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Ashlee Ricks, left, and Pam Gebhardt inspect the purses that would be featured during the live auction at the “Bags to Riches” Safehouse Crisis Center fundraiser on Tuesday night.
Pittsburg residents purchase purses for cause
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Roughly 350 community members attended the annual “Bags to Riches” Safehouse Crisis Center fundraising event, which was held in person on Tuesday evening for the first time in two years.   more
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"The Play That Goes Wrong" is a play within a play in which actors and actresses perform "The Murder of Haversham Manor."
'The Play That Goes Wrong'
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Pittsburg Community Theatre invites the community to come see the cast and crew do everything except break their legs in the production of “The Play That Goes Wrong” which will present at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 and Saturday March 25, and at 2 p.m. Saturday March 25 and Sunday, March 26.   more
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Emma McCorkle, a 6th grader at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Pittsburg, was named winner of the American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Oceanus Hopkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Pittsburg.   Emma read her essay, “Delegate to the Second Continental Congress,” to all members at our March 20, 2023, meeting.  Emma holds up her certificate and bronze medal she earned at the from Oceanus Hopkins Chapter for winning the contest.  Emma’s essay was forwarded to compete at the Kansas State Level.  The contest was open to all 6th grade students from Girard, Pittsburg, and Frontenac schools. 
St Mary’s 6th grader earns DAR award
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Seniors from Frontenac High School toured the county courthouse on Tuesday. Led by the commissioners, students met with the different departments within the county government to learn what each is responsible for, and sat-in during a commission meeting. Students then returned to Frontenac to meet with city officials. 
Commissioners give students tour of courthouse
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Seniors from Frontenac High School visited the Crawford County Courthouse on Tuesday, receiving a guided tour of the facilities from the commissioners. more
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Jack Burton (left) of Parsons & David Schenker (right) of McCune work on removing moss and stains from two headstones from the 1870’s. Both are students at Parsons High School.
Lutheran youth give use Spring Break to make a difference
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Even though it was Spring Break for most Kansas schools last week, several kids gave up part of their break to be the change through community service. more
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Barbara, left, and Ron Rhodes have owned and operated Ron’s Supermarket for over 46 years and been in the grocery business for 50 years as of 2022.
Ron retires after 50 years
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Ron Rhodes, owner and operator of Ron’s Supermarket, invites community members to celebrate his retirement Thursday, March 23.  more
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LaTurner Launches 2023 Congressional Art Competition
On Monday, Representative Jake LaTurner (KS-02) launched the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the Second Congressional District of Kansas. more
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City and county officials from across Crawford bow their heads as Father Jerome Spexarth leads them in prayer. Representatives from Pittsburg, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, and Mulberry gathered at the Homer Cole Center in Pittsburg for an informal luncheon hosted by the county commission. It is hoped this luncheon will restart a tradition that has been on-hold during the COVID outbreak.  
Commissioners host county-wide luncheon in Pittsburg
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Close to two dozen officials gathered at the Homer Cole Center in Pittsburg on Monday. County and city officials from a half-dozen communities came together for a luncheon sponsored by the Crawford County Commissioners for the first time in nearly four years. more
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PSU School of Construction students headed to Final Four
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Pittsburg State University students will compete in the Final Four this month in Phoenix, Arizona, but they’ll be competing academically — not with basketballs.   more
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Crash results in one death, one injured
A two vehicle head-on collision in Crawford County Monday morning claimed the life of an Arizona woman and left another seriously injured.   more
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Equipment Operator Senior Philip Robison stands in the Kansas Department of Transportation Subarea shop in Columbus.
Local KDOT employee celebrates 20 years of service
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The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the anniversaries of its employees that would be hitting milestones of service in April, including Phillip Robison of Columbus, who has been working for the department for 20 years.   more
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Human skeletal remains found in Allen County
On Monday, The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced the discovery of unidentified human remains found outside of Humboldt.   more
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Death investigation in Wilson County
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a death investigation after human remains were found Thursday evening in rural Wilson County. more
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Gov. Kelly announces $1 million for community-based mental health care
On Friday, Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas is receiving a $1 million, one-year federal planning grant to support the transition of Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) to become Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) capable of treating mental health and substance abuse crises through integrated physical-behavioral care. more
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Pittsburg Mayor Ron Seglie speaking at the Homer Cole Center last month about Spruce Up Pittsburg.
County catches spring fever
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The spring-cleaning bug seems to making its rounds in Crawford County. Since the beginning of the year, the county and a few city governments are planning county- or city-wide clean-up initiatives. And it is all spontaneous. more
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Bags to Riches
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For the first time since early 2020, the Safehouse Crisis Center will hold its annual Bags to Riches fundraiser in-person on Tuesday, March 21.  more
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From left: Ben Jones, John Jones, Cleo Jones and Julie Jones hang out at Heritage Tractor.
Jones’ journey
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For many people, retirement means stepping back from a hard-working job to take it easy. This is not the case for Beulah resident Cleo Jones. At the end of February, Cleo retired from Heritage Tractor, formerly O’Malley Implement, in Pittsburg after 49 years only to continue to farm his 50 acres, raise cattle, and work part-time for Westhoff Machinery.   more
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State petitions Congress to fund special education
On Thursday, Governor Laura Kelly was joined by Kansas legislative leaders of both parties – Senate President Ty Masterson, Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, and House Minority Leader Vic Miller – in signing a letter that calls on Congress to increase federal funding for special education services. more
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Ronda Shelton, new Director of Finance for the City of Pittsburg 
Pittsburg names new Finance Director
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The City of Pittsburg has hired Ronda Shelton to serve as the city’s new Director of Finance. Shelton started her new role with the city on Monday, March 13. more
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Wesley House Food Procurement Manager Whitney Malone gathers items requested by a client at the Wesley House Food Pantry.
Wesley House addresses the ‘hunger cliff’
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Due to the decrease in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Wesley House is preparing to see an increase in individuals and families looking to its food pantry.  more
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