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Emporia High girls finish in 3rd place at Glaciers Edge
The Emporia High girls basketball team finished in 3rd place in the Glaciers Edge tournament after their 47-27 win over Great Bend Saturday. The Lady Spartans scored the games first 15 points and neve...
Feb 02, 2020
Audio - Saturday - 02-01-20
Lyon County League Championship Finals Girls Final Olpe vs Lebo Your browser does not support the audio element. Boys Final Madison vs Lebo Your browser does not support the audio element. Third Place...
Feb 02, 2020
Olpe Lady Eagles and Madison Bulldogs claim titles at 99th annual Lyon County League Tournament
The Madison Bulldogs and Olpe Lady Eagles are your 2020 Lyon County League Tournament Champions. Olpe dominated the Lebo Lady Wolves en route to their third consecutive championship win 61-27 in the g...
Feb 02, 2020
UPDATE: West 12th reopens after minivan crashes into utility pole
Traffic has returned to normal on part of West 12th impacted when a minivan crashed into a utility pole Saturday morning. West 12th was shut down between Constitution and Neosho for several hours, but...
Feb 01, 2020
Family farm bankruptcies hit 10-year high in Kansas, spike 20 percent nationally since 2018
2019 was not a kind year to the agriculture business sector, at least by one measurement. Family farm bankruptcies jumped 20 percent last year to 595, the highest increase since 2010 according to US C...
Feb 01, 2020
Chase County Sheriff's Office noting Amazon scam
A heads-up for those of you who use Amazon: there is a scam trying to get to your personal information. The Chase County Sheriff’s Office says scammers will send you an email account saying your...
Feb 01, 2020
More sewer relining work coming this week to downtown Emporia
Sewer relining continues this week in downtown Emporia. Crews have been working the last two weeks injecting a special lining to extend the lifespan of sanitary sewer lines downtown. This has meant se...
Feb 01, 2020
Sixth Avenue back to normal speed in downtown Emporia after water line installation process
There is good news for drivers in part of downtown Emporia. The 10 block of East Sixth and West Sixth are now back to normal traffic flow after a water line installation project. The work isn’t ...
Feb 01, 2020
10-year FORWARD transportation intriguing to Kansas Senate Vice President Longbine
A new 10-year transportation plan for Kansas may be just down the road, in a manner of speaking. Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz unveiled the FORWARD plan recently and it has already been introd...
Feb 01, 2020
Evergy touts plans to reduce carbon emissions, increase renewable power
Increased reliance on renewable fuel sources, coupled with a reduction in carbon output, are the key takeaways in Evergy’s plans to meet customer needs as announced Thursday. Spokesperson Gina P...
Feb 01, 2020
