Frontenac News

A former Kansas business manager admitted to stealing more than $74,000 from her employer, a church.

FRONTENAC, Kan. - This week, schools and civic groups across the Four-State Area will honor veterans for their service.

Pittsburg State University will honor four graduates with the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award during Homecoming festivities this week.

Mayor Rudy Draper forecasts the next twelve months for Pittsburg at the State of the City address Tuesday morning.

FRONTENAC, Kan. - At the annual Festa Italiana in Frontenac on Saturday evening, one walked among tents crammed with cooks and crowds, cashed in tickets for a tray full of ethnic delights such as cavatini, bagna cauda and antipasto, and happily surmised that this was Frontenac at its best.

Everyday heroes are being honored Friday in Frontenac, Kansas. Local law enforcement, fire, rescue and emergency medical officials enjoyed breakfast and lunch at the Frontenac High School cafeteria.

Destry Brown does some of his best administrative work in the saddle of a Yamaha motorcycle out on the open road.

A Texas company, accused of defrauding a Kansas-based gasoline distributor that eventually filed for bankruptcy, says it also was a victim of fraud.

Beacham/Parcel Jasmine Beacham and Tyler Parcel were married Saturday April 11, 2009 at Lavern's Wedding Chapel in Miami,OK. The Rev presided over the double ring ceremony.

FRONTENAC, Kan. - The former business manager of the Catholic church in Frontenac has pleaded guilty in a federal case in connection with the embezzlement of $74,000, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch in Kansas City.

FRONTENAC, Kan. a ' A woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $74,000 dollars from the church where she worked as business manager.

PITTSBURG, Kan. - On Wednesday, leadership at four educational institutions in Crawford County will change, bringing a new face and name to the head position at each.

A Mulberry man was injured in a one-vehicle accident late Friday near Girard. At 11:56 p.m. Friday, Christopher Davidson, 27, was injured when the 2001 Honda 400EX all-terrain vehicle he was driving overturned and landed on top of him as he was attempting to go up a creek embankment on private property west of Girard, according to the Crawford ...

Patrick and Lori Mendicki, Frontenac, announce the engagement of their daughter, Haley Mendicki, to Shawn Bugni, the son of Charles and Cindy Bugni, Frontenac.

As expected by the Kansas Association of School Boards, districts across the state are agreeing to significantly smaller increases in teacher salary packages compared to the past few years.

FRONTENAC, Kan. - With his client facing the possibility of prison time and a large fine, the attorney for a woman who was the pastoral assistant and business manager at the Catholic church in Frontenac said she will ask for forgiveness.

Michelle Driskell Spigarelli, 43, is accused of using $74,027 from Sacred Heart Catholic Church to pay her personal bills.

PITTSBURG, Kan. - The numbers are impressive: At 344 pages, it weighs in at 2 pounds, 14 ounces.

A Lamar man remains hospitalized after a weekend ATV collision with another vehicle, according to officials at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.

Danielle Krusich and Tod Hessong exchanged wedding vows on July 11, 2008, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, in Pittsburg, Kan.