‘Preserving traditions for those who follow’
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GIRARD, Kan. — The Girard Area Community Foundation (GACF) held its annual reception on Thursday at the St. Michaels Parish Hall for recipients of this year’s foundation grants. …

Angels Among Us receives donation
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — A club consisting of motorcycle riders recently gave a surprise donation to a local non-profit organization. Members of the Tornado Alley Chapter …

Camp Now & Then begins on Monday
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Offering fun games, exercise, and much more, Camp Now & Then returns to the Pittsburg area starting Monday. Josie Maples, Pittsburg Parks & Recreation …

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County looks at ARPA timelines
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GIRARD, Kan. — When the pandemic struck, Congress authorized a release of funds under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help local governments through a series of grants. As those grants …

Harrigans’ Barn scheduled for Saturday
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GIRARD, Kan. — Returning to the Girard area for the 15th time, Harrigans’ Barn is scheduled to open on Saturday, featuring a multitude of vendors from the Crawford County and the …

ArtForms Gallery hosts elementary students
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Hite honors Big Brother Big Sister director
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Local businessman named Pittsburg Positive
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Gov. Laura Kelly visits CHC/SEK
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly brought her campaign to expand Medicaid to Pittsburg, Wednesday, where she also toured the John Parolo Education Center located on the campus of the …

Replica motors nearly complete for Big Brutus restoration
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What luck!
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Janet Lang can’t believe her good luck.

County meets new KDOT engineer
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GIRARD, Kan. — Jeff Fischer is the new area engineer from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), and he is “here to help.” Fischer, a resident of Fort Scott and former …

From St. Mary’s to Hot Springs
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It occurred to me this week that I published six episodes of Margaret Shaw Forsyth’s ‘The Joy of Working’ without giving much background on her start in Pittsburg and life following …

From Our History

Pittsburg approves construction of Alumni Center
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago April 24, 1924 A Carthage, Mo., man was seriously injured, suffering mangling of his left foot as he attempted to …

Step into the Wild West
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Crawford County Historical Museum will host its annual Cowboy Days event on April 26th and 27th at the Crawford County Historical Museum. This event is designed to …

Hello, Neighbor

The Ingalls Family
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Last week I wrote about the Little House On The Prairie Site near Independence, KS. It is just one of many interesting historical sites here in our corner of the …

Friday, April 26 2024
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Twin Valley Expands to Abilene with 8 Gigabit Fiber Network

Twin Valley is Kansas' largest family-owned broadband and communications company with more than 80 years of experience serving rural communities.ABILENE, Kan., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Twin …

Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February

A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. …

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AP Week in Pictures: Global

April 19-25, 2024 The U.S. House swiftly approves $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Haiti opens a new political chapter with the installation of a transitional …

Frontenac wins shootout against Bishop Ward

Frontenac’s Jayden Houghton stiff arms a player from Bishop Ward during Friday night’s game in Frontenac.

FRONTENAC, Kan. — In a game filled with big plays and a combined 68 points, the Frontenac Raiders simply made more big plays in every phase of the game Friday night than the visiting Kansas …

Pittsburg softball run-rules Riverton
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Pittsburg softball brought out the bats Tuesday and earned a 12-1 run-rule win in five innings at home against Riverton. The Dragons scored their 12 runs on 16 hits and one Riverton error with …

Pittsburg edges Chanute in SEK clash
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Pittsburg baseball left eight runners on base in a 3-2 Southeast Kansas League loss Monday to Chanute at historic Jaycee Ballpark. Chanute scored two runs in the first and one in the third, …

English, Hall sign to continue college careers
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Pittsburg seniors Mason English and Jacqueline Hall put pen to paper on their post high school futures on Wednesday. English signed with Link Year Academy while Hall will continue her career in …

Colgan baseball routs Parsons
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers improved to 8-4 on the season and extended their winning streak to five games with a 15-4 win Monday against Parsons. The Panthers scored two runs in the …

The first round of the NFL draft turns into a QB bonanza with a record-setting 6 taken in the top 12

Quarterbacks went off the draft board at a record-setting pace. This was the fourth time in the common draft era starting in 1967 that QBs went with the top three picks, with three more going in the …

Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1

Joel Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win over the …

Colts snap record streak of 14 straight offensive players taken in NFL draft with UCLA DE Latu

UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu was the first defensive player selected in the NFL draft, going No. 15 overall to Indianapolis to snap a record streak of 14 straight offensive players taken. The …

Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov help Hurricanes hold on to beat Islanders 3-2 for 3-0 series lead

Defensemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. …

Falcons provide first NFL draft surprise by selecting Washington QB Michael Penix Jr with No. 8 pick

The Atlanta Falcons provided the first major surprise of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington with the No. 8 pick. The Falcons extended their recent trend of …

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry share lead in team event at TPC of Louisiana

Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot a 11-under 64 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the …

‘We do it for the community.’
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Morning Sun General Manager Justin Crain was invited to a Cup o’ Conversation at the Pittsburg Public Library to talk about his role in revitalizing and running the …

Keeping Up to Code
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There are many misconceptions about city nuisance codes and their enforcement. People often wonder why others are allowed to keep their properties in such bad shape and point to problems with …

Local business approaches milestone
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MINDENMINES, Mo. —After 17 years in business, In God We Trust LLC is preparing for a major milestone later this year. Owned by Dave and Marcia Sorrick of rural Pittsburg, In God We Trust is a …

Young entrepreneur opens new office
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Tree Mulkin realized a goal on Wednesday afternoon, opening her own branch office of Edward Jones financial advisors in the Northgate shopping area on 29th Street. Attended by …

Club Notes
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Thursday, April 25 Al-Anon Al-Anon meetings are now hybrid. The in-person gathering every Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal, 306 W. Euclid, can be …

Area Events

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Thursday, April 25 Yoga with Mona Eclectic Soul Studio has Yoga sessions …
Two daughters make clear whose side they’ve taken

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DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for nine years. Before that I was a stay-at-home mom raising four …
Spring Into a New Book

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Like all the flowers that are blooming earlier than usual, the library has a bumper crop of new books. …

Club Notes

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Wednesday, April 24 Blanket Brigade Join the Blanket Brigade in …
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Wednesday, April 24 GPL Teen Time The Girard Public Library will be hosting …
Flurry of new sounds drifts through quiet neighborhood

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful …

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Super Kids Day

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Fifth grader Cord Crystal high jumps Friday, May 12 during the RVH Super Kids Day. Students ranging from pre-k to fifth grade had the opportunity to play various games facilitated by high school …

League Track

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GHS senior Adam Shireman runs the 200m preliminary during the league track meet at Girard High School Thursday, May 11. The boys team won the league meet with a total of 209 points and the girls team …

Paraeducator Spotlight: Susan Jameson

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GHS alumna Susan Jameson, who will be retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year, has been in the education field for 38 years and has been a special education (SPED) teacher, preschool teacher and a GHS paraeducator most of her career.

GHS graduates attend senior awards

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Eighty-three GHS graduates attended the Senior Awards Assembly Friday, May 12, at 8 a.m. in John E. Shireman Auditorium.

4-Cut-SEK Honors-CP

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GMS Paraprofessional DeNene Flaherty is honored with a 15 Years of Service award Wednesday, May 3 during the SEK Interlocal #637 Staff Recognition Celebration. GMS special education instructors and …

Helping take down malaria by building up Africa’s healthcare network, bringing families Closer to Care

(BPT) - On a mission to help build up Africa’s healthcare network to aid in the fight against malaria, SC Johnson, makers of Raid®, in partnership with the Society for Family Health Rwanda …

Consejos efectivos de un entrenador de perros para el cuidado de mascotas durante todas sus etapas de vida

Por Darris Cooper, CPDT-KA, FFCP (NAPSI)—Las mascotas fueron una fuente de consuelo para muchas personas durante la pandemia; ya sea porque ya tenían una mascota, la habían adoptado recientemente …

Across the nation, independent doctors are increasingly joining Aledade to provide better care and stay in business

(BPT) - Since joining Aledade in 2022, Coal Creek Family Medicine, a small independent practice in Louisville, Colorado, has used Aledade’s proprietary population health tool and in-practice …

Within the gender housework gap, laundry is one of the most unequally divided tasks

Hampr analyzed data and used historical and academic research to find out why laundry remains one of the most unequally divided household chores.

New research suggests a beneficial link between erectile dysfunction medication and heart health

Hims reports on a new study that looks at the effects of taking erectile dysfunction medication on the risk of cardiovascular conditions.