The Crawford County Historical Museum is running a new exhibit. The exhibit is called "Bootleggers Vs. Badges" and it tells the story of when Kansas implemented Prohibition. Kansas was the first U,S, state to adopt a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of alcohol. The exhibit takes you through when alcohol was prohibited and what law enforcement did during that time and what bootleggers and their families did to survive. Amanda Minton, Executive Director and Curator, says, "Many were too proud to ask for charity. They relied upon their own devices many women even made whiskey on their stovetops. They [...]

Spring Break is a little different this year because of the pandemic, but one city is trying to make the best of it. Brittan Brenner, Pittsburg Community Development Specialist, said, "We just started talking about events that should happen and we were like "Well there's no spring break, maybe we could play off something like that, and then it just kind of blew up." Now the city of Pittsburg is hosting its own version of Spring Break. "We're planning a week long event called Pittcation starting this Saturday March 20th through Saturday March 27th." Pittcation is designed to give the mid-semester [...]