Game warden’s job completed by new partner
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According to him, Kansas Game Warden Austin Sievert has the perfect job. After all, he gets to hang out outdoors all day long and play with his dog.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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10/22/22
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Why I cook
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You might agree when I say that life feels uncertain right now. There is a new normal replacing many assumptions and expectations we had taken for granted.
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By Lynda Balslev / [email protected]
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10/19/22
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People and pups play in the park
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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.
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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10/18/22
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Pittsburg marks fresh start for baker turned painter
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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.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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10/15/22
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Collaboration of local organizations fosters children’s art, builds community relations
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Local organizations the Family Resource Center and the Doggie Bag came together in collaboration this week to host an art gala, featuring work of daycare and pre-school children.
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By Morie Price / [email protected]
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10/15/22
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Back to banana basics
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Are you in the mood for a prepackaged healthy snack? Or how about a slice of quick bread to accompany your morning cup of coffee? Look no further than the ubiquitous banana.
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By Lynda Balslev / [email protected]
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10/12/22
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Columbus Day Festival
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Photos from the annual Columbus Day Festival in Columbus, Kansas.
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10/12/22
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Couple builds community through music
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Carol Puckett and Rob Poole used to enjoy going to house concerts in Kansas City, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Manhattan, Kansas. But then the price of gas went up, and the trips had gotten exhausting.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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10/8/22
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Move ‘22
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Pittsburg residents gathered this week to play, laugh and interact together in a multigenerational block party.
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10/8/22
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Unearthing the lentil
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Don't underestimate the lentil. These tiny pebblelike legumes may be a tad frumpy in appearance, but any perceived drabness or lumpiness shouldn't deter you from eating them.
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By Lynda Balslev / [email protected]
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10/5/22
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Pittsburg Beautiful announces October winners
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Pittsburg Beautiful is pleased to announce its October awards.
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Special to the Morning Sun / [email protected]
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10/1/22
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Local businessman turns 90
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Retired local businessman Richard Wood will celebrate his 90th birthday next weekend.
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10/1/22
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Side job brings joy to teacher’s life
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When you hear that Dana Michael is interested in Egyptology, you might be forgiven for thinking she was inspired by daring adventures excavating mummies from ancient pyramids, but she says she’s in it for the story, not for the adventure.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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10/1/22
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Pittsburg’s ArtWalk, ‘bigger and better than ever’
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The Pittsburg community came together this weekend in celebration and promotion of local fine arts at the town’s semiannual ArtWalk.
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By Morie Price / [email protected]
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9/27/22
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Fall ArtWalk returns
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The Pittsburg ArtWalk returned to downtown on Friday for its first full-scale fall event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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9/24/22
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Writer finds solace in words
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The poems are a little dark, the fiction even darker. And it’s not just the author’s interest in true crime. It’s her life story.
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By Olive L. Sullivan, Morning Sun Columnist
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9/24/22
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Henri Freyburger
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In the year 58 BC, the Roman Empire established the first vineyards in what is today the city of Colmar, France.
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By Holly Swigart, Morning Sun Columnist
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9/23/22
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Get your jam on with this sheet pan dinner
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Sheet pan dinners are hardly a new trend, but the method is consistently revelatory.
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By Lynda Balslev / [email protected]
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9/21/22
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Author of ‘Bicycling with Butterflies’ heading to Pittsburg
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The first person to cycle the entire 10,201-mile route of migrating monarch butterflies will make a stop at PSU on Monday, Sept. 26 to share her story.
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Special to the Morning Sun / [email protected]
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9/16/22
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ArtWalk set for Sept. 23
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After bringing back the Pittsburg ArtWalk as an in-person event this spring for the first time since 2019, ArtWalk organizers are gearing up for their fall event, set for Sept. 23.
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Staff Reports / [email protected]
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9/15/22
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