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GenEmporia donation drive for SOS now underway
GenEmporia is asking area residents to donate certain items benefiting SOS and its clients. Spokesperson Kathryn Martin says it makes sense to help SOS at a time when a lot of families are in crisis m...
Aug 17, 2020
Kansas High School Fall Sports practices begin Monday
Monday is the first day that fall High School Sports can hold their first practices. For Emporia High that includes Football, boys soccer, volleyball, cross country, gymnastics, girls tennis and girls...
Aug 17, 2020
Twins out score Royals 4-2
The Minnesota Twins out scored the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Sunday afternoon. Hunter Dozier and Alex Gordon hit solo home runs to give the Royals a 2-0 lead. The Twins took the lead in the 5th inning on...
Aug 17, 2020
Injuries mounting for Chiefs, nothing new
(ap) Injuries are beginning to mount for the Kansas City Chiefs just three days into padded practices at training camp. Already with holes at cornerback, the Chiefs are down three promising options af...
Aug 17, 2020
Applications now available for Kansas Reservoir Protection Initiative projects
The Kansas Water Office is drawing attention to its Reservoir Protection Initiative as a way to lengthen the lives of several lakes, including John Redmond Reservoir southeast of Emporia and Fall Rive...
Aug 17, 2020
Chase Elliott wins NASCAR road race at Daytona
Chase Elliott was the winner of Sundays NASCAR Cup series road race at Dayton. Denny Hamlin finished in 2nd place and Martin Truex Jr finished in 3rd place. Clint Bowyer finished in 6th place. Bowyer ...
Aug 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health says Kansas doing its utmost to keep death toll accurate in light of ongoing concerns
Since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, a significant percentage of Americans have felt the death toll numbers have been artificially or deliberately inflated. A case in point was a poll from A...
Aug 17, 2020
UPDATE: Three people transported to NRH following KTA crash in Chase County
Three people were taken to Newman Regional Health after a wreck involving two SUVs, one pulling a trailer, in Chase County on Sunday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the SUVs, one driven by 37-year-old...
Aug 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: White House Response Coordinator notes increased community spread in Lyon County, urges unpopular steps to stop spread
One of the leading federal health officials in the COVID-19 recovery effort made a stop in Kansas City on Saturday, focusing on the state response and — to a degree — the local situation. ...
Aug 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USD 252 honing its approach as fall semester nears
USD 252 Southern Lyon County is preparing for some new things with the school year beginning Aug. 25. Coronavirus is dictating a lot of changes, including the widespread use statewide of masks and dai...
Aug 16, 2020
