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Emporia and Osage City will benefit from Community Development Block Grants as announced this week by the Kansas Department of Commerce. Emporia will get $300,000 to rehabilitate 14 homes for both own...

Emporia fares well in a recent study of the state’s safest cities. The National Council for Home Safety and Security puts Emporia sixth overall. Using numbers of 28 violent crimes and almost 430...

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is bringing his US Senate campaign to Emporia next week. Kobach will appear at the Lyon County Courthouse Annex, 402 Commercial, as part of the Kansans for...

Smoldering rags apparently led to a fire that heavily damaged an east Emporia home Thursday. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says the rags were originally near an old-fashioned shop light and...

The Emporia State women led wire to wire in a 107-45 win over Rogers State Thursday night. Tre’Zure Jobe scored a career high 33 points to lead the Lady Hornets to their 18th win of the season. ...

Lyon County Deputies have confirmed a total of 26 patients were taken to Newman Regional Health Wednesday following a bus crash on the Kansas Turnpike. Original reports stated 17 passengers were taken...

Emporia's Underground Utilities Department has to do extra work to fix a broken water main. The 10-inch main in the 700 block of Whildin failed Thursday. Water was rushing north towards Ninth as Empor...

While the likelihood of a widespread Coronavirus outbreak locally is very slim, the state of Kansas is still taking steps to ensure local health experts are prepared for the worst. Flint Hills Communi...

We’re all familiar with the term “labor of love” but for several local businesses this term takes on a whole new meaning especially on Valentine’s Day. Labor is exactly what al...

Appropriations and updates were the main focal point of the Lyon County Commission during their weekly action session Thursday morning. During the consent agenda portion of their meeting, commissioner...