For its 43rd Annual Christmas Parade the City of Pittsburg Parks and Recreation is proud to having 43 participants pump some holiday spirit into the area.   more

Despite less than a month of planning, Pittsburg’s Thanksgiving 5K Turkey Trot was a huge success, exceeding all expectations.  Renato Pinto, organizer of the event, said they only expected about 20 to 30 participants. Instead, over 100 people braved the light rain Thursday morning. Pinto said he lost count after 110.  more

The Lord’s Diner food truck, now wrapping up its fifth week of operation, surprised over 200 people in need by distributing full Thanksgiving meals on Thursday.  more

A decade or so back, when the newspaper industry thought it could stay ahead of that whole Interwebs wave that was just starting to build momentum, a favorite slogan among my peers went something like this:  Good enough is good enough.  more

The Kansas Food Bank and Sacred Heart Community Food Pantry in Frontenac are introducing a USDA program to help provide monthly food boxes to low-income seniors.  The Commodity Supplemental Food Program will be available in Frontenac to persons age 60 and above who qualify by meeting income requirements.  Distribution will start in January.  more

National Adoption Month is held every November to celebrate families who have grown through adoption, and to bring awareness to the need for more adoptive families to care for the large number of children in the foster care system.   more

Over the next month, The American Red Cross will be deploying its mobile blood drive units and making stops in several locations in Crawford County including Pittsburg, Girard, and Frontenac, to try to combat the blood crisis. more

The holiday season is approaching quickly, and to help its citizens feel the Christmas spirit, the City of Frontenac will light up its downtown with a special ceremony featuring Santa and Mrs. Clause on Sunday evening. more

After receiving encouragement from her biology teacher, Donna Maus, to enter, St. Mary’s Colgan senior Meg Norman was awarded first place in the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) annual speech competition on Monday.  more

At Tuesday’s County Commission meeting, Crawford County entered into a contract with the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) to provide training to county employees to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL).  more

The French cookie is a tradition around the holidays in southeast Kansas and memories of French cookie traditions and recipes were shared at the Crawford County Historical Museums event on Monday. more

Somewhere around 1952, our stepmother, Nell, developed a habit of spanking Gary. more

After spending a year sewing and stitching, the Little Balkans Quilt Guild continued its annual tradition of gifting its quilt creations to 11 veterans in the area on Monday evening.  more

After a vehicle was stolen from La Quinta Inn and Suites at 2410 S. Broadway in the afternoon, officers with the Pittsburg Police Department spotted the vehicle later Monday evening. … more

MCCUNE, Kan. — An accident on U.S. 400 Hwy. at milepost 417.9, several miles east of McCune, on Monday night claimed the life of 33-year-old Dakota L. Jones of Weir, Kansas.    … more

PITTSBURG, KS – The City of Pittsburg is accepting applications for openings on several advisory boards and committees. The city is encouraging community members to volunteer their time to … more

Growing up, I did not associate Thanksgiving with books and reading. more

Drink up! Last Friday, the Miners Hall Museum hosted a sold-out fundraiser called "Making Spirits Bright" at which the participants learned how to make craft cocktails. The event also featured … more

Initially appointed as the interim fire chief in September, after Chief Dennis O’Reily announced his retirement, Taylor Cerne (pronounced Chur-nee) officially became chief on Monday, Nov. 14.  A 17-year veteran of the Pittsburg Fire Department, Cerne began his fire career at the age of 20 while working at a grain elevator in Labette County when his boss asked him to volunteer with the Hackberry-Bartlett Fire Department in 2001. more