With the holiday season approaching, community members are invited to learn about Belgian holiday traditions and celebrations at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Miners Hall Museum in Franklin. more

Lisa Dunn puts the finishing touches on her Hocus Pocus themed journal at the Pittsburg Public Library’s iCraft event for teenagers and adults on Wednesday. The library held two Hocus Pocus craft events, one for children and one for adults and teenagers. Dunn said this was the second iCraft event she has attended. more

Sen. Jerry Moran visited Pittsburg on Wednesday to announce a $500,000 grant to the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHCSEK) for cancer screenings and early detection.  more

At Monday’s Frontenac City Council meeting, City Administrator John Zafuta announced the receipt of a federal grant of about $1.46 million from the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to rebuild the sidewalks on McKay Street, between Cayuga Street and Parkview Drive (US-69).  more

No tricks, just treats and trails! Special Olympics Kansas will be hosting a Treats and Trails event for youth as well as an event for adults across the state of Kansas in partnership with the Sunflower Foundation, UnitedHealthcare, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, and local Parks and Recreation Departments.   more

Convicted murderer Crystal Dawn Galloway’s appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court was affirmed in part Friday and vacated in part. She was remanded for resentencing consistent with the court’s opinion.  more

Two Pittsburg State University alumni who went on to become successful entrepreneurs have just published books and will return to campus this weekend for Homecoming and two book signing events.    more

Every community has its own way of celebrating its history, which is why the McCune Osage Township Library and Museum will be hosting its 2nd Annual Farm, Ranch, and Agriculture Day Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.   more

A Lamar, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine to distribute. more

Kansas historians will gather to present a talk about the “Bloody Benders” on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Axe Library at PSU for this year’s Gene DeGruson Memorial Lecture.   more

Columbus firefighters were dispatched to a working structure fire at 101 NE Lawton Rd., north of Columbus, just after 8 p.m. Monday evening.   more

A local man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to the Pittsburg Police Department.  more

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Crawford County Commission candidate forum originally planned for Monday, Oct. 24, has been postponed until Thursday, Oct. 27.  more

Bark in the Park is quickly becoming a favorite tradition in Pittsburg, along with Art Walk, Little Balkans Days, and Pitt State Homecoming. More than 20 local vendors showed up to support the Southeast Kansas Humane Society’s (SEKHS) 8th Annual Bark in the Park celebration on Saturday at Schlanger Park.  more

A Pittsburg woman was fatally injured in a crash Saturday night in Vernon County, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.  more

Being in the Kansas Capital building made 13-year-old Jihyeon “Elly” Han “feel so small.” But the eighth grader from Altamont Grade School really is a big deal. She is the first Kansas student to ever win the National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.  more

The Crawford County Democratic Party and the Pittsburg State University Campus Democrats held a “Save the Vote!” Voter Registration Event Friday evening at TJ Lelands, which featured music, poets, and Democratic speakers such as Jeremy Johnson, who is up for re-election as county commissioner, and Rev. Mark Holland, who is running against Republican Sen. Jerry Moran for U.S. Senate.  more

On Sunday, the Girard Fire Department held its 35th Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, which honored the firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty in the past year, including Lt. Malachi Brown, a Baxter Springs firefighter who died from injuries received at a fire last October.   more

With a love of pastry and a degree in culinary arts, you might think Gentry Warren was all set to be the next big thing in the food world. Instead, he moved to Pittsburg and changed his focus to painting.  more

In an early morning work session Friday, Crawford County EMS Director Randy Sandberg and Medical Director Tim Stebbins met with county commissioners to discuss manpower shortages and an increase in call volume.  more