Pretrial delayed in Lyon County vehicular murder case
A pretrial hearing in a Lyon County vehicular murder case has been delayed. On Tuesday, Judge Jeff Larson accepted a defense request to move the hearing to 2 pm July 12. Edwards is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, as well as three counts of aggravated battery and one count of interfering with law enforc...
May 29, 2024
Neosho RAC to meet in Cottonwood Falls this week
The Neosho River's Regional Advisory Committee will have its upcoming meeting in Cottonwood Falls this week. Committee members will meet at the Nature Conservancy Office, 226 Broadway, at 11 am Friday to highlight the watershed's upcoming strategic plan process. The committee has been focusing on preserving reservoirs,...
May 29, 2024
Morris County listed for potential federal aid after April storms
At least one area county is up for possible reimbursement money from the federal government after severe storms last month. Morris County is among eight counties named in a Kansas Division of Emergency Management request for what's called a Joint Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessment from the Federal ...
May 29, 2024
Highway Patrol reports increases in DUI arrests, speeding citations during Memorial Day weekend enforcement period
The Kansas Highway Patrol noted increases in DUI arrests and speeding citations as part of its Memorial Day weekend enforcement period. Troopers say there were 21 DUI arrests betwen 6 pm Friday and 11:50 pm Memorial Day, up slightly from 20 last year and 17 two years ago. Speeding citations increased from over 750 last...
May 29, 2024
Part of Lyon County Road 75 closing Wednesday for repairs
Part of a Lyon County road on the north edge of Olpe will be closed Wednesday. The Lyon County Highway Department says Road 75 will shut down for unspecified road repairs between Kansas Highway 99 and Road L. The road should reopen to traffic by 3 pm.
May 29, 2024
CareArc monthly board meeting includes positive monthly financial report, board evaluation and monthly and annual reports Tuesday
Yet another positive financial report highlighted the CareArc Board of Directors monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. For April, the health center saw a net gain of $276,000, favorable to the budgeted gain of $29,000. Total revenues for the month were $902,708 well above the budgeted amount of $857,000. Total expenses fo...
May 28, 2024
Safe Kids Emporia and Rasmussen University team up for car seat safety check lane Tuesday
As car seats are always evolving, so too are the methods for properly installing them in your vehicle. With that in mind, local drivers had the opportunity to double-check and ensure their young passengers were fully secure thanks to a recent partnership between Safe Kids Emporia and nursing students of Rasmussen Unive...
May 28, 2024
Lyon County Commission to receive first 2025 budget requests Thursday
Budget requests will begin for Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning when they convene for their regular action meeting. Commissioners will hear the first round of many appropriation requests for the 2025 budgeting cycle, however, the names of the agencies set to submit those requests have yet to be announced. Com...
May 28, 2024
SCAM ALERT: City of Emporia alerting residents of door-to-door utility rate scammer
The City of Emporia is alerting residents to a potential scammer who has been going door-to-door in recent days. According to a release on the city's official Facebook page, there have been reports of an individual who has been stopping at residences to discuss utility rate increases. The city says this individual does...
May 28, 2024
Special Olympic Torch to arrive in Emporia Wednesday as part of Law Enforcement Torch Run
The Special Olympics Games are set to be held in Wichita this weekend and athletes will get an opportunity to march in Emporia with the torch. The Law Enforcement Torch Run will leave Emporia on Thursday to head to El Dorado. The torch will arrive in Emporia on Wednesday afternoon when local authorities pick it up just...
May 28, 2024