PITTSBURG  —  A new miniature golf park is one step closer for Pittsburg’s Lincoln Park, according to the Morning Sun. Riggs Chiropractic recently donated $10,000 to the city’s parks and recreation department, which is overseeing…

PITTSBURG — You can earn those Thanksgiving Day calories by participating in a 5K Turkey Trot in downtown Pittsburg. The run/walk begins at 8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 24.  Renato and Katherine Pinto, who belongs to…

PITTSBURG — The Iola High School, Middle School and Elementary School Special Olympics unified sports team met in Pittsburg on Wednesday for a regional bowling meet.  The student-athletes were separated into divisions based on their…

CHANUTE — The Iola High School unified bowling team met in Chanute on Thursday, this time hosted by the Chanute High School unified sports team.  Iola also competed alongside Caney Valley.  The Iola White team…

A three-city, two-wheeled celebration is in the works Saturday to mark the unveiling of a new bike route through southeast Kansas. Cyclists will gather at Iola and Pittsburg Saturday morning for ribbon cuttings at each…

GREAT BEND — Iola’s Junior American Legion baseball team ended the 2022 campaign in much the same manner it played the rest of the season — by giving everything it had. The Iola A Indians…

PITTSBURG — Allen County Special Olympics team members brought home the gold July 13 at the Southeast Regional Bowling Tournament. Winning their individual competitions were Bridgette Eckroat, Brandon Griggs, Ty Johnson and Ian Webber, while…

PITTSBURG — A comeback attempt fell short for Iola AA American Legion baseball squad Tuesday. The Indians trailed Pittsburg 5-0 after three innings, and scored three times in the top of the fourth, but drew…

PITTSBURG — The weather was hardly fit for man or beast Thursday. They didn’t say anything about tennis players, however. Iola High’s Sam Fager and Ethan Riebel capped a frenetic week with a tournament in…

When a bike store in Pittsburg recently closed, Iolan Ben Alexander took it as an opportunity to open a second Southwind Cycle & Outdoor store there.  Alexander opened the Pittsburg store the first of March.…