Union Station remains on market Sep 16, 2008
He also recently finished converting a historic cold storage building in downtown Kansas City into 224 apartments and commercial space, and has a project underway in Pittsburg converting a former hotel into lofts. Hassenflu says he looked into the former Union Station. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Football (33) Sep 11, 2008
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 7:15 p.m. ... Pittsburg St. 2-0 430 14. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Don Gutteridge, 96; played on Red Sox, managed White Sox Sep 9, 2008
He also played with the St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates ... "He was kind of the unofficial mayor of Pittsburg," his son said ... "When the season was over, he always came back to Pittsburg, Kan.". (Boston Globe)
Body found, could be missing ex-champ Sep 9, 2008
Don Gutteridge, who played for four major league teams and managed the Chicago White Sox in 1969 and 1970, died at his home in Pittsburg, Kan ... He also played with the St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Don Gutteridge: Oldest Cardinal Dies at 96 Sep 9, 2008
Don Gutteridge, 96, the oldest living former player, died on Sunday at his Pittsburg, Kansas home due to pneumonia. The seventh-oldest former Major League player debuted with the Cardinals on September 7, 1936, exactly 72 years prior to his passing. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Note To San Francisco Singles: Move To Atlanta Sep 6, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:43 am. Bay Area Traffic and Real-Time Fun. (NBC 11, CA)
US economic gloom deepens Sep 5, 2008
The Pittsburg, Kansas, factory will close in December, accounting for about 600 job cuts, the Van Nuys, California- based company said Aug. 19. send photos, videos & tip-offs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Football (32) Sep 4, 2008
Houston at Pittsburgh, noon ... Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. ... Pittsburg St. 1-0 303 17. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
This Hour: Latest Oklahoma news, sports, business and entertainment: Sep 2, 2008
NEW: Authorities investigating Pittsburg County death ... (AP) - Authorities are investigating the weekend death of a man in rural eastern Pittsburg County as a homicide ... Pittsburg County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Webb says the body of 31-year-old James Allen Nester was found Saturday morning by a person doing yard work at a residence south of Bache. (KFOR)
Bears Welcome No. 23 Wake Forest for 2008 Opener Aug 29, 2008
IR Pittsburg [Texas] HS ... Most notable of that group was punter , who was the first two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award and was drafted in fourth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007. (Baylorbears.com)
OL Little struggling for Dogs Aug 28, 2008
Played for two other MNC in the 1977 Sugar Bowl- lost to #1 Pittsburg and 1983 lost to # 2 Penn St.. 12 SEC Championships- 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002 and 2005. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pittsburg State president to retire Aug 22, 2008
"Under Tom's leadership, Pittsburg State set student enrollment records, witnessed impressive campus construction projects and experienced incredible increases in private giving," said Donna Shank, chairwoman of the , in a statement. Shank says as soon as next month, the Board of Regents will formalize a search for a new president. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Decision 2008, Politics & the Economy Aug 9, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA WPXI-TV, 9:00 AM WFRA-Radio, 6:00 PM WOYL-Radio, 6:00 PM WKST-AM-Radio, 12:00 PM. Pittsburg, KS KSNF-TV, 8:00 AM. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Sorting out fact from fiction in the Terry Childs case Aug 2, 2008
In the court documents, the city stated that Childs was placed under surveillance and was arrested on the evening of July 12 as he was parking his vehicle near his home in the suburb of Pittsburg. At the time of his arrest, he was found to have $10,000 cash on his person and receipts showing that he had traveled to Sparks, Nevada, where he had looked at renting storage units. (TMCnet)
Hard times at Turner Field Jul 31, 2008
Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. Access Atlanta Blogs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Cavalry takes 2nd at Zone, Olathe South earns trip to state Jul 28, 2008
The Falcons bats, said Douglas, is something that will make them a contender at the state tournament in Pittsburg next week. That s a great hitting ball club, Douglas said of Olathe South. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
S.F. computer tech had turned life around Jul 28, 2008
They point to his prison stint for aggravated robbery, another arrest for assault and what police recently found - ammunition in his Pittsburg home that he shouldn't have had ... They also revealed that a search of his Pittsburg home had turned up a loaded 9mm magazine and. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wolves win fourth straight Jul 18, 2008
Former Sumner Academy standout and Pittsburg State University forward Mike Hutchingson scored 13 points and collected six rebounds. Wyatt said the team has become more confident. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
College names 3 new deans Jul 17, 2008
Her academic credentials include an AA from Johnson County Community College; a BS in Business Education from Pittsburg State University; an MBA from Avila College; and a PhD in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University. Min came to KCKCC in 2000 as Research Analyst for the Center for Research and Community Development. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
WyCo resident competing in U.S. Transplant Games Jul 15, 2008
Brown is a heart transplant recipient who will participate as a member of Team Mo-Kan in the 2008 U.S. Transplant Games in Pittsburg, Kan ... Today he s in Pittsburg. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
For some teachers, summer vacation is no vacation Jun 28, 2008
Through a partnership with Pittsburg State University, Teaching Fellows are able to earn their master s degree, while they teach in one of our schools. When school starts on August 15, we will have 161 Teaching Fellows in our classrooms. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Robic wins record fourth Race Across America Jun 27, 2008
Danny Chew of Pittsburg, Penn. and two-time winner of RAAM in 1996 and again in 1999 explains some of the differences in this year's race. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
PBA Senior Tour-Senior U.S. Open Standings Jun 18, 2008
101, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif, 2,446. 102, (TIE) Tom Enright, Las Vegas, Nev. (International Herald Tribune)
Braves in dire need . . . Jun 9, 2008
The Braves are playing worse than the 1955 PittsBurg Pirates with Dale Long the O brien Twins and Dick Cole in the infield that was a bad baseball team that ended up in last place about 350 games out of first. Bobby Cox just sits there like he s waiting on a bus to richmond or pearl Ms. Well send him on up there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Teen's big bass breaks 31-year-old record (54) Jun 8, 2008
In 1988, the state record warmouth, a smaller species of bass, was caught by Vivian Bradley of Pittsburg. It weighed 1. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Four Eagles and two signees drafted Jun 8, 2008
744 overall) by the Pittsburg Pirates. Leach was also selected in the 2007 draft as well. (Southern Miss Sports -- Rivals.com)
Principal named to nat’l board Jun 7, 2008
Ayers-Geist received her bachelor s degree from Emporia State University, a master s degree from Pittsburg State University and district-level certification from Fort Hays State University. Comments. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Bonner’s Jim Martin: An addict at winning Jun 5, 2008
Graduating from Bonner Springs High School and then Pittsburg State University with a degree in secondary education, raising and training greyhounds was hardly paramount in the mind of Jim Martin ... Earning a football scholarship as an offensive tackle at Pittsburg State, he played three years during an era the Gorillas were building into a perennial national power. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
KU Cancer Center director to speak at Relay For Life Jun 5, 2008
Dr. Jensen was born in Gardner and earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Pittsburg State University. He went on to receive his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 1984. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Chipper tearin' it up May 31, 2008
I maybe could see Pittsburgh biting for Lillibridge, as they will need a SS for the future eventually ... didnt Lillibridge come from Pittsburg ... Didn t we get Lillibridge from Pittsburgh. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
More of this story May 30, 2008
Myers played his college ball at Pittsburg (Kan. State, batting. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Institute considers hope as a scientific discipline May 28, 2008
Institute participants represented cities as large as Chicago and Phoenix, as well as communities as small as Pittsburg, Kan. and Hortonville, Wis. (AZCentral -- News)
5A teams come up short May 16, 2008
Sumner defeated Gardner-Edgerton 4-3 in the first round Tuesday at Pittsburg High School. Sumner faced the Pittsburg Purple Dragons in the finals ... Pittsburg defeated Wyandotte 24-0 in its first round game. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
5A regionals begin today May 14, 2008
Sumner will face the fourth-seeded Gardner-Edgerton Blazers at 2 p.m. today at Pittsburg High School ... The Bulldogs will face the top-seeded Pittsburg Purple Dragons at 4:30 p.m. at Pittsburg High School ... The Sumner/Gardner-Edgerton winner will face the Wyandotte/Pittsburg winner at 7 p.m. for the regional title. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Obituaries for Tuesday, May 13, 2008 May 13, 2008
Ann attended University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ohio University (BA) and later got her master s degree in French from the Pittsburg State University in Kansas. She studied several summers in Paris at the Sorbonne and taught high school French and biology in Ohio, Maryland and Oklahoma until she retired in 1986 and returned to Oklahoma. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Scheele receives Dickinson County Historical Society's Advocacy Award May 12, 2008
Other sites on the list include the SBA Tower Building in Topeka, historic brick sidewalks in Manhattan, Kansas homesteads statewide, the Bethany Place Landscape in Topeka, the Fresh Air Baby Camp in Topeka and the Colonial Fox Theatre in Pittsburg. Kansas Preservation Alliance Awards noted during the meeting were the Medallion to the Bartell House Hotel in Junction City and Ottawa Junior and Senior High School in Ottawa; notable achievements to the Cooper Drug Store in Augusta, the Keep Klean... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
O'Brien's beat blog May 12, 2008
Smoltz hopes to throw here in Pittsburgh, talked to him before game ... The difference on the scoreboard is that double steal in the Pirates second inning which led to the sacrifice fly for the third Pittsburgh run ... Is it possible the next two games played in the month of May in Pittsburg could determine how the raminder of the season goes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
21 Dead As Severe Storms Cross Country May 12, 2008
" Stammer said the tornado in Newton County is believed to be the same one that struck the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher. Officials don't know the extent of the damage to homes and businesses in Newton County. "Some houses are entirely collapsed, some have walls torn down and some have roofs blown off," Stammer said. The twister passed through rural parts of Newton County, missing more populated communities such as the county seat of Neosho. The swath of destruction stretched 12 miles... (WTKR.com, VA)
Tornadoes, Storms Kill 11 in Missouri, Okla. May 11, 2008
Other tornadoes were reported near McAlester and Haywood in Pittsburg County and in rural Pushmataha County, both in southeastern Oklahoma. In storm-weary Arkansas, a tornado collapsed a home and a business, and there were reports of a few people trapped in buildings, said Weather Service meteorologist John Robinson. (Washington Post)
Tornadoes claim 19 May 11, 2008
"These are rural areas that we are in," Pittsburg County Undersheriff Richard Sexton told KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City. "These are good people coming together at this time.". (Globe and Mail -- Business)
USD 250 to host Spring Honors for teachers May 6, 2008
Local Annual Pittsburg Community Schools Spring Honors Reception will be held at 3:45 p.m. today in the lower level of Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. 050608 LOCAL 2 THE MORNING SUN Annual Pittsburg Community Schools Spring Honors Reception will be held at 3:45 p.m. today in the lower level of Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium ... Annual Pittsburg Community Schools Spring Honors Reception will be held at 3:45 p.m. today in the lower level of Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. (SunOnline)
Coal-fired plant bill stays alive May 5, 2008
Julie Menghini, D-Pittsburg, said because it was attached to that bill, it could not be extracted and voted on separately ... Among the football team's representatives was Kerry Meier, a former standout at Pittsburg High School. (SunOnline)
PSU wins by pitching, loses by it in split at Hays May 5, 2008
Sports Pittsburg State pitcher Darrel Dinger flustered Fort Hays State most of the day during the first game of their doubleheader at Larks Park Sunday afternoon. 050508 SPORTS 2 THE MORNING SUN Pittsburg State pitcher Darrel Dinger flustered Fort Hays State most of the day during the first game of their doubleheader at Larks Park Sunday afternoon ... Pittsburg State freshman Taylor Sibala dives into home plate as Ford Hays junior catcher A.J. Levanduski waits for the throw to tag him out during... (SunOnline)
Despite drawn out battle with Carthage, Dragons win SEK title May 4, 2008
Sports Pittsburg baseball coach Mike Wilbert got one piece of good news before the start of the Dragons' single varsity game at Carthage on Saturday. 050408 SPORTS 1 THE MORNING SUN Pittsburg baseball coach Mike Wilbert got one piece of good news before the start of the Dragons' single varsity game at Carthage on Saturday ... Purple Dragon first baseman Zach White receives the ball during a pick-off attempt in the fifth inning of Pittsburg. (SunOnline)
Pittsburg boys first at Chanute Invitational May 4, 2008
Sports The Pittsburg High School boys track and field team will be entering the Southeast Kansas League meet this Thursday in Iola with some momentum. 050408 SPORTS 2 THE MORNING SUN The Pittsburg High School boys track and field team will be entering the Southeast Kansas League meet this Thursday in Iola with some momentum ... The Pittsburg High School boys track and field team will be entering the Southeast Kansas League meet this Thursday in Iola with some momentum. (SunOnline)
Mayor, council passes the buck May 4, 2008
Recent statements in and letters to The Morning Sun represented personal opinions of the Pittsburg mayor unencumbered by the truth or the facts ... A house in Pittsburg that appraises for $150000 may only appraise for $75000 or less in Hepler ... The taxes on the Pittsburg house may be less than the taxes on the Hepler house because there are more houses worth more money in Pittsburg than there are in Hepler so each Pittsburg house shares a smaller percentage of the total cost of operating the... (SunOnline)
5 years later May 4, 2008
He and his family were shopping at the Pittsburg Wal-Mart Supercenter on May 4, 2003 and returned home to find their house on Vine Street was destroyed. They were able to remodel the home and live there today. (SunOnline)
Pflug sentenced to 1 year in jail May 3, 2008
Local Just shy of a year after a one-month-old Pittsburg boy died in a car accident, the trial has come to an end. 050308 LOCAL 2 THE MORNING SUN Just shy of a year after a one-month-old Pittsburg boy died in a car accident, the trial has come to an end ... Just shy of a year after a one-month-old Pittsburg boy died in a car accident, the trial has come to an end. (SunOnline)
AuBuchon speaks about highway May 3, 2008
The former Pittsburg State University administrator now serves as the executive director of the U.S. 69 Highway Association of Kansas, and he said he notices on every trip how close the workers were to finishing up the four-lane from Johnson County to Fort Scott ... The 69 Highway Association works alongside Economic Lifelines; SEK, Inc.; the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce; the Kansas Department of Transportation; the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Highway 400 Supporters ...... (SunOnline)
Pittsburg closer to league title May 2, 2008
Sports The Pittsburg High School baseball team was in position to move closer to an elusive Southeast Kansas League title on Thursday night at Independence. 050208 SPORTS 2 THE MORNING SUN The Pittsburg High School baseball team was in position to move closer to an elusive Southeast Kansas League title on Thursday night at Independence ... The Pittsburg High School baseball team was in position to move closer to an elusive Southeast Kansas League title on Thursday night at Independence. (SunOnline)
Dragons earn split May 2, 2008
Sports Despite getting seven errors from Independence, the Pittsburg Purple Dragon softball team came up just short in the first game of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader on Thursday. 050208 SPORTS 2 THE MORNING SUN Despite getting seven errors from Independence, the Pittsburg Purple Dragon softball team came up just short in the first game of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader on Thursday ... Despite getting seven errors from Independence, the Pittsburg Purple Dragon softball team came... (SunOnline)
Pittsburg's Tanner Smith leads off both games with a triple Apr 23, 2008
Sports On a night when the Pittsburg baseball bats may not have been working as well as they have been in their previous doubleheaders, junior Tanner Smith's bat accomplished a rare feat on Tuesday night. 042308 SPORTS 1 THE MORNING SUN On a night when the Pittsburg baseball bats may not have been working as well as they have been in their previous doubleheaders, junior Tanner Smith's bat accomplished a rare feat on Tuesday night ... Pittsburg shortstop Tanner Smith tags out Adam Eisenbart of... (SunOnline)
We welcome taxi service back to Pittsburg Apr 23, 2008
Opinion For more than a year now, the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program's Pittsburg Area Community Transportation bus system has been filling a major void the need for public transportation in our growing area. 042308 OPINION 2 The Morning Sun For more than a year now, the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program's Pittsburg Area Community Transportation bus system has been filling a major void the need for public transportation in our growing area ... For more than a year now, the... (SunOnline)
Groups host fair to promote child abuse awareness Apr 23, 2008
Organizations represented include the Family Resource Center, Kansas Children's Service League, Mother to Mother Ministries, RJA Diversion Foster Care and SRS. Demo also said the YMCA donated the use of the toys and games from the organization's Halloween carnival, while Pittsburg State University football players also helped out. Demo said the event coincided with April's status as Child Abuse Awareness Month. (SunOnline)
Mary Gariglietti Apr 23, 2008
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, Kan. Visitation: 6 p.m. Rosary, Tuesday, April 22, at Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, the family will receive friends following until 8 p.m. ... Memorials may be mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Pittsburg resident enjoys numerous outdoor adventures Apr 20, 2008
Local Military veteran and Pittsburg resident Brian Sauer has developed what could be a marketable motto for life. 042008 LOCAL 2 SPECIAL TO THE MORNING SUN Military veteran and Pittsburg resident Brian Sauer has developed what could be a marketable motto for life ... Military veteran and Pittsburg resident Brian Sauer has developed what could be a marketable motto for life. (SunOnline)
County commission hires Topeka company Apr 19, 2008
At Friday's meeting, Dawn McNay, a member of the U.S.D. 250 Board of Education in Pittsburg, also addressed commissioners ... The Pittsburg schools plans call for construction of two underground, basement shelters at Meadowlark and Westside elementary schools, complete with elevators, where students and staff could go in case of severe weather, at a cost of about $1 million. (SunOnline)
PSU eyes MIAA golf tourney Apr 18, 2008
The Pittsburg State golf team is currently seventh in the overall league standings after placing eighth at the Kansas City Intercollegiate Invitational on Tuesday. At that meet, sophomore Kyle Capps shot an even-par-72 to tie for seventh. (SunOnline)
This. Trip. Must. End. Apr 18, 2008
It s completely odd that Yates pitched so bad last year, admittedly pitched himself out of a job this year in ST, and then turns it around in Pittsburg ... the bigger question is why couldn t McDowell correct him when it looks like Pittsburg s piching coach is faring much better. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Exhibit features photographs from post-Civil War Jewish community Apr 17, 2008
Local When Kate Emmett-Sweetser moved from Pittsburg to Fort Scott several years ago, she became acquainted with her new town and discovered Pine Lawn Jewish Cemetery. 041708 LOCAL 2 THE MORNING SUN When Kate Emmett-Sweetser moved from Pittsburg to Fort Scott several years ago, she became acquainted with her new town and discovered Pine Lawn Jewish Cemetery ... When Kate Emmett-Sweetser moved from Pittsburg to Fort Scott several years ago, she became acquainted with her new town and discovered... (SunOnline)
PHS sweeps Tigers Apr 17, 2008
Sports The Pittsburg High School baseball team took advantage of their bats and their team speed to pound Fort Scott 17-2 and 11-3 in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Fort Scott on Wednesday. 041708 SPORTS 2 THE MORNING SUN The Pittsburg High School baseball team took advantage of their bats and their team speed to pound Fort Scott 17-2 and 11-3 in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Fort Scott on Wednesday ... The Pittsburg High School baseball team took advantage of their bats... (SunOnline)
PACT operation expanded Apr 16, 2008
Local The Southeast Kansas Community Action Program has extended its operation of the Pittsburg Area Community Transportation (PACT) shuttle, including more routes and longer times. 041608 LOCAL 2 THE MORNING SUN The Southeast Kansas Community Action Program has extended its operation of the Pittsburg Area Community Transportation (PACT) shuttle, including more routes and longer times ... The Southeast Kansas Community Action Program has extended its operation of the Pittsburg Area Community... (SunOnline)
A tale of two games as PHS splits Apr 15, 2008
Sports One thing that other teams in the Southeast Kansas League can learn about Pittsburg High School softball is not to make the Dragons mad between games. 041508 SPORTS 1 THE MORNING SUN One thing that other teams in the Southeast Kansas League can learn about Pittsburg High School softball is not to make the Dragons mad between games ... Pittsburg left fielder Megan Barrager catches a third inning fly ball for an out during game 2 of a double header against Coffeyville Monday afternoon at... (SunOnline)
100 Years of Music Apr 14, 2008
Local Pittsburg State University celebrated a century of music Sunday with a day of special concerts. 041408 LOCAL 1 THE MORNING SUN Pittsburg State University celebrated a century of music Sunday with a day of special concerts ... Kelly Samarzea, an assistant professor at Pittsburg State University, sings during a Walter McCray Tribute Concert Sunday afternoon at McCray Recital Hall. (SunOnline)
$4,500-Final Four question Apr 14, 2008
J.T. Knoll is a writer, speaker and prevention and wellness coordinator at Pittsburg State University. He also operates Knoll Training, Consulting eling Services in Pittsburg. (SunOnline)
