City of Pittsburg, KS Street Work – October 16-20, 2017

The contractor performing work on the Asphalt Rejuvenation Project has submitted their tentative work schedule for the week of October 16-20. Weather permitting, the contractor will be working in the following areas: Monday, October 16 Walnut Street (20th Street to 25th Street) Tuesday, October 17 Georgia Street (4th Street to Quincy) Michigan Street (Atkinson to 30th Street) Wednesday, October 18 Broadway Street (11th Street to 21st Street) Grand Oaks Addition (Drive, Court, Par…

Joplin Mall Announces Thanksgiving Plans

You won’t find shoppers strolling through Joplin’s Northpark Mall on Thanksgiving this year. Mall officials say it will close on Thanksgiving Day and open at 6:00 a.m. on black Friday, November 24th.          “The support that we received last year when we made this decision was overwhelmingly positive,” said Stephen Lebovitz, President and CEO, CBL Properties, owner and manager of Northpark Mall  “It is based on this feedback from our…

Oswego Couple Use Dogs to Track lost Game

From time to time hunters shoot a deer  only to have it run off.    Sometimes it’s never found. That’s where Mike and Susie Fitzsimmons from Oswego Kansas come in.     They run “Little Long Dog Tracking.”  They own and train dogs to track what hunters might not be able to find.         “Generally the hounds that we use follow a scent on the ground and they follow that deer and they can follow it throu…