November 29, 2020
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Emporia Fire puts out small grass fire Saturday; fire danger to elevate Sunday afternoon
Chuck Samples
November 28, 2020
Emporia Fire handled a small grass fire Saturday afternoon.
Holiday shopping season continues with Small Business Saturday
Tagan Trahoon
November 28, 2020
Despite some alterations due to the COVID-19 pandemic expectations were high for local retailers during Small Business Saturday.
Osage City Police looking for battery thieves
Chuck Samples
November 28, 2020
Osage City Police are looking for the person or people responsible for allegedly stealing commercial truck batteries.
It was a history making day for the Olpe Eagles as they claimed the 2020 Class 1A State Championship in Hays Saturday.
Lyon County's 2019 vehicle-deer map demonstrates most wrecks along major highways
Chuck Samples
November 28, 2020
It's the prime season for vehicle-deer crashes, and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office and Lyon County Highway Department have posted a new map detailing the locations of those kinds of wrecks last year.
CORONAVIRUS: Eastern Kansas VA announces Facebook Live information webinars
Chuck Samples
November 28, 2020
Veterans using the Eastern Kansas VA System will need to know about a special series of online meetings beginning Monday.
Holiday mailing deadlines in effect; Emporia Post Office to have Sunday hours
Chuck Samples
November 28, 2020
Now that the holiday shopping season has started, the holiday package mailing season is also underway.
If you are on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree this holiday season, the Flint Hills Optimist Club has got you covered.
Local retailers make adjustments aplenty so people can shop safely this holiday season
Chuck Samples and Tagan Trahoon
November 27, 2020
Black Friday is kicking off a holiday shopping season unlike any other in recent memory.
Inaugural Spreading Kindness and Love Emporia Thanksgiving meal exceeds expectations Thursday
Tagan Trahoon
November 27, 2020
Hundreds of local residents benefited from a generous new holiday tradition started by a local group focused on spreading cheer to others.
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CORONAVIRUS: Former Coffey County medical consultant says county's decision on governor's mask protocol was 'hypocritical' for him to support
Chuck Samples
November 26, 2020
When the Coffey County Commission decided to opt out of Governor Laura Kelly’s new face-covering protocol earlier this week, longtime Coffey County medical consultant and health officer John Shell decided it was time to cut ties with county government.
4 Rivers general manager says pending solar farm near Americus will benefit cooperative, customers almost immediately
Chuck Samples
November 27, 2020
4 Rivers Electric General Manager Dennis Svanes says a seven-acre "solar farm" near Americus is good news for the cooperative and its customers.
As drought deepens and La Nina strengthens, 2020 well off total moisture pace from last year
Chuck Samples
November 27, 2020
Conditions have been dry since early September for Lyon County residents, and that trend is likely to continue at least short-term if not through much of the upcoming winter. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Omitt, La Nina -- or the cooler-than-normal surface water temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean -- is one of the reasons why.
Emporia man pleads no contest to conspiracy count in alleged shooting incident
Chuck Samples
November 27, 2020
Sentencing is coming early next year after one defendant in an alleged shooting incident in west Emporia reached a plea agreement.
