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Celebrations for the Granada Theatre's 90th birthday to take place this Sunday
A big weekend coming up for the Granada Theatre, as the theatre will be celebrating its 90th birthday on Sunday. Opening in 1929, the Granada Theatre has become a city icon for Emporia and is still bo...
Feb 08, 2019
Emporia Fire crews respond to second chimney fire in single day
No injuries were reported after a chimney fire developed west of Emporia Thursday evening. Emporia Fire was called out to the 1700 block of Road E shortly before 6:30 pm Thursday evening. Batallion Ch...
Feb 08, 2019
Annual Polar Plunge upcoming next weekend
Next weekend several residents will convene at Mouse Lake and take a dip into freezing waters to help support Special Olympics Kansas. The 2019 Polar Plunge is taking place Saturday, Feb. 16 in Empori...
Feb 08, 2019
Emporia State men use late run to out score Southwest Baptist 89-77
The Emporia State mens basketball team closed out the game on a 12-2 run to seal a 89-77 win over Southwest Baptist Thursday night. The Hornets built a 14 point lead in the 2nd half before Southwest B...
Feb 07, 2019
Roads improving, authorities advise caution on roadways in evening hours
Road conditions have improved after a stubborn batch of wintry precipitation, but they are not back to normal yet. Lyon County Road Manager Dennis Baysinger says the high level of sunshine we received...
Feb 07, 2019
Emporia State women hold on for 80-77 win at Southwest Baptist
Jessica Waynes 3 point play with 2 seconds to play lifted the Emporia State women to a 80-77 win over Southwest Baptist Thursday. The Lady Hornets had a 8 point lead with over 3 minutes to play before...
Feb 07, 2019
UPDATE: Area residents battle slick roads, biting cold
Road crews across Lyon and surrounding counties spent hours Wednesday night and Thursday morning battling a wintry mix of precipitation. The wintry mix has ended and driving conditions have improved t...
Feb 07, 2019
Watch the Chiefs winner officially claims prize
Vicki Brooks may be a Kansas City Chiefs fan, but she was grateful the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl over the weekend. The reason? She was able to take home a 49-inch LG flat-screen TV from ...
Feb 07, 2019
Flint Hills Community Health Center presents quarterly report to Lyon County Commission
Lyon County Commissioners were updated on local health efforts during their weekly action session Thursday morning. Representatives of Flint Hills Community Health Center were in attendance to present...
Feb 07, 2019
Nobody hurt after chimney fire in subfreezing conditions near Hartford
Wind chills were below zero when local and area fire departments were called out to a structure fire Thursday morning. Emporia and Hartford-Neosho Rapids were called out to the 1800 block of Road 90 a...
Feb 07, 2019
