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As drought deepens and La Nina strengthens, 2020 well off total moisture pace from last year
Conditions have been dry since early September for Lyon County residents, and that trend is likely to continue at least short-term if not through much of the upcoming winter. According to National Wea...
Nov 27, 2020
Emporia man pleads no contest to conspiracy count in alleged shooting incident
Sentencing is coming early next year after one defendant in an alleged shooting incident in west Emporia reached a plea agreement. Hector Velazquez recently pleaded no contest to one count of conspira...
Nov 27, 2020
Kansas State to face Colorado in Little Apple Classic
Kansas State looks to bounce back from their season opening loss to Drake Friday night. They will play Colorado in the Little Apple Classic. Kansas State Coach Bruce Weber they need to have more playe...
Nov 27, 2020
Chiefs preparing for showdown with Tampa Bay
The Kansas City Chiefs held their Thanksgiving Day practice and no players on the injured list missed practice, all participated in a full practice. The Chiefs are preparing for a Sunday showdown with...
Nov 27, 2020
Olpe ready for 1A State Football Championship game vs Oakley
The State High School football championship games will be played this weekend. The 4A Championship game was played Friday with St. James Academy out scoring Arkansas City 56-34. The rest of the State ...
Nov 27, 2020
Gonzaga out scores Kansas 102-90
The Kansas Jayhawks were out scored by Gonzaga 102-90 in their season opener Thursday. The Jayhawks scored the games first basket and that was their only lead of the game. The game was tied 4 times be...
Nov 26, 2020
Emporia Church of Christ feeds hundreds during 30th annual Thanksgiving community meal
The format was different but the food and fellowship was warm and welcoming at the Emporia Church of Christ’s annual community Thanksgiving meal Thursday. With the ongoing pandemic, the church h...
Nov 26, 2020
Granada Theatre announces several schedule adjustments/upcoming performances through coming year
While they’ve had to be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Granada Theatre still has plenty of exciting events coming to the local community. Granada Director Rebeca Herrera joine...
Nov 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Anonymous donations let local coffee shops give medical workers relief from the COVID grind
Local coffee shops are hoping a donation from an anonymous source will help healthcare workers get a short-term boost — and thus offer them some relief from the ongoing grind linked to COVID-19 ...
Nov 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Former Coffey County medical consultant says county's decision on governor's mask protocol was 'hypocritical' for him to support
When the Coffey County Commission decided to opt out of Governor Laura Kelly's new face-covering protocol earlier this week, longtime Coffey County medical consultant and health officer John Shell dec...
Nov 26, 2020
