by Kaylee Dillow | Jun 24, 2026 | News
A longtime entertainment staple in Pittsburg has gone dark, leaving the community without a local movie theater for the first time in more than 100 years and closing a chapter of shared memories for many residents. According to reporting from KOAM News Now, Four...
by Kaylee Dillow | Apr 27, 2026 | News
A local staple is facing a difficult road ahead after an early morning fire destroyed the Farmhouse Café in Frontenac, leaving both the building and community shaken, but not defeated. According to reports from KOAM News Now, Four States Homepage, and NewsTalk KZRG,...
by Kaylee Dillow | Apr 10, 2026 | News
A group of students is turning grief into purpose, creating something lasting in memory of a friend who made everyone around him feel seen. For junior nursing major Grace Pelfrey, that friend was Gabe Wightman. Pelfrey met Gabe through her fiancée, Samantha Mack,...
by Kaylee Dillow | Apr 10, 2026 | Campus Life
Pittsburg State criminal justice graduate Tiffany Steifart has earned national recognition for a speech confronting the reality of incarceration, turning a class assignment into a message with a nationwide impact. Steifart, a 2025 graduate, was named the 2025 Norton...
by Kaylee Dillow | Apr 3, 2026 | Campus Life
At Pitt State, Dean of Students Jon Bartlow has built a career centered on one thing: People. Bartlow’s connections to Pitt State began even before his time as a student. Raised in Raytown, Missouri, he grew up in a family of educators. Both his parents...
