Kansas

A Page 618 Walking Dragline, a unique piece of coal mining equipment, will be moved this fall from Cherokee County to Franklin, where it will be preserved by the Miners Hall Museum. The museum held a program on July 26 for attendees to learn more about the machine.

Following several open houses earlier this year, the Kansas Department of Transportation has committed to improving seven intersections along U.S. 69 in Crawford County. Preliminary work for the improvements began earlier this month.

Frontenac has never had a public library or its own museum. Soon, the town will have both.

Across the country, music lovers open their homes to small artists in what are known as house concerts. Rob Poole and Carol Puckett are some of these people, hosting house concerts at their home in Pittsburg and giving their neighbors and fellow community members access to music they might not hear otherwise.

Anderson will perform songs from her new album, “Get to Somewhere,” which is inspired by her experience growing up in Pittsburg.

The Pittsburg State University women’s team posted an 85-82 win over Southwest Minnesota State University in the Central Regional Tournament championship. They’re now one of eight teams remaining in Division II and will play in the Elite Eight in Pittsburgh, PA, starting on March 24.

The Gorillas had to come from behind to get the win, trailing Minnesota State University-Mankato by 15 points at halftime. It took the entire third quarter and first few minutes of the fourth before PSU took the lead, and they had to battle until the last second to keep it.

Pittsburg State University women’s basketball will continue its postseason run after taking down Harding in the quarterfinals of the Central Regional Tournament. The Gorillas, who are the number one seed and host of the tournament, are now 30-3 on the season.

Mark Stewart reached the pinnacle of football officiating in February, working Super Bowl 59 as a line judge. That same month, he was also officiating high school basketball games in southeast Kansas.

Local officials say there is no immediate cause for concern over tuberculosis cases in Missouri.