KDOT on Thursday announced recently approved highway project bids, and Gov. Laura Kelly’s office also announced funds awarded for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects, including several in Southeast Kansas.  more

On Thursday morning, more than 20 private aircraft landed at Atkinson Municipal Airport in Pittsburg as part of the annual Fly Kansas Air Tour. Presented by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation and Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education, the tour is a three-day, nine-city celebration of aviation. Pittsburg is the second stop on this year’s statewide tour, which began in Wellington, south of Wichita.  more

The Learning Center in Girard, part of the SEK Interlocal 637, officially opened its new playground Thursday. According to TLC Principal Jon Bishop, this was a long overdue improvement. Although first used at the end of last school year, the final touches were added in June over summer break.  more

The KBI and the Labette County Sheriff’s Office released additional information about the deaths of two people found Monday at a residence in rural Mound Valley, identifying the victims and saying their deaths have been found to be homicides.  more

Two inmates who escaped from the Ottawa County Jail in northeastern Oklahoma on Tuesday have been apprehended, while two others remained at large as of Thursday afternoon. more

During the October meeting of the City of Pittsburg’s Economic Development Advisory Committee on Wednesday, Adam Bradshaw of The Finishing Touch approached the committee for financial backing of a new expansion project at the company’s Jefferson Street facility, known as Jefferson Street Designs.   more

It’s a fire sale here and everything is being baled! Corn stalks and failed soybeans have already been hayed but there is one more possible forage to go, double cropped soybean and wheat stubble. more

The defendant in a 2021 double murder case entered pleas of not guilty to five felony counts and one misdemeanor count Monday in Bourbon County District Court, according to the Fort Scott Tribune.  more

Electricity-producing windmill farms are allowed in Cherokee County if the owners can meet the comprehensive regulations set down by the county commissioners this week.   more

The 53nd annual Columbus Day Festival and Balloon Regatta will begin Friday afternoon and will continue through Sunday.  more

After being forced to relocate from the building it was in for several years, local non-profit Pawprints on the Heartland found a new home for its low-cost spay and neuter services at 225 1/2 E. 21st Street in Pittsburg, and also secured another veterinarian to perform the surgeries.  more

From left, Staff Sergeant Spencer Herness, Detective James Hogue, Major Ben Henderson, Detective John Harrison, Administrative Assistant Jacquelyn Eighmy, and Sergeant Michael Bean gather at McDonald’s on North Broadway on Wednesday morning for the Pittsburg Police Department’s Faith and Blue Coffee with a Cop event. more

Fostering Connections will be hosting its fourth annual Flannel and Spice Soiree fundraising event starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Fun Zone Depot.   more

More than 90 students participated in this year’s Southeast Kansas Regional Bocce Competition on Wednesday morning at the Columbus Community Baseball and Softball Fields, doubling last year’s attendance for the event, which is hosted annually by Special Olympics Kansas. more

A Jenks, Oklahoma, man was injured in a crash involving a semi truck Tuesday morning near Caney, Kansas, in Montgomery County not far from the Oklahoma state line.  more

Flu season is here, and two area Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHCSEK) clinics will be offering “drive-thru” flu shot clinics on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  more

Local Wreaths Across America (WAA) volunteers are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest Fort Scott National Cemetery are honored this December as part of National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.   more

Gary Edwards, true to his word, made an appearance Monday at the Frontenac City Council to voice his concerns about the condition of the Joe Saia Overpass. Edwards, a Frontenac resident and business owner in Pittsburg, already approached the Crawford County Commission and the Pittsburg City Commission about the matter last week.  more

The SEK Old Time Gas Engine and Tractor Club will host its 34th annual Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show and Swap Meet on Friday and Saturday at the Crawford County Historical Museum.  more