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by DEBBIE KNOX 

A manhunt continues for Pittsburg police who are looking for Jamiriquan Raymier Enalls, 19, who is wanted for an aggravated robbery last Wednesday.

At 3:52 p.m. last Wednesday, Anna Martinez called after Enalls had allegedly entered her residence at 411 Rusk Street. Martinez described the suspect as a “black man who said he had done something bad with Colton Searcy; then ran out her back door toward the civic center behind the houses, leaving his shirt behind.”

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A shop fire at the Harold Wall ranch destroyed a shop full of tools, a mower, a four wheeler, welding equipment, trailers full of feed and worst of all for Mr. Wall his 1975 Chevy Corvette (see photo inset). “Most everything can be replaced,” Mr. Wall said. “But some tools that belong to my grandpa and the Corvette cannot.”

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Two people died around 6 p.m. in a one-car accident when their car slammed into a tree and burst into flames on County Road 3416.

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By DEBBIE KNOX

Amanda McCellon, coordinator for the Pittsburg Economic Development Corporation and the Pittsburg Main Street Programs, resigned Monday, Dec. 4 to take a position in Oklahoma.

Ms. McCellon has accepted a position with the City of Bethany, Okla. as their Community Development Director. Bethany is in the Oklahoma metroplex and is a town of about 20,000. She will be a department head there and will oversee planning and zoning, building inspectors and code enforcement.

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By SUSAN TAFT

The thefts of a 4-wheeler, five chainsaws and diesel from a backhoe are being investigated by the Camp County Sheriff ’s Department.

The 4-wheeler was reported stolen from a barn on County Road 1332 Nov. 4. “Deputy Jim Carrigo responded to the call at 10:35 a.m. and talked to the owner who said the red Can Am DS-70 was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. on Nov. 2,” Sheriff Alan McCandless said.

“The suspect or suspects had opened the glove boxes on two other ATVs as well as the door of a pickup that was parked nearby.” On Oct. 30, Deputy Carrigo was dispatched to a residence on Highway 11 East where four chainsaws had been stolen.

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Pittsburg-Camp County Fire and rescue truck transports Santa Claus and his helpers the 2015 Pirate Cheerleader squad in the photograph from the 2015 Christmas Parade. This year’s parade will be held this Saturday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. in downtown Pittsburg. Highlights will be floats, the Pirate Band and Santa Claus.

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