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Neosho Rapids woman hurt in Crawford County crash
A Neosho Rapids woman was taken to a Pittsburg hospital for treatment after a wreck in southeast Kansas on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 40-year-old Marlana Driskill was a passenger in a ca...
May 31, 2020
Minor damage after SUV taps Emporia convenience store
Nobody was hurt after an SUV bumped into a west Emporia convenience store Sunday morning. The incident happened shortly after 8 am at Casey’s West, 3184 West US Highway 50. There was minor damag...
May 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 4 Rivers, Flint Hills RECA to resume nonpayment disconnections in June
With the Kansas Corporation Commission’s directive for utility companies to suspend disconnections ending Sunday, at least two utilities has announced plans to resume that practice beginning Mon...
May 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Blue Cross Blue Shield grants $5,000 to Lyon County Public Health for response effort
Lyon County Public Health’s COVID-19 response efforts have gotten a financial boost from a state insurance company. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Bl...
May 31, 2020
US Senate race crowds further with ninth Republican, 11th overall candidate filing for seat
The race for the US Senate seat opening up when Pat Roberts retires this fall has gotten even more crowded. Derek Ellis of Topeka filed Friday. A Republican, Ellis is now one of nine Grand Old Party c...
May 31, 2020
FEMA releases preliminary look at update flood insurance rate map for Lyon County
A preliminary edition of Lyon County’s new flood insurance rate map has been released. The FIRM provides an illustration of flood risks for specific areas by depicting its flood risk zones to he...
May 31, 2020
Minnesota man arrested following outburst at Emporia Wal-Mart
Emporia Police arrested and detained a Minnesota resident following an outburst inside Emporia’s Wal-Mart Saturday. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Timothy Wacker, 33-year-old Jamaar Saulsberry...
May 30, 2020
Two new candidates announce runs for Kansas House and Senate
Candidate filings at the state level continue ahead of Monday’s candidate filing and withdrawal deadline. Democrat Todd Maddox has filed to challenge incumbent 60th District Representative Mark ...
May 30, 2020
Local bar issued citation for violating county public health order
Lyon County Public Health has confirmed the Gym bar in Emporia recently received a citation for violating a public health order. According to a post from Gym owner Matt Flowers via the establishment&#...
May 30, 2020
Emporia Farmer's Market begins 38th outdoor market season Saturday
Downtown Emporia was bustling Saturday morning thanks to the kickoff of the 2020 outdoor season for the Emporia Farmer’s Market. Local vendors and residents alike filled the parking lot at 7th a...
May 30, 2020
