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Hand brake theft under investigation
Lyon County deputies are looking for the person or people responsible for a unique theft. Deputies say a metal hand brake was stolen from a storage shed in Olpe at some point between Oct. 29 and Nov. ...
Nov 25, 2019
Latest scam: Lottery winnings from Portugal
Add another scam to the list. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says a resident received a mailed letter from Portugal saying he had won the lottery. The “final notification letter” ...
Nov 25, 2019
Emporia State women hosting Bethel
The Emporia State womens basketball team begins a 6 game homestand Monday night when they host Bethel. The Lady Hornets take a 3-2 record into the contest. Senior Jessica Wayne says it begins with def...
Nov 25, 2019
Kansas to play Chaminade in Maui Invitational
It’s Thanksgiving College Basketball tournament week. The Kansas Jayhawks will be playing in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Kansas Coach Bill Self says this will be another good tournament. You...
Nov 25, 2019
Kansas State plays Pittsburgh in Fort Myers Tip-off
Kansas State will be playing in the in the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tipoff Monday. The Wildcats will play Pittsburgh in their first round game. The struggle for the Wildcats has bee...
Nov 25, 2019
Emporia High boys basketball preparing for season
The Emporia High boys basketball team is less then 2 weeks away from their season opener. The Spartans return 3 seniors Beau Baumgardner, Skyler Douglas and Connor Hoyt and 3 starters Charles Snyder, ...
Nov 25, 2019
Special school board meeting coming Monday for USD 253
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools will have a brief, but important, special session Monday evening pertaining to the $78 million facility improvement process. The board will officially authorize the offe...
Nov 24, 2019
Emporia Municipal, Coffey County airports receive second round of federal grants
Both the Emporia Municipal Airport and Coffey County Airport are receiving federal money for improvements. The Municipal Airport south of Emporia is receiving almost $500,000 to buy land for approache...
Nov 24, 2019
Last-minute delay announced in robbery trial
Trial will not take place as scheduled Monday for an armed robbery suspect. Trial in the case against Harold Stewart was supposed to begin with jury selection shortly after 9 am, but a last-minute hea...
Nov 24, 2019
Residents support VFW Post 1980 through disc golf tourney, game event, concert
The Save the V drive benefiting the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980 took on a few different forms Saturday. Fundraising was generated by a disc golf tournament, game event and concert. Totals are p...
Nov 24, 2019
