Join emcee J.T. Knoll at the annual Little Balkans Folk Life Music Festival at the west end of Pittsburg’s Lincoln Park.
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Family fun at the Crawford County Fair
The Crawford County Fair has something for everyone during fair week: agriculture, games, live music, shopping, and great food.
Community volunteers create Pittsburg Arts District
Crista Cunningham is forging the way for Pittsburg, Kansas, artists to continue influencing and contributing to Pittsburg’s booming arts scene through her efforts as president of the Pittsburg Arts Council, and she’s more than happy to do so.
Italian Bread: A Crawford County Flavor of Life
While Crawford County may be known nationally for its tasty fried chicken, another food could be even more popular in the area.
Home to six of the oldest chicken houses in Kansas
Since the 1930’s travelers have asked why fried chicken is so popular in the area. It’s a story about an inexpensive meal and survival.
An Annual Boom Town
Celebrate our Independence in Small Town U.S.A. Situated in extreme northwest Crawford County, sits Hepler, Kansas. This sleepy, little hamlet was once the Hay Capital of Kansas, complete with schools, restaurants, a grocery store, bank, post office and more. The rich agricultural traditions still surround the community, but the schools […]
Painting a Picture: Pittsburg’s Art Scene
When a The New York Times writer stopped by Memorial Auditorium & Convention Center in Pittsburg on the advice of a local, who suggested he see Pittsburg Community Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” while he was in town, he was unprepared for what he stumbled upon: A sold-out show. And it was a great one.
State park’s Butterfly Garden sees butterfly migration
Mid-June is the best time to visit the Butterfly Garden on the southeast side of the lake at Crawford State Park, north of Girard, Kansas.
Big Brutus
The world’s largest surviving electric shovel sits just across the county line. For ten years this 160-foot machine ran 24/7.
Going Cross Country
U.S. Highway 69 mostly follows what was once known as Texas Road, and was used to drive cattle herds to the north from Texas. The trail followed a military road that from 1836 to 1855 connected Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott in Kansas, south to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, then on […]
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