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Model T Club to tour Southeast Kansas 
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Antique Model Ts will be seen throughout Southeast Kansas next week, from Wednesday to Sunday, Sept. 7 to 11. The 39th Annual Hillbilly Tour will be based in Pittsburg, with participants exploring scenic roads, including Route 66, and delving into the rich history of coal and lead mining, and bootlegging, that the area has to offer.  more
TOPEKA, Kan. — Humanities Kansas, an independent nonprofit that encourages Kansans to improve and serve their communities by drawing on history, literature, ethics and culture, recently elected … more
The poetry of Pittsburg
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The school year for Kansas has begun, and with it comes festivals geared towards academics. more
Gorilla Century rides again
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With a jam-packed weekend of Paint the Town Red and Little Balkans Days events approaching, there will also be another physical activity in which citizens can participate. more
Wildcat 4-H Kentucky bound
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Wildcat 4-H livestock, meats, quiz bowl, and skill-a-thon judging teams recently traveled to Kansas State University for the state 4-H sweepstakes contest. more
Be on the lookout for blue-green algae
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While the days have gotten a little cooler recently the hot, sunny weather that we had previously was the perfect combination for pond weeds and algae to grow. more
PHS launches into a new year 
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With the 2022-23 school year just beginning, the Launch program at Pittsburg High School is gearing up as well. Last year’s class was made up of all seniors, so this year, the program will be starting with all new faces, and hopefully, some new ideas.  more
Ending with a Bash
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As summer concludes, one area band decided to send the season off in style with a big End of Summer Bash concert at My Place in Cherryvale.  more
Numerous Pittsburg businesses and other organizations, just a few of which are shown here, participated in this year’s Paint the Town Red decorating contest. more
Flaming Motorcycle
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At 5:40 p.m. Tuesday a man called 911 to report he was at a stop sign at Joplin and 7th Street in Pittsburg and saw his motorcycle was on fire. The Pittsburg Fire Department extinguished the fire, … more
Sheriff’s office warns of scam
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The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents to beware of a fraudulent scam involving a caller impersonating a law enforcement officer.  more
Driver injured in K-7 semi rollover
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A Houston, Texas man was seriously injured in a semi rollover accident on Highway K-7 at 670th Road, or about 4.75 miles north of Girard, early Tuesday morning.  more
County updated on reclamation project 
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Bryce Zirfas and Marlene Spence of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Surface Mining Unit spoke with Crawford County commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting about a reclamation project centered on the intersection of E. 600th and S. 230th, just a mile north of Grasshopper Corner in Frontenac.  more
Photos from the Little Balkans Cooking School event held on Monday, Aug. 29, at St. Mary’s Guadalupe Hall in Pittsburg as part of Little Balkans Days 2022. more
Crawford County Grant Writer Gus Brunetti met with the county commissioners on Tuesday to discuss participation in a new grant proposal from the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission.  more
Fort Scott church damaged by fire
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fort Scott was severely damaged in a fire Monday night. more
The Crawford County Commission has appointed Debra Anthony as director of the Crawford County Health Department, effective Aug. 30, 2022.  more
Buy the Books
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In addition to the numerous events this week with Little Balkans Days and Paint the Town Red, the Pittsburg Public Library is back to having its annual Book Sale on Labor Day Weekend, and, like last year’s sale, this year’s will once again be held outdoors in the library courtyard.  more
Walk to End Alzheimer’s 
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The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting southeast Kansas residents to join the fight to end the disease by registering for the 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Pittsburg. The event is Sept. 24 at Gorilla Village on the Pittsburg State University campus.   more
Pittsburg Noon Rotary is hosting its annual Women Are Champions event on Sept. 20 at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. The event is open to all women and designed to provide a space to network, meet new people and get inspired. more
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