Pittsburg

The program will be presented by Larry Fields. Born and raised in Pittsburg, both of Larry’s grandfathers were coal miners. Before coming back to Pittsburg Larry had a successful railway (45 yrs.) career working in seven countries.

Over 3,000 communities throughout the US are currently using Flock, including Wichita, KS, and Tulsa, OK. According to Tulsa’s Flock Transparency website, over 816,000 vehicle plates have been detected in the last 30 days, while the city has had 954 hot list hits. These are vehicles that were either used in crimes or suspected to be used in crimes. Tulsa has 67 Flock cameras.

Art districts and scenes dot the Four State landscape with designated areas in Pittsburg, KS, Joplin, and Neosho, Missouri. Do you know of another arts district in the Four States? Let me know, afletcher-fierro@pittstate.edu

Interested residents can apply with the City Clerk in December. The first meeting of the new council takes place next year.

After receiving ten bids for the financing of the new engine, Pittsburg selected Labette Bank to provide the financing at an interest rate of 4.85%.

Southeast Kansas residents look north to Overland Park, KS, and see hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new toll roads while they wonder and wait to see if U.S. Highway 69 will ever be improved and enlarged here.

The goal of the NAC would be to support neighbors, and better utilize city support for neighborhood improvement initiatives. Commissioners asked if the ordinance could include renters who live in the defined quadrants.

Summer officially starts tomorrow but a hallmark of the arrival of the hottest time of the year is 6/20 Day. Also, only 95 days until the start of fall.

Private donors and grants funded the 10,000-square-foot, eight-million-dollar addition. The project also included targeted renovations of approximately 14,000 square feet in the existing building. Construction on the project began in April of 2022.

According to the non-profit Childcare Aware of Kansas, just over 1,000 childcare spots could be added today in Crawford County to meet demand.