One person, with ties to Cherokee County, has died following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck performance at a southwestern Michigan air show.  more

The 58th Annual Meeting of the Kansas–Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission will be held in the Pittsburg State University Strategic Initiatives large conference room at The Foundry at Block22. more

Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced the appointment of Pittsburg State University faculty member Delia Lister to the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission.   more

On Tuesday, Root Coffeehouse held a reception for its latest display of photos taken by middle school students as part of a new summer learning program.   more

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported Tuesday that a Greene County, Missouri, resident tested positive for monkeypox, marking the third case in Missouri and the first outside of the Kansas City area.  more

Kufara, a marimba band based in Joplin, will be performing at Lakeview Café at Crawford State Park on Saturday, July 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.   more

Two suspects are in custody following an alleged robbery incident on Saturday, while police were still attempting to locate a third suspect as of Tuesday afternoon.  more

Annie Cortes of Pittsburg grew up hearing about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program due to the fact that her father taught English in Japan for a year in the program when she was three years old. more

“Pippi Mae’s Curated Home,” the newest business to join Block22 at Fourth and Broadway in downtown Pittsburg, will be a home décor boutique owned and operated by Pittsburg State University graduate Melissia Lewis.   more

Photos from the Fourth of July, 2022, in Pittsburg, Kansas. more