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Still available in the area are tee shirts commemorating the rock festival held in a rural area east of Pittsburg in September 1970.

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There seems to be a high level of interest (and memory) when it comes to the old-time Pittsburg PD, so hopefully readers will appreciate a broader view of policing as it existed 50 years ago. more

By Ken Peak / news@morningsun.net | 4/30/22

Sue Horner gets ready for the Pittsburg ArtWalk by preparing a T-shirt for tie-dyeing. While her business, Greytwear, makes T-shirts to support greyhound adoption, she also offers her weaving and dyeing for sale at ArtForms in Pittsburg.

Local artist supports greyhound adoption

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Sue Horner wasn’t necessarily a greyhound fan when she started making greyhound-themed T-shirts, but she saw a need she could fill. more

By Olive L. Sullivan / news@morningsun.net | 4/30/22

Proposed routes to install electric charging stations throughout the State of Kansas

County volunteers for new infrastructure funding program

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The Crawford County Commission voted Friday to approve participation in a new statewide infrastructure funding program. more

By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net | 4/30/22

Emma Buckardt discusses some of the amphibian species found in the Mined Land Wildlife Areas of Southeast Kansas at the Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society’s April meeting on Thursday on the Pittsburg State University campus. Another speaker, Luke Headings, discussed bird populations in the MLWA.

Sperry-Galligar program looks at birds, amphibians on SEK mined lands

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The Mined Land Wildlife Areas of Southeast Kansas are home to a wide range of animal species. more

By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net | 4/30/22

Demonstrating a memory exercise, sixth grade students from across Crawford County hold up vocabulary words that Dr. Mark Johnson is weaving into a wild story that paints a mental picture a person call recall to recite the words.

Sixth graders complete youth leadership program

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Memorial Auditorium in Pittsburg was bursting with exuberant sixth graders — every sixth grade class in the county as a matter of fact — as they attended their graduation ceremony from the Crawford County Youth Leadership Program Thursday morning. more

By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net | 4/29/22

Fort Scott man injured in crash near Mindenmines

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A Fort Scott man suffered moderate injuries in a single-vehicle crash about five miles east of Mindenmines, Missouri, on Wednesday morning, according to the MSHP. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/29/22

Four States Music Festival comes to Pittsburg

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Social House Entertainment announced on Thursday that they will be hosting the inaugural Four States Music Festival at Pittsburg State University on Friday, Sept. 16, which will be during Family Weekend for the college. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/29/22

Youth Services Coordinator Jessica Ziesenis, right, demonstrates to Silas Marshall how to make new paper out of old recycled paper during a pop-up craft program in the courtyard of the Pittsburg Public Library on Wednesday.

Pittsburg Public Library gets crafty

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As a continuation of their iCraft events, Pittsburg Public Library staff invited adults and children, 6th grade and older, to join them Wednesday for an afternoon of constructing small succulent baskets made entirely out of paper. more

By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net | 4/29/22

Christopher Childers has been named the new chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences at Pittsburg State University.

PSU names new chair of HPSS Department

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An associate professor of history who last month was given the Outstanding Faculty Award by students has been named the new chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences at Pittsburg State. more

Special to the Morning Sun / news@morningsun.net | 4/29/22

Sonya Zhestokova, a foreign exchange student from Ukraine at Southeast High School in Cherokee, is working to raise money for those impacted by Russia’s invasion of her home country.

Ukrainian exchange student raises money, awareness

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An opportunity to directly support the people of Ukraine has presented itself in the local area. more

By Jacob Spencer / Special to the Morning Sun | 4/29/22

Biosecurity tips for peak riding season

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For some, spring in the air creates anticipation of digging in the soil or processing calves and turning to summer pastures. For horse lovers, spring is getting into peak riding season. more

By Wendie Powell, Wildcat Extension District | 4/28/22

Wildcat District to host pond management workshop

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The Wildcat Extension District will be hosting a pond management workshop with guest speaker K-State Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Specialist Joe Gerken on May 18. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

Vacation in Girard, and leaving the farm for the city

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This week I’m returning to Ben George’s memoir with his recollections of ‘vacations’ in Girard and his family’s move to the Republic of Frontenac — J.T.K. more

J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

This map shows the Mid-City Renaissance Area of Pittsburg between 7th and Washington and Joplin and Rouse streets. The land owned by Mission Clay Products, LLC, is located along 4th and Rouse streets.

Pittsburg enters into cleanup agreement with KDHE

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Pittsburg Deputy City Manager Jay Byers fielded questions from the city commission on Tuesday about entering into an “intergovernmental agreement” with KDHE to assist in environmental clean-up efforts throughout the city. more

By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

Retro cocktail hour

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The Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University, along with KPRS (89.9FM) and Sodexo, is bringing a new style of event to Pittsburg from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 1. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

From left, Deklan Harlen, Laci Ingerson, and Dominic Babbles, 5th grade students at Lakeside Elementary, put the finishing touches on the doghouse they made for the SEK Humane Society doghouse auction.

Doghouse auction to benefit SEK Humane Society

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For the past few months, Lakeside Elementary fifth graders have worked to create 22 dog houses to be auctioned off at the Pittsburg ArtWalk for monetary donations to the SEK Humane Society. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

Pittsburg Community Middle School students received “excellent” ratings in several categories at the Mid-America Music Festival at Pittsburg State University last weekend.

PCMS music department receives top ratings

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Pittsburg Community Middle School received high praise at the Mid-America Music Festival on Saturday, which was held in-person across the Pittsburg State University campus for the first time since 2019. more

By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

Pittsburg State University’s Austin Jacks, a senior from Archie, Missouri, recently won third place in the Cast in Steel competition’s best casting design category for a Celtic leaf sword that took him most of the academic year to create.

PSU student wins award for sword

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PSU senior Austin Jacks has scored his 2nd win in the Cast in Steel competition, hosted annually by the Steel Founders Society of America, for a Celtic leaf sword that took him most of the academic year to create. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/22

Tree at Pittsburg’s 23rd Street Bike Park were recently defaced, with phrases such as “Pimp,” “Hoe,” and “Chloe the pimp” spray-painted on them.

Trees on local bike trails defaced

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Despite being a smaller city, Pittsburg has seen its fair share of defacement on buildings and trash cans, and although the parks and trails are utilized by people to exercise and be with nature, these spots are sometimes the target for vandalism. more

By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net | 4/27/22

Crawford County 2022 tire reclamation set for next week

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On Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7, Crawford County will host a tire reclamation event for residents to safely dispose of unwanted tires. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/27/22