Hometown Girard

07/15/2025

Excitement for the Fair is building! Plan to be a part of the fun!

07/08/2025

In case you missed this unique content from Preston Frazier, we wanted to share this article for free. He had a blast with this interview and can't wait to attend the NBC World Series in Wichita. Maybe some of you will discover this hidden gem as well? If not, don't worry, Preston will be sure to give us a fun recap of this great Kansas tradition, which has been around since the mid-1930s.
Please enjoy and share as you like!

06/30/2025

Travelers and commuters to South Pittsburg > Heads up tomorrow!

🚧 ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE 🚧

530th (Centennial) and 540th (Quincy) will be closed from 250th St. to 260th St. for road maintenance starting at 8:30 AM tomorrow morning, (Tuesday, July 1)

✅ Local traffic — Roads should reopen around 1:00 PM.
⛔ Truck traffic — Roads will remain closed to truck traffic until Wednesday. (July 2)

🚗 Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.

06/20/2025

ALERT! Today is the last day to get your AD in the 2025 Crawford County Fair!

Check out the rates at www.hometowngirard.net/fair-2025

Email your files or ask for a design: [email protected].

06/17/2025

CALLING ALL Crawford County Fair, Girard, KS ADVERTISERS!

Don't miss out on the opportunity to be an advertising sponsor of the Crawford County Fair.
(We are the ONLY Official Advertising Partner of the Fair).
There are many options available, including ads that will run in the fair catalog as well as a variety of physical advertising spaces at the fairgrounds. The deadline for ad space in the catalog is this Friday, June 20. Following that date, physical advertising packages at the fairgrounds will still be offered, but the package will not include the ad space in the catalog. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to advertise your business. If you have any questions or are interested in this opportunity, please let us know immediately!

You may also book these advertisements directly at: www.HometownGirard.net/fair-2025

-Josie Gronau, Advertising Representative for Hometown Girard
email: [email protected]

Become a Crawford County Fair Advertising Sponsor. Get your banner displayed at the fairgrounds for all to see!

05/19/2025

No Power ALERT.

05/12/2025

PSA

The Crawford County Treasurer’s Office would like to remind Crawford County taxpayers that the second half of 2024 real estate and personal property taxes must be paid by Monday, May 12, 2025, to avoid penalty. The Treasurer’s office, located inside the County Courthouse in Girard, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ​

​Payments may be mailed to the Crawford County Treasurer, P.O. Box 96, Girard, Kansas 66743. Payments can be dropped off at the Treasurer’s motor vehicle satellite office located inside the Crawford County Judicial Center, 602 N. Locust, in Pittsburg. Satellite office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Payments may also be dropped at the security desk inside the Judicial Center until 5:00 p.m. Online payments can be made on the county website: www.crawfordcountykansas.org.

All tax payments postmarked by May 12, or earlier will be processed without penalty. If anyone has questions, please call the Crawford County Treasurer’s Office at 620-724- 8222.

05/09/2025

This is the only reminder you’ll get!

The Crawford County Treasurer’s Office would like to remind Crawford County taxpayers that the second half of 2024 real estate and personal property taxes must be paid by Monday, May 12, 2025, to avoid penalty. The Treasurer’s office, located inside the County Courthouse in Girard, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ​

​Payments may be mailed to the Crawford County Treasurer, P.O. Box 96, Girard, Kansas 66743. Payments can be dropped off at the Treasurer’s motor vehicle satellite office located inside the Crawford County Judicial Center, 602 N. Locust, in Pittsburg. Satellite office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Payments may also be dropped at the security desk inside the Judicial Center until 5:00 p.m. Online payments can be made on the county website: www.crawfordcountykansas.org.

All tax payments postmarked by May 12, or earlier will be processed without penalty. If anyone has questions, please call the Crawford County Treasurer’s Office at 620-724- 8222.

05/08/2025

This closure has finally begun. Hwy 7 is closed from Girard to Ft Scott for renewal.

K-7 CLOSED. LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY: The Kansas Department of Transportation closed K-7 today to through traffic from U.S. 69 south to K-47 at Girard. Local traffic can still access the highway.

The K-7 closure was made to address safety concerns at the intersection of K-39 and K-7, which is undergoing reconstruction. Traffic is following a signed state detour on U.S. 69, K-47, K-3 and U.S. 54.

The intersection reconstruction is the first phase of tied K-7 pavement rehabilitation and widening projects in Bourbon and Crawford counties. KDOT awarded the K-7 construction contracts totaling $20.4 million to APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Division, Hutchinson.

Updates are available at kandrive.gov.

04/24/2025

Lots of unique content this week - it's jam packed.
☑️ Girard City-Wide Garage Sale
☑️ Easter Egg Hunt
☑️ City Council
☑️ Library of Congress visits Girard Public Library
☑️ Senator Roger Marshall visits PSU College Republicans
☑️ GMC Foundation readies to host derby-themed fundraiser "Run for the Roses"
☑️ Girard Electric Department spotlight with plans for solar field
☑️ Sports, Events, Classifieds & Legals
☑️ Great Advertisers.

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04/24/2025

Here is our list for the Girard City-Wide Garage Sale on Friday April 25 and Saturday April 26! Print the map and take it with you.
Don't forget to visit Harrigans' Barn Spring Market on Saturday and the Spring Fling held at other Girard businesses.

06/29/2024

There’s still a little time left to come on out to Ace Hardware in Girard celebrate and to get some food (free will donation) and buy a shirt to support their daughter Brianna who is fighting breast cancer.