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CORONAVIRUS: Eight new cases in Lyon County Public Health daily update
Lyon County Public Health reports eight new coronavirus cases and a slight increase in the number of active cases Thursday. The county now has 959 overall cases and 89 active cases, up one from Wednes...
Sep 10, 2020
2020 National Teacher's Hall of Fame inductees to be announced Monday
The National Teacher’s Hall of Fame will be announcing its class of 2020 inductees next week. The announcement will be made via Youtube next Monday. Normally the announcements would have been ma...
Sep 10, 2020
Kansas Masonic Foundation raffling off vintage vehicle to support charitable causes across the state
Would you like to have a vintage El Camino sitting in your driveway? Well, the Kansas Masonic Foundation has an opportunity for you to have just that. For the past five years, the Kansas Masonic Found...
Sep 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Kelly testifies before US House committee, asked to revisit KDHE cluster policy during Emporia Chamber Day in Topeka
Governor Laura Kelly spent time Thursday with the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and the US House Financial Services Committee. Kelly’s testimony before the Congressional committee dealt with ...
Sep 10, 2020
Annual William Allen White Book Awards going virtual
A better than six-decade-old tradition in the Emporia community will be continuing this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The 68th annual William Allen White Book Awards is going virtual this year a...
Sep 10, 2020
RDA Board of Directors to hold monthly meeting Friday
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas’ Board of Directors will continue several ongoing discussions as part of its monthly meeting Friday. Board members will continue talks...
Sep 10, 2020
Emporia man receives over 10 years in prison for indecent solicitation, exploitation
A man who pleaded no contest to indecent solicitation and sexual exploitation of children will receive over 10 years in prison for the crimes. Derek Stefan, 42, was sentenced this week to almost 7 1/2...
Sep 10, 2020
Aggravated kidnapping plea leads to nearly 15-year prison term for Emporia man
Almost 15 years in prison is ahead for an Emporia man who pleaded to an aggravated kidnapping charge earlier this year. German Diaz was sentenced this week in Lyon County District Court. Part of his s...
Sep 10, 2020
Pretrial hearing slated in case of alleged burglary of Emporia restaurant
A pretrial hearing is slated for later this month in the case of a man accused of taking food and tools from an Emporia restaurant. Jacob Vaughan, 22, waived his preliminary hearing in Lyon County Dis...
Sep 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: County Commissioners approve purchase and installation of Plexiglas barriers for Lyon County District Court
Lyon County District Court is hopeful jury trials may be resuming as soon as next month. During their weekly action session Thursday morning Lyon County Commissioners approved a request from District ...
Sep 10, 2020
