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Tuesday, March 5
Gardening #101
Gardening 101 with meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5th at the Arma Public Library
Arma Community Garden
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3/5/24
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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 …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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3/5/24
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Pine car races at Frontenac Junior High
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — Cub scouts from four Kansas and two Missouri counties met at Frontenac Junior High School for some good, clean racing. More than 50 scouts from the surrounding area designed, …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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3/5/24
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Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society hosts guest speaker
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — A pharmacist by training but a naturalist at heart, Johnson County resident Ann Tanner presented a program on prothonotary warblers at the Sperry-Galligar Audubon …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/2/24
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Opening day
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Excitement and the smell of syrup is in the air as the ever-popular Dave’s Tropical Sno opened to the public on Friday in Pittsburg, ready to serve the Crawford County …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/2/24
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Club Notes
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Saturday, March 2
Audio-Reader Pittsburg
Audio-Reader Pittsburg meets from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Homer Cole Center to read to the visually impaired and print …
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3/2/24
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Saturday, March 2
MIRZA shrine family fun day
MIRZA shrine is having a family fun time on Saturday, March 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. at 110 W 5th Street in Pittsburg. Free …
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3/2/24
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Thousands of galloons of booze seized in Frontenac, Capaldo, Franklin, Sheridan raids
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
March 2-4, 1924
Conrad V. Dykeman of Brooklyn, N.Y., imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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3/2/24
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From the Crawford County Clerk
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GIRARD, Kan. — With 2024 being a Presidential election year, Crawford County Clerk Lisa Lusker has released need-to-know dates concerning presidential preference primary voting.
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3/2/24
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Triad talks trash
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GIRARD, Kan. — The Crawford County Commission held a public hearing on Friday concerning the county’s solid waste plan. Required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), …
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3/2/24
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Hospitals, highways, and history
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — It has been a busy week for Crawford County’s economy. At Tuesday’s commission meeting, Steve Sanderson and Dan Taylor of Freeman Health Systems petitioned the …
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3/1/24
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Friday, March 1
Talking Heads Discussion Group
The Talking Heads discussion group will meet at 9 a.m. every Friday morning at the Pittsburg Public Library at the corner of 4th …
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3/1/24
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Friday, March 1
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 at …
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3/1/24
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Girard Main Street celebrates military heroes
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GIRARD, Kan. — Girard Main Street is finding a way to honor its local military veterans.
Girard Main Street, a local non-profit organization dedicated to the revitalization of …
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/1/24
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Farlington native celebrates 102nd birthday
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GIRARD, Kan. — There was a special celebration in central Crawford County Thursday afternoon as a resident at Homestead Senior Living prepared to turn 102 years young.
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By Aaron Pyle / apyle@morningsun.net
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3/1/24
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Mayor honors two Pittsburg Pride recipients
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — To promote civic pride and focus on the positive in the city, last year, former mayor Ron Seglie launched his Spruce Up Pittsburg initiative to clean up the city. Current …
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3/1/24
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Franklin clean up
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2/29/24
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Thursday, February 29
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 …
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2/29/24
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Wednesday, February 28
GPL Teen Time
The Girard Public Library will be hosting a teen night for grades 6th through 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Attendees will …
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2/29/24
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City delays Wesley House reimbursement
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — On the agenda for Tuesday night’s city commission meeting in Pittsburg, commissioners were asked to consider a $6,003.49 reimbursement to Wesley House for operating …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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2/29/24
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