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Emporia Fire finished off a small fire in central Emporia on Saturday. Firefighters were dispatched to 422 Arundel for an outbuilding fire around 5 pm. Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says the main fir...

Kansas State closed out the football season with a 69-31 loss to Texas. The Longhorns scored the games first 17 points and never looked back. Kansas State Coach Chris Klieman said the loss was disappo...

The Kansas Jayhawks played their best game of the season but came up short in a 16-13 loss at Texas Tech Saturday. The Jayhawks tied the game at 13 in the 4th quarter on a 12 yard touchdown run by fre...

The Emporia High girls wrestling team had 3 first place finishers in their season opening tournament Saturday. The Emporia High boys finished in 7th place out of 8 teams at Leavenworth. Kalia Keosybou...

A new effort to get Kansas residents tested for coronavirus may mean choices for testing locally. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says the statewide push to...

Newman Regional Health administrators are pleased with the initial results of a monoclonal antibody infusion treatment in place since late last month. CEO Bob Wright, who received an infusion on Wedne...

Lyon County deputies are asking residents for help in finding the owners of what’s being called “household debris” after a recent find near Emporia. Deputies say a couch and other de...

A new holiday event at the Emporia Public Library went smoothly Saturday. Residents took advantage of the library’s first-ever Kids’ Holiday Breakfast Cruise Thru. The event is a temporary...

A decision is pending on whether an Emporia man will get a new trial — or whether court proceedings will continue — after a conviction on teen sex abuse charges. Derek Gormly has been chal...

Unfortunately, Lyon County is once again climbing the state list of overall cases per county in Kansas. Lyon County Public Health lists 2,632 total cases since late March. The Kansas Department of Hea...