Everything about the BCS championship between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama seems larger than life. Not only do these schools stand among the best ever in college football, they also lead the pack in celebrating that success and in investing for the future. If ever college football presented a heavyweight event it's the Fighting Irish against the Crimson Tide.
Saturday was a big day for Alan and Roberta Whetzel, the Pittsburg State University alums who made the renovation of John Lance Arena possible.
After about 77 years, Caruthers Auto Salvage, 702 E. Eighth, is closed.
“We’ve got no more parts to sell,” said Linda Lou Newbery, who has been running the business for several years. “They’re crushing the cars that are left.”
Entering their game Saturday, the Pittsburg State women were shooting 30.5 percent from 3-point range (62-203).
Projects of the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to put Americans back to work during the Great Depression, tend to be large-scale, like the 150-acre Farlington Lake at Crawford State Park.
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• Storm-damaged hotel to be rebuilt A1
• Red Cross to host training sessions A2
• Local stocks and agriculture prices A2
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