Pittsburg Ballet to host Spring Showcase
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Spring is a time of transformation, and can be displayed in a number of ways. Pittsburg Ballet will present its Spring Showcase at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in Memorial Auditorium to show the community how the dancers have developed their skills since the fall.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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5/11/22
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Two injured in Montgomery County wrong-way crash
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Two people were injured in a crash Friday evening in northeastern Montgomery County when a driver entered a highway exit ramp going the wrong way and struck their vehicle, according to the KHP.
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5/10/22
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East Quincy closed for water main work
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From Tuesday, May 10, through Wednesday, May 11, city crews will be working on the water main on East Quincy Street.
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5/10/22
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Breathe Well kicks butts
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Live Well Crawford County has wrapped up its fifth annual 5th Graders Kick Butts poster contest. Over 450 students designed a poster to help keep people in their lives from smoking. This was the first year that all nine schools in the county participated.
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5/10/22
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Crop scout helps farmers do more
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Grain production is the fourth largest ag sector in the county, and provides a living for many of our neighbors. Crop scout Curtis Harris’ job is to help those neighbors do more, and do it better and more efficiently.
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By Olive L. Sullivan / news@morningsun.net
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5/10/22
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Arrest made in Allen County homicide case
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ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man allegedly connected to the death of Richard Diehl last …
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5/10/22
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Yee-haw!
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Photos from Cow Creek Cowboy Days at the Crawford County Historical Museum, May 6-7, 2022.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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5/10/22
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K-146 resurfacing project near Walnut to start next week
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A resurfacing project on K-146, between U.S. 59 and the Neosho-Crawford County line, originally scheduled to start April 25 but delayed due to rain, is now set to begin next Thursday.
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5/7/22
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Center for READing offers camp to help young readers
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Children who are struggling to learn to read or who want to get a jump start learning to read can do so this summer at Secret Codes Camp.
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5/7/22
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PSU professor appointed to Kansas Apprenticeship Council
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Pittsburg State University professor Dr. Mark Johnson has been appointed by Lt. Gov. David Toland to the Kansas Apprenticeship Council (KAC) to act as a subject-matter expert for the next four years.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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5/7/22
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Pittsburg PD 50 years ago, part 8
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There seems to be a high level of interest (and memory) when it comes to the old-time Pittsburg Police Department (PPD), so hopefully readers will appreciate a broader view of policing as it existed 50 years ago.
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By Ken Peak / news@morningsun.net
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5/7/22
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Behind the scenes
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After Pittsburg High School students competed in the Kansas Thespian Festival, those who received a Superior rating from judges qualified to advance to International Thespian Festival (ITF) in Bloomington, Indiana this summer.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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5/7/22
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Big Kansas Road Trip winds through SEK
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Marci Penner, the director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, is making her way through southeast Kansas as she and her travelling companion, WenDee Rowe, the foundation’s project manager, visit points of interest in Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee counties over the weekend as part of the Big Kansas Road Trip.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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5/7/22
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PSU to host 47th annual Four State Farm Show
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The long-running Four State Farm Show will once again be staged at PSU after a successful inaugural event on campus last year.
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5/6/22
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KBI investigates homicide in Allen County
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a man was found dead in the shop outside of his home in rural La Harpe, Kansas.
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5/6/22
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Paint It All Pink
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While breast cancer awareness month is usually in October, the Mount Carmel Foundation believes awareness should be year-round.
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By Antjea Wolff / awolff@morningsun.net
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5/6/22
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Three Quilts of Valor awarded in Cherokee
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The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a nationwide organization dedicated to thanking US military personnel and veterans. The organization was founded in 2003 by Catherine Roberts while her son was deployed to Iraq.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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5/6/22
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First quarter report shows strong economic growth locally
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The Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University has released its economic report for the first quarter of 2022.
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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5/6/22
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Watco certified as a Most Loved Workplace
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Locally-based transportation service and logistics company Watco announced Wednesday that it has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace by the Best Practice Institute (BPI).
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5/5/22
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May 10 tax deadline approaches
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The Crawford County Treasurer’s Office would like to remind Crawford County taxpayers that the second half of 2021 real estate and personal property taxes must be paid by Tuesday, May 10, 2022, to avoid penalty.
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5/5/22
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