PITTSBURG, Ks. — A few signings happened around the four states Friday afternoon. One athlete in southeast Kansas signed to compete at the next level. Pittsburg Tucker Akins made it official by signing to play baseball at Neosho County Community College. Akins has been playing baseball since he was three years old. He has former []
PITTSBURG, KS — Facing elimination and for a spot in the Championship, Pitt State defeated Oklahoma Baptist, 4-2, to advance to the championship game tomorrow. The Gorillas got off to a fast start after Courtney Storey drove in a run on a Sac-Fly and Kadyn Trochim drove in a run off an RBI-single to go []
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Things got ugly Friday (5/10) at a special meeting of the Carthage City Council. In fact, the meeting became very contentious at times. After a heated exchange with Carthage Councilmember, Tiffany Cossey, fellow Councilmember, Chris Taylor excused himself from the meeting. While leaving the council chambers, Taylor addressed the mayor, saying, “Excuse []
PITTSBURG, KS — The Missouri Southern Lions defeated the Washburn Ichabods early Friday afternoon, 8-4, to advance to the MIAA Championship game. Missouri Southern got big days at the plate from Drew Townsend, Ethan Clark and Will Doherty. Townsend went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI's and two solo home-runs. Both Clark and Doherty went 3-for-5 at []
MIAMI, Okla. — Flooding continues to be an issue in Miami even as waters have receded. Although most of the water has dried up it has left 6 to 8 inches of sludge in parking lots as well as dead fish behind. City crews are in charge of scraping and hosing roads after floods in []
NEOSHO, Mo. — A Neosho High School tradition continues with the Class of 2024. On Friday they painted the hill; specifically, the section of Hill St. just behind the high school. This is something that dates back to the 1970's. Dozens of seniors flexed their artistic muscles and painted things like inspirational sayings, fun designs, []
GRANBY, Mo. — There's a new spot for dog owners to take their four-legged friends. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held, Friday, for Granby's first-ever dog park. It's located at 408 S Main St. and is free and open to the public. It was built and funded through the Four-Corners Board of Realtors Community Outreach []
GALENA, Kan. — The City of Galena will soon be looking for a new police chief. City officials announced on Friday Billy Charles will retire. His last day will be September 1. He's been Galena's chief since 2016 and has had a long career in public service.A U.S. army veteran, he spent 12 years in []
For the first time since 2005, Earth is bracing to be hit by a powerful, G4 geomagnetic storm. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expects the arrival of at least five coronal mass ejections — or CMEs — as soon as Friday evening.
PITTSBURG, Ks. — The second round of the 2024 MIAA Baseball Tournament Championships began Thursday afternoon at Al Ortolani Field. The second game of the day featured a rival matchup between the two-seed Missouri Southern Lions and the three-seed Pitt State Gorillas. The Lions fend the Gorillas with a 9-5 victory. Southern moves to 40-13 []
PITTSBURG, Ks. — The opening day of the NCAA DII Softball Central Regionals kicked off Thursday afternoon at the Pitt State Softball Complex. The number one-seeded Gorillas took on eight-seed Southern Arkansas. A Walk-Off Single from Paxtyn Hayes propels the Gorillas past Southern Arkansas in a thrilling 4-3 victory. Pitt State improved to 52-6 on []
PITTSBURG, Kan. — A massive investigation is underway after the Ascension Health System is hacked. The chain of 140 hospitals includes ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg. A statement released today points to a "cybersecurity event" yesterday. | Nonprofit Group Gives Via Christi Pittsburg An “A” > While it adds there have been "disruptions to clinical []