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First United Methodist Church is raising funds for USD 253 students for the fourth straight year. As in recent years, the Emporia church will team up with the district to supply all schools, both publ...

A pair of road improvement projects are starting in the area. Lyon County Road and Bridge says work on Road 370 is actually beginning this week as opposed to late last month when a project was first a...

Lyon County Fair Board chair Ken Duft previews the May 12 Demolition Derby and discusses other upcoming events at the fairgrounds. Your browser does not support the audio element. Keep It a Safe Summe...

Ongoing tariff discussions between the United States and China have done nothing to help an already depressed farm economy. That’s the perspective of Kansas Farm Bureau Commodities Director Mark...

Chris Geib, with Sunsect insect repellent and sunscreen will join us on the show Friday to discuss the first ever insect repellent/sunscreen combo. Chris hails from Tampa, Florida. Sunsect Flyer ̵...

Emporia city commissioners revisited a possible funding stream for stormwater drainage improvements in town. Former City Engineer Mike Novak presented results of a study they’ve done on equivale...

One of the largest Applebee’s franchises in the country, which also owns the Emporia Applebee’s has filed for bankruptcy. RMH Franchise Holdings, which owns the Emporia, Manhattan and Tope...

Gov. Jeff Colyer has given his blessing to a new state park for the Flint Hills. On Tuesday, the governor signed Senate Bill 331, which adds the Flint Hills Trail State Park to the list. The state par...

National Teacher's Appreciation Week - shouldn't every week be "Teacher Appreciation Week?" If teacher's jobs were not hard enough the recent acts of violence in schools makes their task even more dau...

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says hundreds of thousands of Kansas residents may have had their Facebook data improperly shared. Schmidt says close to 650,000 residents may have had their info...