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After five years of hard work to preserve the history of local veterans, the city of Bushong celebrated the completion of the North Lyon County Veteran’s Memorial this past weekend. While the me...

One of the big debates taking place today is should schools be allowing athletic teams to compete due to the cornavirus pandemic. The answer is not clear cut. Emporia High Football Coach Corby Milleso...

A two-SUV crash outside Olpe has sent a Madison woman to Emporia for medical treatment. Lyon County Deputy Brandon Early says the crash happened in the 1300 block of Road 50, about four miles southeas...

Kevin Harvick was the winner of Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover. It was his 7th win of the year and clinches the regular season title. Clint Bowyer finished in 16th place. He is in 14th place ...

Area health departments had no weekend updates on coronavirus numbers. This means Lyon County — for now — remains at 80 active cases with 796 total cases and 701 recovered patients since M...

Missed opportunities continue to haunt the Kansas City Royals. The Royals left the bases loaded in the 7th inning in a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins Sunday. It was the 21st time this season the Roya...

An overturned semi and subsequent oil spill led to a minor disruption of traffic in west Emporia Sunday afternoon. Emergency personnel were called to the US 50 roundabout in Emporia at 1:45 pm Sunday ...

The Salvation Army of Emporia’s back to school assistance period begins Monday. The back to school assistance program helps provide supplies and materials for families in need throughout Lyon Co...

Construction and rehabilitation work of Newman Regional Health’s facilities have either been restarted entered the beginning stages in recent weeks. Newman CEO Bob Wright updated the progress of...

Wednesday marks 100 years since the passing of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote within the United States. As such, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, like many institutions ...