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Nearly a week after a noninjury crash involving a Lyon County deputy’s SUV with another SUV in west Emporia, few details have been released. The wreck happened around 3:30 p.m. April 25 at US Hi...

The Emporia City Commission has several considerations looking for approval at this week’s action meeting. On the agenda is an incentive compliance agreement for Cargill’s proposed $4 mill...

The Emporia High baseball, softball, girls soccer and girls swim team are on the schedule for Tuesday. The Emporia High baseball team hosts Topeka Hayden. Sophomore Skyler Beatty says they need to tak...

The Emporia High boys tennis team finished in 2nd place at the Centennial League tournament Monday. Manhattan won the team title. Individually for Emporia High, the doubles team of Cameron Kienholz an...

The Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the first inning but it was not enough as the Boston Red Sox rallied to out score the Royals 10-6 Monday night. The big hit for the Red Sox was a grand slam by ...

Emporia States Taysean Goodwin has been named the MIAA mens track athlete of the week. Goodwin was a part of the 4 by 400 relay team that finished in first place and set a school record at the Drake R...

Emporia State football Coach Garin Higgins has announced the addition of Cayden Cochran as the runningbacks and s-backs coach. He will also be the pass game coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Thi...

Preparations for the 2018 election cycle are in full swing at the Lyon County Elections Office. That includes the recent delivery of the county’s new voting machines. In February, Lyon County co...

For the first time in 20 years an Emporia High golfer is the Centennial League Individual champion. Gentry Scheve won the title by 1 stroke over the defending champion Parker Beal of Washburn Rural. S...

HARTFORD — Three Lyon County fire departments were called out to the site of a grass fire Monday afternoon, but ultimately just one was needed for the job. Fire crews from Hartford-Neosho Rapids...