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I just called him "Calhoun." We met through friend Jeff Hawes when we were all at Wentworth Military Academy Summer Camp when I was ten years old. William Kenneth Calhoun III died this past Friday at ...

For the first time in Big -12 history four of five members of the mens basketball All-Big 12 First Team from the previous season return. Leading the way is the 2014-15 Big 12 Player of the Year and th...

Back in the Day............ Why CAN'T we afford this new North Lyon County Consolidated School? Our ancestors built schools for us. A quick trip to the Lyon County Archive provided us with the followi...

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Lemurs at the David Traylor Zoo will have new digs to call home soon. Work is now underway on the Mission Madagascar lemur exhibit which will let people see the zoo’s lemurs year-round instead o...

Emporia's Memory Walk to end Alzheimer's Disease will be this Sunday at the Lyon County Fair Grounds. Registration starts at 1:30 with the Walk starting at 2:30. Prior to the Walk a social time will b...

Wyoming authorities are asking for help finding a fugitive who they say has ties to Lyon County. Jothan Jay Laher absconded from probation in Cheyenne, Wyo. He came to Kansas for a funeral and failed ...

On September 2, my topic was the proposal for a new school facility in Northern Lyon County. You will probably remember I started by stating that I was not a patron in the district and that I understo...

Very impressed was my reaction to Emporia Board of Education's applicants for the open spot on their board when Brent Windsor left. No less than six people applied - that was awesome! Thank you to: Je...

Kansas City baseball has a rich history which includes only one World Championship, but the memories are amazing. In 1955 Kansas City became a major league baseball city. Unfortunately, the A's were a...