PITTSBURG, Kan. –– Vanessa Lamoreaux and Greg Schrieber of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) have been visiting southeast Kansas towns this week. On Monday night, they … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. –– More than 40 years ago, a group of women at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pittsburg began making quilts and blankets for the less fortunate. Today, that tradition … more

ARMA, Kan. — Northeast High School Art Instructor Olivia Kittrell along with a student made a visit to Monday’s Arma City Council meeting, informing the council of a potential project at … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Southeast Kansas Humane Society (SEKHS) recently received a generous gift from the city. Last week, the Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department (PPRD) office crew … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. —  At the beginning of October, McKayla Crystal (nee Edwards) celebrated the completion of her new venue space, graduated from Pittsburg State University with her master’s in business administration, got married and turned 30, all on a single weekend.  Since January, Crystal has been working with construction crews, in addition to her full-time job, to renovate her grandfather’s former auto service store, Harlen’s Auto Service, located at 206 N. Locust Street in Pittsburg. The project was completed just in the nick of time to be the venue for her wedding on Oct. 5.   more

PITTSBURG, Kan. –– The Crawford County Mental Health Center (CCMHC) will host its annual Trunk-or-Treatment at Meadowbrook Mall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 th .   … more

GIRARD, Kan. — Bagpipes and bells filled the air in Girard on Sunday as the city’s fire department held its annual Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial Service.    The … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The secret is out: Five- to seven-course fine dining is now available in Pittsburg.   For the past year, Chef Cesar Paul has been crafting unique dishes three days a week in a membership-only setting. But starting this month, Paul has opened this intimate, reservation-only dining experience, MENU by Cesar, to the public.   more

ARMA, Kan. — The Fearmonti family received the keys to their brand-new two-bedroom home from Habitat for Humanity of Crawford County on Sunday.  Habitat for Humanity board members, collaborators, community members and friends and family of the Fearmontis gathered at the freshly built home at 316 S. Pine St., Arma, for a presentation of the keys.  more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carnie Smith Stadium is a noisy place on Saturdays in the fall, but on one Thursday each year, the cheering can be heard all the way to Frontenac. Enthusiastic students filled … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — According to the most recent economic snapshot from Pittsburg State’s Kelce College of Business, Crawford County’s gross domestic product grew by 8.8 percent … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — For the past three days, 40 leaders from across the state have been touring and learning about the southeast Kansas area as part of Leadership Kansas, a statewide program dedicated to connecting leaders.   The group toured places such as Big Brutus, Brush Creek, Pittsburg State University, downtown Pittsburg, Pitsco, Community Green Farms, Mpix and others.   more

PITTSBURG, Kan. –– A lot has changed at The Morning Sun (TMS) in the past few years. The newspaper went from near-death to a phoenix-like resurrection thanks to the investment of local … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — “A tradition unlike any other” as the great Jim Nantz once said, only Wednesday’s Pittsburg State University homecoming event did not happen to be the … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Crawford County voters cast their first in-person ballots of the 2024 general election at the Crawford County Courthouse in Girard on Wednesday, marking the first day of … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nearly $1 million Federal Highway Administration funds will help extend pedestrian and school walkways in Crawford County.    The Transportation Alternatives … more