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Part of Oak Street could be closed through the rest of the work week. The City of Emporia Public Works Department says the 700 block will be closed for street repairs. Specifics have not been announce...

Patchy frost is possible early Thursday, and as a result the National Weather Service has posted frost advisories for the entire KVOE listening area. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties...

On Tuesday, Haag Pharmacy tentatively canceled its coronavirus vaccination clinics for this week after clotting concerns developed with the Johnson & Johnson variety. Now that the pharmacy has lin...

There hasn’t been a lot of movement in Lyon County’s overall COVID-19 numbers recently, and that trend continued Wednesday. Lyon County Public Health reported two new cases to move the ove...

With weather conditions ripe for controlled burns, air quality could well be a concern across the area and much of Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an air quality hea...

COVID-19 increases continue for some area counties, albeit in small amounts. Chase County reported no new cases in its weekly report Tuesday, so the community total remains at 185. There was one new d...

Lyon County commissioners have an action session coming Thursday morning. Commissioners will discuss several possible equipment purchases with County Engineer Chip Woods. They will also consider payin...

Several area school districts were recently recognized by the Kansas State Department of Education for reaching outcome milestones through the Kansans Can Star Recognition program. USD 253 Emporia rec...

Two Emporia High students are among 50 high school seniors that have been named as Kansas Career and Technical Education Scholars. Taylor Moorman and Sophia Rethman were honored this week. Qualifying ...

Firefighters now say 70 hay bales were rendered unusable after fire developed west of Reading on Tuesday afternoon. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says the fire started as a controlled burn ...