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One killed, one injured in Wilson County crash
An 18-year-old Wichita woman was killed and a Parsons woman seriously injured Monday afternoon in a crash on US-400 highway about a mile south of Fredonia, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.  more
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One suspect was arrested Monday following a raid at a rural Baxter Springs home on Southeast Prairie Road.
Meth, guns seized in Cherokee County raid
A suspect was arrested Monday morning following a raid at a rural Baxter Springs residence in which investigators seized methamphetamine and firearms, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.  more
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County commissioners discuss legislative priorities
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During Friday’s regular session, county commissioners held a Zoom meeting with Bill Brady and Sean Miller of Capitol Strategies, a government relations firm in Topeka, to discuss priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The firm has represented Crawford County for over a decade. more
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The Rise Center students fill the blessing boxes in Columbus with the items they collected for their food drive.
Students gather items for blessing boxes
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For the month of December, the students that attend SEK Interlocal #637 (the Rise Center) collected canned and non-perishable food items in order to keep the blessing boxes in Columbus stocked for the year.  more
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Mike Feiveson, the veterans’ employment representative with the Kansas Department of Commerce, speaks at Friday’s Green Zone training seminar at Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium about the tools and resources available to veterans at Kansas Works.
Green Zone training seminar held in Pittsburg
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Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium hosted the Green Zone Advocacy Training seminar on Friday. The seminar is designed to help veterans transition back into civilian life and provide potential employers the necessary tools to communicate with veterans and recognize how to translate their military skill set into civilian use. more
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Jim Jarvis, right, and his wife Tammy are collecting badges of various heroes to hang on the walls of their restaurant, Hero’s Bar and Grill in Girard.
From badge to BBQ
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Girard resident Jim Jarvis’s desire to help and serve others led him from being a police officer in the area to filling people’s bellies at his new restaurant, Hero’s Bar and Grill.  more
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County renews insurance, looks to cut costs 
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Crawford County commissioners met with Wally Wilson of Ryan Insurance Friday morning to review the county’s insurance policy. more
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Gentiva Hospice staff as well Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce members cut the ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the new name change for the hospice office on Thursday morning.
New name, same care
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A little snow didn’t stop Gentiva Hospice, formerly known as Avalon Hospice, from cutting the ribbon to celebrate its name change on Thursday morning.   more
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McCune Farm to Market to receive new cooler
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Area shoppers who prefer to support local businesses by buying food direct from the source have a new reason to visit the southwestern corner of Crawford County. The McCune Farm to Market store announced Thursday that it has received a $17,000 grant from Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) to purchase a new cooler to keep healthy, ready-made meals fresh. more
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Dad & Daughter Date Night
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Next month, local dads will have the chance to take their daughters on a whirlwind world tour, courtesy of the City of Pittsburg. On Thursday, the Pittsburg Park and Recreation Department announced its 13th annual Dad & Daughter Date Night will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Memorial Auditorium. more
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Doug Dicharry will be performing as his one-man band Dance Monkey Dance! at TJ Lelands in Pittsburg this Saturday.
Dance Monkey Dance!
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After 34 years of making music, Doug Dicharry has found his calling as a teacher, as well as playing as a one-man-band that will be performing at TJ Lelands this Saturday.  more
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Rob Lessen named Arma mayor
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ARMA, Kan. — Rob Lessen, who was previously president of the Arma City Council, has been officially sworn in as mayor following the death of former Mayor Rock Anderson last month. In an … more
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Nicole Rich, Pittsburg State University’s new director of internal audit.
PSU names new internal auditor
The foundation in accounting that Nicole Rich got while a student at Pittsburg State University is now serving her well: She began a job this week as the university’s director of internal audit.   more
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Two injured in Neosho County crash
Two people were injured, though neither one seriously, in a head-on collision on US-169 highway just south of Earlton in Neosho County early Thursday morning, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.  more
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Crawford County residents Kelly Burnick, left, and Dale Burnick review maps showing where the new NextEra Energy Transmission line will be located on their property at an open house event in Fort Scott on Tuesday evening.
NextEra to build Southeast Kansas transmission line
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FORT SCOTT, Kan. —On Tuesday evening, residents from Allen, Bourbon, and Crawford counties attended an open house event in Fort Scott hosted by NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest (NEET) to learn more about the company’s upcoming project of creating and building a transmission line from Wolf Creek, Kansas to Blackberry Creek, Missouri.   more
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Pittsburg State University student Jourdan Bridgette, left, reads “Letter From Birmingham Jail” during the candlelight vigil for Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 at The Oval on PSU’s campus.
PSU plans MLK Jr. Day candlelight vigil
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pittsburg State University’s Office of Student Diversity and the Black Student Association will host an evening of remembrance starting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at the Oval on campus.   more
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Mayor Seglie announces clean-up initiative
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During Tuesday’s city commission meeting, Pittsburg Mayor Ron Seglie announced a new clean-up initiative during his Mayor’s Moment. Seglie said a date for a town meeting to plan the clean-up will be set for some time in February. more
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Pittsburg State University international students and members of the group International Friends of Pittsburg gathered for a dinner and social event Wednesday evening at St. John’s Lutheran Activity Center.
Food and friendship
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Adjusting to a new community and culture can be overwhelming, which is why Pittsburg area citizens have created a group called the International Friends of Pittsburg (IFP). On Wednesday evening, the group provided a dinner and social event for Pittsburg State University’s international students at St. John’s Lutheran Activity Center.  more
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Hospice to provide service to the public
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As a way to give back to the community, the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice will be providing a free foot and toenail clinic for the community starting at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Homer Cole Community Center.  more
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Kansas clergy sex abuse report released
In one of his last acts as state attorney general, Derek Schmidt on Friday released the Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s final report on allegations of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Kansas.  more
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