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Chase County law enforcement has made some operational changes with a coronavirus outbreak still evident at the jail. The Sheriff’s Office says the dispatch center has been moved out of the jail...

A court appearance is coming for one of three people allegedly involved in the Kari’s Diamonds and Bridal burglary from last year. Aaron Coxwell has a pretrial hearing at 2 pm in Lyon County Dis...

The MIAA CEO council will be meeting Thursday to discuss fall sports. Last week the NCAA Division II Presidents council canceled all fall sports championships. The MIAA can still vote to compete durin...

Emporia Police are looking for a woman they say robbed a convenience store Wednesday night as well as somebody else apparently connected to the crime. Police Capt. Dave DeVries says a masked female re...

The Kansas City Royals held on for a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday night. The Royals built a 5-0 lead scoring single runs in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th inning. Salvador Perez 3 for 5 ...

Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board members say they like the direction of the county’s zoning regulations, but they did not recommend the current draft to the County Commission for its ultim...

USD 253 Board of Education members gave final approval to the 2021 fiscal year budget Wednesday evening. The total operating budget comes out to over $104 million including a general fund of just over...

The annual United Way of the Flint Hills Campaign Kickoff is set to take place next week with a new format. This year’s campaign kickoff will be a drive-thru food drive with all donations benefi...

USD 253, the Lyon County Health Department and the Emporia Recreation Commission have put RecXtra on hold. According to a news release from the Emporia Recreation Commission, the decision was made aft...

Lyon County Public Health is reporting 72 active COVID-19 cases in Wednesday’s update. That’s a decrease of one from Tuesday. The update listed 10 new cases and 11 recoveries. The total nu...