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

On behalf of the contributing members of the Future Fund Giving Circle, the CFSEK is pleased to announce Future Fund Giving Circle funds totaling $18,509 have been awarded to 16 nonprofit organizations in Crawford County. more

As part of the commemoration of the facility’s 20 years of operation, Southeast Kansas Recycling will be hosting an open house as well as seeking feedback from community members.   more

Ascension Via Christi will be closing its Family Medicine clinic in Fort Scott as of Nov. 11. On the heels of that closing, Girard Medical Center is planning to reopen its practice in Ascension Via Christi clinic’s current location at 109 S. Main St. more

The roughly $8 million, 10,000-square-foot simulation hospital being built by McCown Gordon Construction at Pittsburg State University’s Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing has taken shape in recent weeks after some rainy spring and site condition delays.   more

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.   more

According to the National Library of Medicine, up to 25 percent of pregnancies end in loss. more

The Pittsburg Police Department has announced it will be participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on the last Saturday in October.   more