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KCS announces Holiday Express fundraising results
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Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced Monday that the 22nd KCS Holiday Express program raised over $215,000 to benefit the Salvation Army in 20 communities in eight states where the KCS Holiday Express train stopped this year, including Pittsburg.  more
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PPD investigating apparent suicide
The Pittsburg Police Department is investigating after a 32-year-old man apparently took his own life Sunday evening in a downtown Pittsburg parking lot.  more
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Galena man killed in crash
A Galena man was killed and a Joplin man injured Friday in a three-vehicle crash in Galena, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.  more
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Boil water advisory issued for Galena
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory Saturday for the City of Galena public water supply system in Cherokee County.  more
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Superintendent, educator chosen for annual PSU awards
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The College of Education at Pittsburg State University has chosen a dedicated administrator and an exceptional educator for its two annual service awards.    more
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SEED grants awarded to Southeast Kansas organizations
Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland on Friday announced award recipients for the new Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) grant program, including more than a dozen in Southeast Kansas that will receive a total of more than $585,000.  more
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Explore Crawford County reports increased tourism
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At Friday’s county commission meeting, Explore Crawford County Executive Director Dave Looby reported a “great year” for Crawford County tourism. more
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CCMHC director outlines plans for 2023 
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In a work session prior to Friday’s regular meeting, Crawford County commissioners met with Crawford County Mental Health Center (CCMHC) Director Heather Spaur to begin planning and coordinating support for the organization next year. more
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From left, Bri Green, Cody Renfro, and Troy Graham check out the photo display at the reception for city employees at Root Coffeehouse on Thursday afternoon.
‘City Photogs’ display hidden talents
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The City of Pittsburg has recently shone a spotlight on city employees in different departments by featuring photos they have taken in an exhibit at Root Coffeehouse. On Thursday, a reception was held celebrating the talents of those employees.   more
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Pittsburg State University SAW Club members Ethan Yoakem, left, and Jude Dameron work on wooden roadster cars, which were recently donated to Toys for Tots.
SAW Club creates roadsters for Toys for Tots
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For the past several years, members of Pittsburg State University’s Society of Architectual Woodworking Club (SAW Club) have taken time out of their busy school schedules to get together two or three nights a week throughout the fall semester to create model cars or trucks, and then donate them to Toys for Tots. more
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Eight students from Meadowlark Elementary School got to go Christmas shopping with Pittsburg firefighters this week. Firefighters met the students at Walmart to fill their carts with everything on their lists. This annual event is made possible through the Pittsburg Fire Department charity fund to which the firefighters contribute.
Christmas shopping with Pittsburg firefighters
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Eight students from Meadowlark Elementary School got to go Christmas shopping with Pittsburg firefighters this week. Firefighters met the students at Walmart to fill their carts with everything on their lists. more
Crawford County Sheriff John Turkington, third from left, and other officials often displayed confiscated stills and moonshine in front of the jail in Girard; January 1925.
Temperance in Crawford County, Kansas, part 6
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The Kansas prohibitory law was strengthened in early 1911 with the passage of an act pertaining to persistent violators. Two convictions under the law qualified as a felony punishable by one year in prison at hard labor. more
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Holly Jolly Tubas set for Saturday
Just in time for the holiday season, Pittsburg State University will host its annual Holly Jolly Tubas celebration and concert from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.  more
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The Pittsburg Sunrise Rotary Foundation, with matching funds from the District 6110 Rotary Foundation, recently donated $4,500 to Wesley House to purchase an expandable roller conveyor system that will facilitate access to the food pantry warehouse from the adjoining alley and streamline incoming food donations. The remaining funds will be used for Wesley House's proposed Cold Weather Emergency Shelter. Online donations for the proposed shelter are being facilitated by Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas at chcsek.org/wesleyhouse/. Pictured are, from left, Ken Webb, Wesley House trustee, Kelly Pulliam, Wesley House operations manager, Dan McNally, past Sunrise Rotary Club president and Douglas Stuckey, chair of the Wesley House Advisory Board.
Sunrise Rotary donates to Wesley House
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The Pittsburg Sunrise Rotary Foundation, with matching funds from the District 6110 Rotary Foundation, recently donated $4,500 to Wesley House to purchase an expandable roller conveyor system that will facilitate access to the food pantry warehouse from the adjoining alley and streamline incoming food donations. more
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University IT connection restored Thursday
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Crews worked through the night to restore two broken paths of KanREN fiber that caused internet outages for Pittsburg State University as well as many other public entities throughout the region.  more
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USDA announces grants for area businesses
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USDA Rural Development State Director Kansas Christy Davis announced Thursday that the USDA is investing $479,553 in critical infrastructure to combat climate change and expand access to clean energy for people across rural Kansas, including nearly $100,000 in Southeast Kansas.  more
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From left, Diane Cunningham, Pastor Tom Jacobs, Brian Lorimer Community, and Lance Moser, listen to Larry Seward as he talks about the Miller Mansion on Thursday morning.
Morning coffee at the Miller Mansion
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TK Rentals Operations Manager Katie Gilkey and owner Larry Seward cut the ceremonial ribbon on their labor of love project, the Miller Mansion, on Thursday morning, as well as discussing their new challenge they will tackle in late 2023.   more
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Children display their artistic abilities with giant paper snowflakes created by folding a piece of paper several times, then carving it with scissors as it is unfolded and refolded.
CCHM hosts students at one-room school house
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Crawford County Historical Museum Director Amanda Minton hosted 12 home-schooled children and their parent-teachers at the museum’s one-room school house on Thursday. more
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Green Zone coming to Pittsburg
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Community Green Zone Advocacy Training is coming to Pittsburg on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. The training will be held at Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine St., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The training is free and the event will be catered.  more
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Extension districts to host land leasing workshop series
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K-State Research and Extension is inviting the members of the public to build their land management and leasing knowledge while networking with others in agriculture during an upcoming workshop series. more
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