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County meets new KDOT engineer
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GIRARD, Kan. — Jeff Fischer is the new area engineer from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), and he is “here to help.” Fischer, a resident of Fort Scott and former …

Area sixth graders graduate from Youth Leadership Program
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Hundreds of Crawford County sixth graders gathered at Pittsburg’s Memorial Auditorium, Tuesday, to celebrate their graduation of the Crawford County Youth Leadership …

SOKS Southeast Regional Youth Track and Field held at Plaster Center
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — In years past, Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) has held its annual Southeast Regional Youth Track and Field event at Carnie Smith Stadium, however, this year’s event …

Urban exodus; county ponders rural resurgence
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GIRARD, Kan. — County Commissioners discussed improvements to the smaller and unincorporated communities in the county on Tuesday. Commissioner Bruce Blair forwarded a request from Walnut to …

Names & Numbers marks 50 years
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On Friday, a Pittsburg business will celebrate 50 years, and while they are proud of the accomplishments of the past five decades, their focus is definitely on the future. Names & Numbers will host an open house to mark the company’s 50th birthday from 12-2 p.m. at their office at 1225 E. Centennial Drive in Pittsburg. A light lunch will be served.

Local dojo celebrates 47 years
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PITTSBURG, Kan.   — What started in 1977 with a group of Pittsburg State students is now celebrating 47 years in the community with an invitational tournament at the St. Mary’s …

KanREN names Byers to Board of Directors;
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Pittsburg Deputy City Manager Jay Byers has recently been selected to serve as the Local Government Representative on the KanREN Board of Directors. KanREN, the Kansas …

Step into the Wild West
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Crawford County Historical Museum will host its annual Cowboy Days event on April 26th and 27th at the Crawford County Historical Museum. This event is designed to …

Tilford Lunch and Learn held Monday
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Students and staff filled the PSU Overman Student Center’s Governor’s Room, Monday afternoon, to join in a conversation with the formerly incarcerated criminal …

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Looking Back
From Our History

Pittsburg approves construction of Alumni Center
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago April 24, 1924 A Carthage, Mo., man was seriously injured, suffering mangling of his left foot as he attempted to …
Hello, Neighbor

The Ingalls Family
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     Last week I wrote about the Little House On The Prairie Site near Independence, KS.  It is just one of many interesting historical sites here in our corner of the …
From Our History

Swedish-American prima donna performs at Carney Hall
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago April 23, 1924 Singing joyously and with an ease which left her free to enter wholeheartedly into the spirit of …
From Our History

Boxing champ advocates high school boxing classes
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago April 20-22, 1924 An auspicious opening for the 10th annual music festival of the Teachers College was last night …

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PARSONS, Kan., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kansas Proving Grounds at Great Plains Industrial Park, a leading facility for testing and innovation, is proud to announce its partnership with …
An effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college campuses. Tennessee became the latest state to act this week as the Republican …

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Nation
Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash

A federal aviation official says one of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, Alaska. Clint …

2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP The FBI has determined that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media …
Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak. The move comes a day after federal …
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time. The Department of Agriculture issued final rules for the program that …

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Sports
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Frontenac wins shootout against Bishop Ward

Frontenac’s Jayden Houghton stiff arms a player from Bishop Ward during Friday night’s game in Frontenac.
FRONTENAC, Kan. — In a game filled with big plays and a combined 68 points, the Frontenac Raiders simply made more big plays in every phase of the game Friday night than the visiting Kansas …

Colgan baseball routs Parsons
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers improved to 8-4 on the season and extended their winning streak to five games with a 15-4 win Monday against Parsons. The Panthers scored two runs in the …

Frontenac softball overpowers Girard in sweep
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac Raiders maintained their unbeaten record with a sweep at home of their league and regional rival Girard on Monday night, defeating the Trojans 15-0 in four …

Frontenac baseball relies on pitching to sweep Girard
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac Raiders earned a sweep Monday night of their CNC League and regional rival Girard, prevailing 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel in the opener and then breaking out …

Titans slug past Pittsburg for doubleheader sweep
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The Pittsburg Dragons fell to the Columbus Titans 12-2 and 8-0 in a doubleheader on Tuesday in Pittsburg. The Titans broke a 2-2 game in the opener in the fourth inning with a two-run home run …

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Regional Sports
US Figure Skating championships headed to Wichita, Kansas, next year with worlds on tap for Boston

The U.S. Figure Skating championships will be held in Wichita, Kansas. The event should provide a preview of the American team that will contest the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The …

Tomas Totland scores first MLS goal in stoppage time, St. Louis plays Sporting KC to 3-3 tie Tomas Totland scored his first MLS goal in the second minute of stoppage time, João Klauss added a goal and two assists and St. Louis City rallied for a 3-3 tie with Sporting Kansas City. Kansas …
Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this season AJ Storr is transferring to Kansas after leading Wisconsin in scoring this past season. Storr said Thursday in an social media post that he was making this decision “with great excitement and …

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National sports

A day later, 'The Save' still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky's NHL playoff heroics

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) blocks a shot by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Matt Dumba (24) during the second period of Game 2 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

In the moment, The Save kept the game tied. By night’s end, it became a game-saver since Florida went on to prevail in overtime. And the way Panthers coach Paul Maurice sees it, the impact from …

The Detroit Lions and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth more than $120 million with $77 million in guarantees, according to a person familiar with …

Marcel Hirscher is coming out of retirement. He plans to ski for the Netherlands, his mom's nation

FILE - Austria's Marcel Hirscher speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother's country — instead of his native Austria. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)

Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he’s going to compete for his mom's country the Netherlands …

One of America’s greatest soccer players is spending the week in Greece working with kids and reminding everyone that the most important moments in sports don’t always end with a group of …

Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race has been disqualified. O'Ward named winner

Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden races during a qualifying session for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race at St. Petersburg has been disqualified because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race, making Pato O’Ward the …

Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were …

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Business

Keeping Up to Code
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There are many misconceptions about city nuisance codes and their enforcement. People often wonder why others are allowed to keep their properties in such bad shape and point to problems with …

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 …

Young entrepreneur opens new office
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Tree Mulkin realized a goal on Wednesday afternoon, opening her own branch office of Edward Jones financial advisors in the Northgate shopping area on 29th Street. Attended by …

Farm to Market to Community 
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MCCUNE, Kan. — McCune Farm to Market run by Cherie and Kevin Schenker are building a community of possibilities and positivity in rural Southeast Kansas. Having grown up in the area, the couple …

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World
Russia likely to veto a UN resolution calling for prevention of nuclear arms race in space

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. It is sponsored by the United States and Japan and likely to …

100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days later, wanted to return to France for the 80th anniversary of the …
Teenage girl arrested after a student and 2 teachers were stabbed at a school in Wales Police in the U.K. say a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing a student and two teachers at a secondary school in Wales. Local police said Wednesday that the …

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Obituaries
Tommie Whetzell Jr.
Tommie Kenneth Whetzell Jr., 66, of Liberal, Missouri, died peacefully after a long ordeal with cancer surrounded by his family in Joplin, Missouri on April 21, 2024.
Roberta Helms
Roberta Faye Helms, 69, of Pittsburg, KS, died April 16, 2024, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.
Jose Abella
Jose Abella, 97, of Girard, died at 1:50 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Via Christi Village in Pittsburg.
Courtney Sue (Spencer) Mintz
Courtney Sue (Spencer) Mintz, 44, of Wharton, Texas passed away on April 4, 2024.
Larry Pommier
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Larry Pommier, who went to his eternal rest on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

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City Life

Spring Into a New Book
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Like all the flowers that are blooming earlier than usual, the library has a bumper crop of new books. The staff may be planning summer reading activities but shelves are full with new books.   …

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    Wednesday, April 24   Blanket Brigade    Join the Blanket Brigade in making …

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    Wednesday, April 24   GPL Teen Time   The Girard Public Library will be hosting a …

  • Flurry of new sounds drifts through quiet neighborhood
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    DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over …

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    Tuesday, April 23   Pittsburg Noon Rotary    Pittsburg Noon Rotary meets …

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    Tuesday, April 23   Arma American Legion Bingo   Every Tuesday the Arma …

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    DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my sister and I took our kids on vacation together. She and I get along …

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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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