Boil water advisory issued for Girard
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Girard public water supply system.
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9/13/22
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Columbus man arrested for child sex crime
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A Columbus man was arrested last week for the alleged rape of a minor child, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has announced.
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9/13/22
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KC man dies in Bourbon County off-roading accident
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A Kansas City man died in an off-roading accident in Bourbon County on Saturday, while two children who were also in the vehicle at the time of the crash managed to escape unharmed.
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9/13/22
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House fire shuts down traffic on W. 4th
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A structure fire at a house on West 4th Street shut down traffic as firefighters battled the blaze for hours on Saturday afternoon.
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9/13/22
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Festival Hispano
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For its second year, the Hispanic Ministry of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church will be hosting Festival Hispano, an event celebrating Hispanic culture as well as a fundraiser for the church, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 outside of the Fieldhouse at 285 E. 10th St.
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9/13/22
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Meet the Firms 2022
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National Bank Examiner for the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Matt Gilmore, left, discusses details of jobs with junior Brock Bruggeman at Pittsburg State …
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9/13/22
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Wanted felon from Weir apprehended in Pittsburg
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The Pittsburg Police Department on Friday located a felon wanted in multiple counties in a detached garage in Pittsburg.
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9/13/22
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Take a book, share a book
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When Paul Hanney, who taught third grade at Westside Elementary School, got a call from his principal asking if he’d start a Little Free Library in his yard on West Sixth Street, he knew he could do it right.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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9/10/22
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Two child care centers join forces as a third nears opening
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Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic made clear that a lack of child care was a major problem both locally and statewide, several area organizations have been competing for federal dollars that are being made available to help expand access to such services.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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9/10/22
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Area citizens weigh in on student debt
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Last month, President Joe Biden announced a nationwide student loan forgiveness plan which would relieve 16 million borrowers of $10,000 of student loan debt.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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9/10/22
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Grandparent’s Day in Frontenac
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For many kids, the opportunity to spend time with grandparents is a special, precious time, which is why Frank Layden Elementary School in Frontenac has an annual celebration dedicated to all of the grandparents of the first graders.
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9/10/22
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Pittsburg man shot inside residence
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Pittsburg Police officers were dispatched to the 300 block of West Forest Street for a report of multiple gunshots in the area at approximately 2:13 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9.
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9/10/22
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Oklahoma sex offender who approached children in Cherokee arrested
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A man on probation for lewd molestation of a child, who the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office had been seeking to locate following incidents where he allegedly made inappropriate advances to children in Cherokee, has been arrested.
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9/10/22
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Katie Sawyer, who is campaigning for the position of lieutenant governor as Republican Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s running mate, visited Pittsburg on Thursday.
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By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net
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9/10/22
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New priest on campus
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With the beginning of a new semester came a new chaplain, Father Derek Thome, at St. Pius X Catholic Student Center, the Catholic church on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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9/9/22
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Faith and Blue coming to Pittsburg
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Faith and Blue is an initiative to reinforce the communal ties that bind police officers, businesses, and citizens together to build and maintain neighborhoods that are safe and inclusive.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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9/9/22
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BMO Trust and Custody Services announces Pritchett grant recipients
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On Thursday, BMO Trust and Custody Services announced this year’s recipients of the Pritchett Trust grants. More than $550,000 in grants will be distributed to organizations in Southeast Kansas, the majority of which operate in Crawford County.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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9/9/22
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Nebraska man injured in Oklahoma state line motorcycle crash
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An Omaha, Nebraska man was seriously injured in a crash early Wednesday afternoon at the Oklahoma state line just south of Baxter Springs, according to the KHP.
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9/9/22
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PSU biology students to collect data for Smithsonian project
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Students in the PSU Biology Department have again been asked to collect data at sites throughout the Pittsburg area for a national project being conducted by the Smithsonian Institution.
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9/9/22
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Bone Creek water district searching for leak
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Crews are tracing along the Bone Creek District 11 Wholesale Water District’s system searching for water a water leak by finding water coming to the surface.
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9/8/22
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