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3rd Annual WritersFest to unfold
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In two weeks, an anthology of authors will converge at Pittsburg State University to share their love of words with students and community members. The 3rd Annual WritersFest is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25.  

Mercy makes it official
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — On a bright and warm September 11, eerily reminiscent of that fateful day 23 years ago, Mercy Hospitals brought hope instead of fear into southeast Kansas Wednesday morning. A …

Pittsburg approves EDAC recommendations
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg City Commission approved two recommendations from the Economic Development Advisory Council (EDAC) Tuesday night. Both cases have met with unusual or unforeseen …

Two new ordinances
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg City Commission passed two new ordinances Tuesday night, both regarding the homeless population in the area.   The first, G-1366, Section 54-77 …

SOKS holds SEK Regional Golf
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Temperatures touched the mid-70s under clear Kansas skies, Wednesday for the Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) Southeast Region Adult Golf Tournament, held at Pittsburg’s …

Talent calls funding decision a ‘slap in the face’
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GIRARD, Kan. — Pastor Donny Talent of Victory Life Church spoke before the county commission on Tuesday, questioning the validity of funds from the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) being …

Pittsburg man, juveniles injured in Cherokee Co. crash
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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — One man and three juveniles were injured in a single-vehicle accident just south of Pittsburg Monday evening, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP).    …

Girard City Council talks grants, repairs
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GIRARD, Kan. — From budget hearings to roofing repairs, the Girard City Council discussed several topics at Monday’s 45-minute meeting. One of the main topics of the discussion, however, …

Operation Rescue holds press conference
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Looking Back
Little Balkans Chronicles

Wild Red Berry 
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Today’s photo is of Ralph (Wild Red) Berry, who climbed from a modest start in southeast Kansas to become an international figure in the wrestling world. According to his 1973 obituary in the …
From Our History

Two escapees back in custody after arrest in KC for armed robbery
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Sept. 12, 1924 Owen “Cotton" Reed is again behind bars in the Crawford County jail, but his friend and …
From Our History

Pittsburg man invites police for a drink;
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Sept. 11, 1924 Two miners suffered injuries at about 8 o’clock this morning at mine No. 51, Central Coal …
From Our History

Sheriff Horton wants local bar permanently closed after riot
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Sept. 10, 1924 With a capacity crowd, the annual Crawford County Fair opened with a bang at Girard today. The …
Kansas
The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction. Starting Friday, former wardens and corrections officers …
Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election. They told the the head …
Nation
Officials call Missouri bird flu case a 'one-off' and say risk to public is still low

Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness. In a call with reporters Thursday, …

Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere People in Canada and northern U.S. cities like Seattle and Minneapolis may see faint auroras late Thursday night and into Friday morning due to moderate solar storms. Experts say the current forecast …
Man accused in assault that critically wounded Ferguson officer now faces more charges The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional charges after a grand jury indictment. Officer Travis Brown was …
Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998. A St. Louis County circuit …
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Gorillas sweep Jets in MIAA opener

Pittsburg State’s Jadyn Jackson (14) and Carly Clennan go up for a block against Newman in Tuesday night’s match at John Lance Arena.
Pittsburg State started strong and finished strong while sweeping Newman 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-15) to open the MIAA volleyball season Tuesday night at John Lance Arena. Janae Thurston slammed 11 …

Lancers stung by Yellowjackets
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The Southeast Lancers fell in their season opener on the road last Friday, losing 38-8 to the Fredonia Yellowjackets in Fredonia. “I think we played hard,” head coach Nick Cheney …

Dragons dominate Emporia in season opener
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The Pittsburg Purple Dragons made a strong opening statement to start the 2024 season with a 56-13 win Friday night against Emporia at Hutchinson Field. Pittsburg scored 42 first-half points, …

Dodson tosses 4 TD passes as Gorillas beat Lions 42-17
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JOPLIN, Mo. -- Pittsburg State seldom threw the ball downfield during their season-opening victory over Ferris State. But the Gorillas displayed a vertical passing game on Saturday night, and quarterback Chad Dodson fired four touchdown passes during a 42-17 victory over Missouri Southern in the Miners Bowl at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

Frontenac gains 494 yards in 27-0 victory over Galena
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GALENA, Kan. -- Gavyn Witthuhn rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns as Frontenac kicked off its second era under coach Leon Miller with a 27-0 victory over Galena on Friday night at Abbey Field.
Regional Sports
UNLV visits Kansas in bowl game rematch won by Jayhawks last season

UNLV heads to Kansas on Friday night for a rematch of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl that the Jayhawks won last December. The Runnin' Rebels have cruised to season-opening wins over Houston and Utah Tech …

No. 20 Arizona visits No. 14 K-State on Friday night for nonconference matchup of new Big 12 rivals No. 20 Arizona is heading to No. 14 Kansas State on Friday night for a rare nonconference matchup of Big 12 rivals. The game was scheduled as part of a home-and-home series before Arizona left the …
Kansas guard Shakeel Moore will miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without a second guard for the start of the basketball season following Elmarko …
National sports

A'ja Wilson's single-season WNBA scoring mark likely short-lived. Several players poised to break it

Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson shoots over Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston (7) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

A’ja Wilson now owns the single-season scoring record but is unlikely it will stand very long. Wilson has been scoring a record pace all season long and on Wednesday night she broke the year-old …

Wisconsin will go for its highest-ranked nonconference win in 50 years when No. 4 Alabama visits Saturday. If the Badgers win as 16 1/2-point underdogs, it would be their biggest nonconference win …

SEC This Week: First-place South Carolina looks to validate start against No. 16 LSU

South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers (16) runs away from Old Dominion linebacker Jahleel Culbreath (34) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

South Carolina is already in first place in the Southeastern Conference. The only team with an SEC win this year looks to validate its fast start when it faces No. 16 LSU on Saturday. A victory would …

The Pac-12 is ready to begin its rebuild, targeting Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State of the Mountain West, with those schools applying for membership as soon as this …

'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging

FILE - Russian Kamila Valieva competes in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, the Golden Skate of Moscow, in Moscow, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization’s …

Shohei Ohtani is getting closer to making himself the sole member of an exclusive club. He's already the sixth player in major league history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 …
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Business

4 State Brokers opens new office
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The Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new insurance agency, 4 State Brokers, to Pittsburg Friday morning.  

Pritchett Trust awards 2024 grants
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Community members packed into the entryway of BMO Harris Bank to congratulate organizations that received grants from the Pritchett Trust on Thursday.  

Vie Medical Clinic celebrates 20th anniversary
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The Vie Medical Clinic in downtown Pittsburg is celebrating its 20-year anniversary and hosting its annual banquet this Saturday.  

Bamboo owners celebrate 5 years
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Community members lined the restaurant to celebrate Bamboo owners Abbi Reasor and her husband Gunnar Toney serving up Chinese cuisine for the past five years.  
World
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency's director-general described as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya …

US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election The U.S. government has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro. Washington is accusing them of obstructing …
A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to the tiny Dutch village that he and others in the 30th Infantry Division liberated from Nazi …
Obituaries
Anita “Sue” Johnson
Anita “Sue” Johnson, 75, formerly of Frontenac, Kansas, passed away at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Homestead Assisted Living in Girard, Kansas. She was born Aug. 25, 1949, …
Cathy Lynn (Turner) Norris
Cathy Lynn (Turner) Norris gained her angel wings on Sept. 11, 2024, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Cathy’s mother, Joyce Turner, her daughter, Carlee and Nathan Mahnken with …
Don Clugston
Don Clugston, age 92, died peacefully on Aug. 30, 2024, at the Linda E. White Hospice in Evansville, IN, due to complications from congestive heart failure and leukemia. Don was born in McCune, …
Harold Ronald Brown
Ron Brown died peacefully at home on Sept. 8, 2024, at the age of 94. He was born to Harold and Arnice Brown, now deceased, and he had one sister, Annette Brown Mooney, also deceased. He attended …
Thelma M. McClintick
Thelma M. McClintick, 96, of Walnut passed away Sept. 3, 2024, at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas. Thelma was born June 3, 1928, in Walnut, Kansas, a daughter of …
City Life

Club Notes
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Everyday   Alcoholics Anonymous  Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Any day of the month at the Knights of …

  • Area Events
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    Thursday, Sept. 12   Yoga with Mona  Eclectic Soul Studio has Yoga sessions from 5:15 …

  • Wife waited days to reveal man’s death while overseas
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    DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Guy," and I enjoyed a happy marriage for 30 years, despite the fact that his …

  • Shelf ready
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    The sun is setting earlier each evening which leaves more time for reading.   Come in and peruse the …

  • Club Notes
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    Everyday   Alcoholics Anonymous  Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For …

  • Area Events
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    Wednesday, Sept. 11   Girard Public Library  Annual Used Book Sale through …

  • Woman’s unorthodox romance has unintended consequence
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    DEAR ABBY: A close male friend, "Will," ended our friendship without warning. I didn't know he had …

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Trojan Tribune
Super Kids Day
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Fifth grader Cord Crystal high jumps Friday, May 12 during the RVH Super Kids Day. Students ranging from pre-k to fifth grade had the opportunity to play various games facilitated by high school …
League Track
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GHS senior Adam Shireman runs the 200m preliminary during the league track meet at Girard High School Thursday, May 11. The boys team won the league meet with a total of 209 points and the girls team …
Paraeducator Spotlight: Susan Jameson
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GHS alumna Susan Jameson, who will be retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year, has been in the education field for 38 years and has been a special education (SPED) teacher, preschool teacher and a GHS paraeducator most of her career.
GHS graduates attend senior awards
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Eighty-three GHS graduates attended the Senior Awards Assembly Friday, May 12, at 8 a.m. in John E. Shireman Auditorium.
4-Cut-SEK Honors-CP
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GMS Paraprofessional DeNene Flaherty is honored with a 15 Years of Service award Wednesday, May 3 during the SEK Interlocal #637 Staff Recognition Celebration. GMS special education instructors and …
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Where are America's safest suburbs?
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Where are America's safest suburbs?
SmartAsset ranked 360 suburbs of major U.S. cities from most to least safe using factors including reported rates of violent crime, property crime, motor vehicle deaths and drug overdose deaths.