Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
June 18, 1926
A beautiful and modern mausoleum, to be named Mt. Olive Abbey, is to be erected in Mt. Olive cemetery. Announcement of the definite intention to erect the structure was made today. The Superior Mausoleum Company of Columbus and Kansas City, in association with some widely known businessmen, has completed arrangements with the Mt. Olive Cemetery Association directors for the site. J. E. Sharp of Pittsburg and Eben Miller of Independence, Mo., are associated with the Superior company.
Community week activities of the rural education department at the Teachers College closed this after-noon when twelve county superintendents participating in the activities were guests at the presentation of "An Imaginary Invalid," by the Coffer-Miller players in Carney hall. Prof. Edgar N. Mendenhall, di-rector of the rural education department, and in charge of the community week activities, today said this year's program had been the most successful ever. He expressed the opinion that next year the rural education department, with the aid of Dean G. W. Trout, will sponsor a more extensive community program over a full week.
Girard, June 18. - Repeated rains of the last week and this have not proved detrimental to the wheat harvest in the county and have been greatly beneficial to corn and other cultivated crops, Albert Cuthbertson, farmer, and secretary of the county fair board, stated this morning in commenting on weather as it affects crop conditions over the county. Wheat has not ripened to the extent that the present rains will prove harmful, unless further rains prevent the growers from harvesting by the latter part of next week. Mr. Cuthbertson said.
50 years ago
June 18, 1976
The Kansas Board of Regents Thursday accepted the resignation of Dr. George F. Budd as president of the Kansas State College of Pittsburg. Budd, 61, submitted his resignation after eleven years as KSCP president, but will remain on campus as a tenured professor in the School of Education. The resignation will be effective with the appointment of a successor, and Budd indicated he "would be happy to remain as president for as much of the next school year as the Board of Regents wishes."
Dr. George Budd's resignation as president of Kansas State College follows 15 months of deadlocked salary negotiations, two lawsuits, a censure vote by the faculty and a prolonged dispute between college administrators and teachers. Since late April a number of teachers and administrators have privately expressed belief that resignation was imminent. Several have said that a new president is perhaps the only way to heal the conflicts on the Pittsburg campus.
With the deadline for election filings just a few days away, both Crawford County party chairmen are hopeful of filling ticket vacancies, but not at the expense of recruiting uninterested candidates. Republican Chairman William Hagman Sr. and Democratic Chairman D.J. Saia said Thursday they were in hopes of filling party vacancies before the noon deadline on June 21. Republican candidates for the offices of county treasurer, second district county commissioner, county attorney and probate judge has yet to file for election.
25 years ago
June 18, 2001
Crawford County is continuing its efforts to combat persons tossing such items along rural roadways, but they could receive state assistance, in fighting illegal dumping. "We certainly could use all the help we can get." County Commissioner Anthony Pichler said last week. "Dumping is a problem all over the county." In an effort to curb illegal dumping statewide, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is offering financial assistance to communities wishing to get rid of illegal dumps.
Pittsburg State and southeast Kansas proud football tradition chalked up a milestone victory Friday when the KSHSAA named Pittsburg State as the host site of the Class 5A state football championship game in November at Carnie Smith Stadium. It marks the first time a Kansas high school state championship game will be played at PSU, and for southeast Kansas, the first time since the Kansas State High School Activities Association turned to designated sites in 1983.
TOPEKA - Get out the checkbook. The price of educating the state's 450,000 public school children is likely to increase. Despite legislators' best efforts to avoid a tax increase to enhance spending on elementary and secondary education, taxes are indeed likely to go up. As suggested by Wichita's school board, many local officials are probably going to ask their residents to pick up a bigger tab for providing an adequate education.
