NAC sets 2024 goals
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The newly formed Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) met for its second official meeting on Wednesday afternoon. On the agenda was the approval of an official logo, a …
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3/7/24
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One dead in single-vehicle crash in Crawford Co.
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reported that a 26-year-old woman died on Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 126 near Pittsburg.
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3/6/24
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GPL receives grant funds to repair library roof
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GIRARD, Kan. — The Girard Public Library, or Girard Carnegie Library, recently was one of the 15 recipients of this year’s Heritage Trust Fund (HTF) Grant, courtesy of the Kansas State …
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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3/6/24
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Club Notes
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Wednesday, March 6
Pittsburg Sunrise Rotary
Meets at 7 a.m. every first and third Wednesday of the month at the Knights of Columbus Hall at the northeast corner of 11th …
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3/6/24
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Wednesday, March 6
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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3/6/24
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BoE hears from SFA faciliator-coaches
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The USD 250 Board of Education invited the district’s four SFA coordinators to speak at Tuesday night’s meeting. According to District Superintendent Rich …
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3/6/24
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Clubnotes
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Tuesday, March 5
Pittsburg Noon Rotary
Pittsburg Noon Rotary meets at noon on Tuesdays at Via Christi Hospital. Ask a Rotarian or visit the group's Facebook page, …
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3/5/24
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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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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 / [email protected]
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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 / [email protected]
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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 / [email protected]
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3/2/24
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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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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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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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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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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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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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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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