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Gov. Laura Kelly was joined Thursday by Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas 3rd District), and other state and local representatives to break ground on 69Express, the state’s first express toll lane project.
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2/16/23
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Pittsburg authorizes $6m in bonds
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The Pittsburg City Commission heard a proposal Tuesday evening to authorize the issuance of $6 million in industrial revenue bonds to establish a daycare facility at the former Washington School at 205 S. Locust.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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2/16/23
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Kansas Senate committee holds hearing on nuisance bill
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The Kansas Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Tuesday at the capitol building in Topeka concerning Senate Bill 162, which would grant Riley County abatement authority to enforce zoning and nuisance ordinances.
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2/16/23
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City commission votes to hold election on renewing 911 tax
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The Pittsburg City Commission voted to begin preparations to renew the emergency service sales tax on Tuesday evening. Funds raised by the 0.5 percent tax are earmarked for use by the city’s police and fire departments to purchase, upgrade, or replace needed equipment.
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2/16/23
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Seth Horn takes the stage
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After taking a hiatus from playing music publicly, Pittsburg resident Seth Horn will be performing Saturday, Feb. 24, at TJ Lelands.
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2/16/23
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Club Notes
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Friday, February 16
Dinner at the Arma American Legion
The Arma American Legion, located at 512 E. Main, is open Friday nights serving good food and drinks. The kitchen opens …
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2/16/23
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Dr. Kathleen Sandness doesn't see herself as anything special. The American College of Physicians would say otherwise: the organization has designated the Pittsburg physician with “Mastership” — the highest level attainable that recognizes outstanding and significant career accomplishments.
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2/15/23
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Poet Joan Kwon Glass, whose recent collections have focused on grief, recovery, and life after great loss, will read from her works at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Governors Room in the Overman Student Center at Pittsburg State University.
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2/15/23
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Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that 66 airport projects across the state have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding for planning, constructing, or rehabilitating public-use general aviation airports, including nearly $1.4 million for several projects in Southeast Kansas.
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2/15/23
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Spotlight: Cleland Masonry
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John Cleland is a second-generation mason, having taken over the company founded in 1992 by his uncle. Starting as a laborer in high school and college, Cleland worked summers and Christmas vacations, making his way up the ranks.
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2/15/23
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‘Banknotes and Banking’
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To coincide with its quarterly exhibit, “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era,” Miners Hall Museum in Franklin will feature a presentation by Dave Sorrick and special guest Brent Bedene called “Banknotes and Banking” on Sunday.
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2/15/23
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Cookies for community
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Many patrons of the Girard Public Library stopped by the library’s 4th Community Cookie Night with a Valentine’s Day theme on Monday evening.
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2/15/23
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Children cheer for the Chiefs
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While residents in Kansas City were celebrating at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, Pittsburg Community Child Care Learning Center staff and children held their own version to commemorate the big win on Wednesday afternoon.
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2/15/23
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Starting the week of Feb. 20, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to begin full-depth concrete patching on highway U.S. 400 from the Greenwood-Wilson county line southeast to K-47.
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2/14/23
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The Fort Scott National Historic Site will host free guided bird walks this weekend, taking place hourly from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 19, for the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).
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2/14/23
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Pitt State Theatre brings ‘Emilia’ to life
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Emilia Bassano was a trailblazer 400 years ago, but her story is almost completely lost to history. Next week, students will bring it alive in Pitt State Theatre's production, "Emilia."
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2/14/23
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A Vietnamese national with no known U.S. address but a long criminal history was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Missouri, this week to more than 14 years in prison for convictions stemming from a 2020 incident when he was caught with a stolen pistol and more than half a pound of methamphetamine.
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2/14/23
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Participants in the “Summer Library Programming for Adults” workshop, which was sponsored by the Southeast Kansas Library System (SEKLS) and hosted via Zoom on Feb. 7, included Carol Ann Robb of Pittsburg Public Library.
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2/14/23
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K-State Research and Extension will host the SEK Soil Regeneration Initiative Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southeast Research and Extension Center located at 25092 Ness Rd. in Parsons.
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By James Coover, Wildcat Extension District
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2/14/23
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Pittsburg Polar Plunge makes big splash
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Twenty-two teams totaling 120 people took their chances jumping into near-freezing waters at the Crimson Villas swimming pool this weekend.
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By Dustin R. Strong and Antjea Wolff / news@morningsun.net
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2/14/23
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