Around The Block Block22

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, and once again the Chiefs are in the big game!On this two-part episode of Around the Block, we talk about the Super Bowl and more with a proud Pittsburg State Gorilla who has some experience with the Chiefs and the big game!Kendall Gammon played football at Pittsburg State before enjoying a 15-year career in the NFL. He's known as one of the game's premier long snappers, and he played in Super Bowl XXX as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Part 1 of t...

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, and once again the Chiefs are in the big game!On this two-part episode of Around the Block, we talk about the Super Bowl and more with a proud Pittsburg State Gorilla who has some experience with the Chiefs and the big game!Kendall Gammon played football at Pittsburg State before enjoying a 15-year career in the NFL. He's known as one of the game's premier long snappers, and he played in Super Bowl XXX as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Part 1 of t...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities across the country, one of the biggest questions was: What will still be standing when it ends? Would small businesses survive? Would large corporations survive? Would anything survive?On this episode of Around the Block, we talk to three local small business owners about how they've adapted and even grown during the unprecedented challenges that 2020 threw at all of them. This episode is divided into 3 parts:1) Davey Froman, Miners &...

On this episode of Around the Block, we talk to Crawford County Health Officer Dr. Tim Stebbins about the COVID-19 vaccine and how we are administering it here in our area. For the latest information regarding the pandemic impact on Crawford County including key data on cases, hospitalizations, quarantine numbers, K-12 schools impact, etc along with the most up to date information on on vaccine distribution check here frequently.

Earlier this week, the nation honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a man who devoted his life to racial and social justice in America.While the US has made much progress on issues of race and equality since the 1960s, we still have so much work to do … as this past year reminded us over and over again. In the summer of 2020, at the height of social unrest, we talked to two people at the forefront of the fight for racial equality here in Pittsburg: D'Andre Phillips Coble...

Leadership. In many respects, it's more important in tough times than in good. And, well, 2020 was full of tough times. How did our city, county, and state manage to survive and even grow during a year full of unprecedented challenges? By working together. On this two-segment episode of Around the Block, we talk to our local and state leaders about leading through a crisis. Segment 1 features Pittsburg City Commissioner Dawn Mcnay, Crawford County Commissioner Jeremy ...