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Lyon County commissioners have a lot on their agenda for their action meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners will start their business by possibly approving letters of support for grants involving Cr...

A lot of residents voted to have lunch or supper courtesy of the Emporia Farmers Market on Election Day. The market's Soup-a-Palooza brought a lot of people to the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Bui...

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7957 has announced several winners -- all from Olpe -- in its Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen essay contests for area students. For the Patriot's Pen contest, winner...

Two tight election races at the state level have been called. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, narrowly won a second term in office, turning aside a major challenge from current Kansas Attorne...

Lyon County's midterm elections saw Mark Schreiber and Eric Smith re-elected to their seats, while there will be new representation for part of the Lyon County Commission. Lyon County voters re-electe...

Refinement of the new City of Emporia zoning regulations continued during a special study meeting for the Emporia/Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Tuesday evening. The plans have been...

Two people were hurt after a crash near Melvern Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says the crash on US Highway 75 was reported shortly before 1:30 pm. Wells says a minivan dr...

Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking is getting ready for his third Meet the Manager event. The city says Meet the Manager 3 will be at Trolley House Distillery, 502 S. Commercial, on Dec. 8. The time wi...

The USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education will take a closer look at Hartford Junior-Senior High as part of its meeting this week. The facility tour will take place after the board approves ...

Half the finalist field has been named as Emporia State University moves closer to filling its provost position. Greg Haddock, Northwest Missouri State's associate provost of graduate and professional...