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SEKCAP will stop accepting TBRA applications Sept. 2
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SEK-CAP, one of the recipients of Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) grant funding, will not accept applications for the TBRA program after 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2.
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8/25/22
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Countryside Self Storage expanding in Pittsburg
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Countryside Self Storage is undergoing another expansion at its Pittsburg location, representing a $1.3 million investment in the local community.
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8/25/22
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Concerned citizens confront commission
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Residents of Amber Drive appeared before the Pittsburg City Commission at Tuesday’s meeting, angry and upset that an alleged kidnapper has been released back into their neighborhood.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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8/25/22
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Fire on Ford
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Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters with the Pittsburg Fire Department responded to a cooking fire that took place at Buttonwood Apartments, 820 E. Ford Street. Although there was some minor …
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8/25/22
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Sisterly Support
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After years of not talking about her auto-immune disease, 17-year-old Alizeh Hammad recently started learning more about her medical condition, and started a YouTube channel and website in order to provide others with more information about immune diseases in general.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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8/25/22
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Rock N’ Roll in the Jungle
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Paint the Town Red t-shirts featuring this year’s theme, “Rock N’ Roll in the Jungle,” are now available at the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 117 W. 4th St., following a …
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8/25/22
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Three injured in crash near Fredonia
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Three people sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on U.S. 400 near Fredonia in Wilson County, according to the KHP.
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8/24/22
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County decides on initial funding for child care
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At an early morning work session on Tuesday, the Crawford County Commission met with Mike Bodensteiner of Greenbush to determine how to divide $2.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for child care among six leading proposals. Representatives from Sugar Creek, New Foundations, and Victory Life Church attended.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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KDOT updates county on US-69 and K-7
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During their regular session on Tuesday, the Crawford County Commissioners heard from Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) District Engineer Wayne Gudmonson and Construction Engineer Kyler Farmer about two major highway projects in the area.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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USD 250 holds public hearing
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The USD 250 school board included a public hearing on its mill rate as part of its regular board meeting on Monday night. Public attendance was only three people.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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Opioid epidemic in political spotlight
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As the opioid epidemic continues nationwide and concerns of narcotics being laced with fentanyl increase, a local roundtable discussion was held on Tuesday morning at The Foundry in Pittsburg to discuss the problem.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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‘The Chicken Sisters’ chosen to represent Kansas
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Last week, The Kansas Center for the Book, a program at the State Library of Kansas, selected one youth book and one adult book to represent the state of Kansas at the 2022 National Book Festival.
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8/24/22
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PSU hosts Community Fair
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Dozens of businesses and organizations in and around Pittsburg lined up tables around The Oval at Pittsburg State University’s campus and spent Tuesday afternoon chatting with students.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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Boil water advisory issued for Weir
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Weir public water supply system in Cherokee County.
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8/24/22
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Apollo Medical Services cuts ribbon for new location
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Apollo Medical Services, a medical supply company specializing in respiratory equipment, held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for its new Pittsburg location.
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By Jonathan Riley / [email protected]
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8/24/22
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KDOL releases jobs report
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The statewide unemployment rate holds steady for a second month at 2.4 percent. This is a decrease from 3.1 percent in July of 2021. With the national unemployment rate at 3.5 percent, Kansas remains well below the U.S. average.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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8/23/22
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Block22 plans community concert at 4th and Broadway
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Block22, a collaboration between PSU and the City of Pittsburg, is partnering with four of its tenant businesses and a local non-profit music promoter to host a block party style concert from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 9.
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8/23/22
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Great Plains Development Authority partners with Watco
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Great Plains Development Authority has announced the selection of Pittsburg-based Watco as the new operator of the Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, Kansas.
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8/23/22
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New to the Jungle
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The gorillas are back in the jungle, and those who have returned for more are showing the new ones the ropes.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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8/23/22
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Baxter Springs resurfacing work delayed
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The recently announced Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) highway resurfacing project in Baxter Springs has been delayed.
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8/20/22
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