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An Emporia man accused of rape and other sex crimes waived his right to a preliminary hearing during his appearance in Lyon County District Court Thursday. Jeremy Lee Massey has a pretrial hearing sla...

A special concert Sunday will benefit a local charitable organization and area students. Christian Contemporary singer Jason Gray will be holding a concert at 101 West Sixth in the Emporia Gazette Com...

Discussions continue to pick up steam for possible re-opening Reading Elementary’s doors, perhaps as soon as next fall. USD 251 Superintendent Mike Mathes was pleased with the prospect of re-ope...

The first in a series of Dine United events kicked off Thursday at Do-B’s restaurant. The event raises money for the United Way of the Flint Hills annual campaign. Do-B’s Owner Darren Bont...

One of five defendants in a local drug distribution case has now been bound over for trial. Following a preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jacob Rodriguez will now have a pretrial hearing at 2 pm Oct. 26 ...

Nicholas Faglie is a free man after his aggravated battery case was dismissed in Lyon County District Court this week. Faglie was originally convicted after an incident at Charlie’s Place, where...

Lyon County commissioners had a quick meeting Thursday. Commissioners received the 2017 tax abstract settlement from Treasurer Sharon Gaede. State law has the county treasurer’s office balancing...

No issues were reported locally with Wednesday’s tests of the national alert systems. In addition to testing the standard EAS alert for radio and TV broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commis...

Earlier this fall, Cargill Meat Solutions pulled over 130,000 pounds of ground beef from store shelves across the country due to possible contamination. A separate contamination issue has now led a se...

Kaila Mock and Joel Smith preview this month’s Emporia First Friday Artwalk. Your browser does not support the audio element. Gwen Larson previews the William Allen White Children’s Book A...