Pittsburg

Hispanic Route on September 27 was the fifth event in this year’s Hispanic Music Festival. It started with a block party in the afternoon at the Pritchett Pavilion that featured music and dance performances from local talent, a food truck and vendors.

The restaurant in downtown Pittsburg is now open from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday for what’s known as Harry’s After Dark. Customers can order from a set menu of the regular breakfast and lunch items, or order one of the specials, which change every night.

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.

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.

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.

Once Gorillas Rising is complete it’s likely that the Kelece College of Business at Pittsburg State will be demolished.

The job of Public Information Officer in small towns and large cities is as diverse as the populations who live there. From being the primary media contact to writing press releases, and conducting interviews in good and bad times the PIO is often the public face and voice of the city.

Over 12 days between November 25 to December 7 PSU football went from losing a second-round playoff game by three points to their football coach accepting a new job to then hiring Tom Anthony on Thursday.