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FHCHC monthly board meeting coming Tuesday
The Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors has its monthly meeting Tuesday. Amongst the usual monthly clinical and financial reports, the board will also consider approving a new paid ...
Jul 25, 2020
KDA advising Kansans to report unsolicited packages containing seeds
Numerous reports of unsolicited packages containing unknown seeds arriving on doorsteps have caught the attention of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. According to the KDA reports of packages such...
Jul 25, 2020
Lightning strike Tuesday leads to fire call Saturday in central Emporia
Emporia Fire Crews were dispatched to 1411 Center Street for a possible tree fire Saturday evening. Crews arrived at the scene shortly before 5:30 pm for a report of smoke in the area. According to Ba...
Jul 25, 2020
USD 417 Morris County to begin school year September 1
USD 417 Morris County has officially set its 2020-21 academic calendar. The Board of Education officially approved the calendar during a special meeting Friday evening. USD 417 Superintendent Aaron Do...
Jul 25, 2020
UPDATE: Additional details announced following early morning accident Saturday
Further details have come to light regarding a vehicle accident that damaged an Emporia building and led to the arrest of one individual early Saturday morning. According to documents provided to KVOE...
Jul 25, 2020
Cow patty bingo raises over $2,000 for Americus baseball field
Bingo enthusiasts in Americus turned out Saturday morning for a bit messier version of the classic game. A special game of cow patty bingo raised over $2,000 for Americus Project Playscape towards the...
Jul 25, 2020
Americus man hurt in early morning accident Friday morning
An Americus man suffered minor injuries following a vehicle accident in Franklin County early Friday morning. A northbound 2012 Kenworth semi driven by 44-year-old James David Coop was traveling on In...
Jul 25, 2020
Man accused of unlawful sexual activity pleads to charges Friday
Sentencing is coming in September for a man accused of several instances of unlawful sexual activity with teenagers and pre-teenagers. 41-year-old Derek Stefan pled no contest to two counts of aggrava...
Jul 25, 2020
Royals shutout by Cleveland in season opener
The Kansas City Royals were shutout by Cleveland 2-0 in Friday nights season opener. The Royals were shutout on 4 hits. They stranded 8 base runners and struck out 18 times. Cleveland scored their 2 r...
Jul 25, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opts out of season
(ap) Kansas City Chiefs Offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the upcoming NFL season on Friday, choosing to put his medical degree to use on the front lines ...
Jul 25, 2020
