews from the Pittsburg Parks & Recreation Department were out across Pittsburg Thursday clearing roadways and picking up debris that was blocking streets.
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7/14/23
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Bending the legend
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LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. — Dr. Blair Scheneider, a forensic investigator with the Kansas Geological Survey, is heading a team of Kansas University students in surveying what is believed to be the homestead of the gruesome Bloody Bender family as part of a two-week field study.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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7/14/23
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Mercy opens two clinics in Pittsburg
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PITTSBURG, Kan — Months after acquiring the primary care practices of Dr. Jacqueline S. Orender and Dr. Holly Cranston, Mercy held a grand opening and blessing of two new clinic locations in Pittsburg.
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7/14/23
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Pittsburg buys new firetruck, establishes NAC
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg City Commission voted to approve the purchase of a new firetruck from Conrad Fire Equipment, of Olathe, Kansas, for the price of $945,192.83. The funds for the new …
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7/13/23
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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — Three vehicles collided at approximately 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, in Cherokee County.
A 2006 Ford F250, driven by Zachary Scott Overman, 44, of Oswego, was …
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7/13/23
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A 33-year-old Pittsburg man is being held in the Cherokee County Jail for his alleged involvement in the recent theft of copper wire from an area utility company.
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7/13/23
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Structure fire reported in Pittsburg
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7/13/23
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Items stolen from local non-profit organization
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — During the weekend, the storage unit for a local non-profit organization had been broken into, stealing loads of items.
In addition, the perpetrator(s) took the items weeks …
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7/13/23
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University announces leadership changes
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Officials have announced several key leadership changes at Pittsburg State University this summer. Shawna Witherspoon has been appointed interim director of the Bicknell …
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7/13/23
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WEBB CITY, Mo. — Ivy Christine Simpson, 25, of Webb City, Missouri, was sentenced to over three years imprisonment last week.
The 38-month sentence came after Simpson pled guilty to aggravated …
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7/12/23
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