Frontenac youth wins cash with essay
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3/14/24
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Art and Animals
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Ashely Denham loves art and knows the healing powers that art can transform lives. She is a current artist at Art Forms Gallery in Pittsburg and is starting to teach …
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By Char Strong / news@themorningsun.net
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3/13/24
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Area Events
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Wednesday, March 13
GPL Teen Time
The Girard Public Library will be hosting a teen night for grades 6th through 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Attendees will …
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3/13/24
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Club Notes
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Wednesday, March 13
Blanket Brigade
Join the Blanket Brigade in making quilts for those in need. The Brigade meets every Wednesday, except the first Wednesday of the …
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3/13/24
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La’Mour Romine
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Born in Kingman, Arizona, La’Mour Romine grew up near Aurora and Greeley, Colorado. Preferring the outdoors, La’Mour shared her father’s love of hiking, hunting, and ice fishing, …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morninsun.net
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3/13/24
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County funds SEK-R for two months
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GIRARD, Kan. — Southeast Kansas Recycling (SEKR) Vice Chair Jim Triplett and Treasurer Gene Vogler came before the county commission with “hat in hand” to ask for another $5,000 …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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3/13/24
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Children’s consignment event held at Memorial Auditorium
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Rhea Lana’s, a children's consignment franchise, has set up its pop-up event at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Pittsburg, open for families across the southeast Kansas …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/13/24
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Longtime Pittsburg company breaks ground on new facility
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Close to 15 mile-per-hour winds came gusting from the south Tuesday morning, however, that did not stop a longtime Pittsburg company from breaking ground on a new …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/13/24
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Area Events
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Tuesday, March 12
Arma American Legion Bingo
Every Tuesday the Arma American Legion will have bingo at 512 E. Main Street in Arma. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at …
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3/12/24
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Club Notes
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Tuesday, March 12
Pittsburg Noon Rotary
Pittsburg Noon Rotary meets at noon on Tuesdays at Via Christi Hospital. Ask a Rotarian or visit the group's Facebook page, …
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3/12/24
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Frontenac takes state chess crown for third time
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac Chess Team has once again won the crown of State Champs. This is the team's third year in a row achieving the title.
"To be able to …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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3/12/24
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SAR establishes new chapter in Pittsburg
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (KSSAR) formally established a new chapter in Pittsburg on Saturday at the Pittsburg Public Library. Dubbed the …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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3/12/24
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Latest flat tax plan in Kansas Senate would slash rate over six years
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TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate is prepared to advance another plan to implement a flat income tax rate, this time with reductions phased in over six years, following last month’s …
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By Sherman Smith / ssmith@kansasreflector.com
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3/12/24
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Two arrested for attempted felony theft
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Two persons were taken into custody by the Pittsburg Police Department (PPD) for trying to steal a car last week, according to a release late Friday afternoon.
The …
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3/12/24
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SEK Humane Society closed due to parvo
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The SEK Humane Society is currently closed in Crawford County due to a deadly virus outbreak.
In an effort to curb the spread of canine parvovirus, shelter …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/12/24
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Crochet Club held at Root Coffeehouse
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — While most kids are spending their spring break vacation at the beach or away from the area, Pittsburg Community Middle School student Autumn Wiske stayed home, offering a …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/12/24
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Area Events
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Saturday, March 9
PHS presents The Lightning Thief
Pittsburg High School Theatre presents “The Lightning Thief, a Percy Jackson Musical”. Performances are …
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3/9/24
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Club Notes
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Saturday, March 9
Audio-Reader Pittsburg
Audio-Reader Pittsburg meets from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Homer Cole Center to read to the visually impaired and print …
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3/9/24
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‘Connecting yesterday’s farm life to today’
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3/9/24
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Crawford County Resist Chapter speaks to elementary students
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — With vaping products still on the market, several students at Pittsburg High School and Pittsburg State University are pushing the discussion of the health effects of vaping …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/9/24
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