“Shroud Encounter,” a program that uses a CSI approach to explore the science and history around the famous Shroud of Turin, will be presented at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, at Pittsburg State University’s Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. The program is sponsored by PSU’s Newman Club.The Shroud of Turin is one of the most researched and analyzed artifacts in the word, yet it remains a mystery. Many believe it to be the burial cloth of Jesus. Others believe it to be an elaborate Medieval h…

The City of Pittsburg currently has a vacancy on the Memorial Auditorium Advisory Board.The Memorial Auditorium Advisory Board is made up of seven members (five residents ofthe City of Pittsburg and two non-City residents). Members serve four-year terms onthis Advisory Board meeting at Memorial Auditorium on a monthly basis, usually on thesecond Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. This Advisory Board reviews and recommends items for programming and events at the facility, fee structure, etc….

The Joplin Blasters announced today that Missouri native Shawn Tiemann will join the front office as the Director of Broadcasting. Tiemann will serve as the lead play-by-play voice for all Blasters games on ESPN Radio 1560 WMBH.Tiemann spent last season in the independent American Association as the broadcast and media relations assistant for the Sioux City Explorers. He worked his first season of minor league baseball in 2013 with the Laredo Lemurs, a South Division member of the American As…

The Children’s Department of Joplin Public Library is excited to announce a new program, 1-2-3 Play With Me, specifically for children ages one to three years old and their caregivers. The heart of this program revolves around toddler socialization and playtime and features a wide variety of developmentally appropriate toys, books, and an art station. This relaxed environment invites contact and conversation, not only between the caregivers of the children, but also with a featured community …

The Pittsburg State Graphics and Imaging Technologies Department has launched a new emphasis that focuses on how product packages are designed and marketed.The new packaging emphasis was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents in January and will be part of GIT’s full curriculum starting in the Fall 2015 semester.Doug Younger, associate professor in the GIT Department, said the new emphasis will help students understand all that goes into designing graphics to be marketed in stores.“No matter…

Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock joins as This Week’s Guest, while Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake St. Louis), Public Eye STL’s Anne Schweitzer, former senator Jason Crowell, and AFSCME’s Jeff Mazur compile our Opinion Maker panel, discussing the future of Missouri’s Republican Party, Ferguson, and medical marijuana.

Originally aired: March 15, 2015

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to investigate an outbreak of listeriosis cases in five adult Kansas residents linked to ice cream consumed from Blue Bell Creameries. Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.Five peopl…