Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Work begins Monday on a state highway bridge east of Reading. The Kansas Department of Transportation is starting work to replace the bridge the Kansas Highway 170 bridge over the Marais des Cygnes br...

More COVID-19-vaccinated residents received prizes through the #VaxToNormal weekly prize drawing Friday. *Erika Lundry: 2 tickets to an Emporia Arts Council performance *Rebekah Thompson: 2 tickets to...

Due to inclement weather, a schedule adjustment has been announced. Community *Reading Benefit pancake feed and Wade's Warriors ATV/UTV benefit run canceled Saturday If you have schedule adjustments t...

Power was restored to nearly 2,000 Evergy customers following a major outage Friday evening. The outage was reported around 7:15 pm affecting roughly 1,900 customers in eastern Emporia. According to E...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team was 1 and 1 on day 1 of the McPherson Hooper Showcase Friday. Post 5 was outscored by the Wichita Aeros 7-3 in their first game. Wichita scored 4 runs ...

Dynamic Discs is hosting the United States Amateur match play doubles championship in Emporia. Emporian Craig Morgan finished the first round at 7 under par. He is tied for the lead with Adam Alexande...

Another honor for Emporia High Senior Camden Kirmer. He is 1 of 13 Kansas High School football seniors selected by the Coach Bill Snyder Family Foundation and the Sunflower Chapter of the National Foo...

An investigation is underway after an injury crash west of Emporia shortly before lunchtime Friday. Lyon County deputies and Emporia/Lyon County EMS responded to the intersection of US Highway 50 and ...

We are inside 10 days from the Fourth of July, and Emporia's fireworks sales and discharge window officially opens Sunday. Fireworks can be bought and shot off from 10 am to 10 pm most days between Su...

Reading's list of weekend activities has thinned out noticeably due to the weather. Initially, Reading was set to host its annual Tornado Trot and Trail, as well as a pancake feed for the town's Benef...