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The first winners in the new #VaxToNormal COVID-19 vaccination and incentive campaign were announced Friday morning. Allison Curtis, Mallory Ginn, Brad Kraft, Leslie Mullen, Dena Russell-Marino and Be...

It's just about time for Symphony in the Flint Hills. The sold-out concert begins at 6:30 pm near Council Grove, but activities begin well before that as Operations Manager Kelly Tastove mentioned on ...

Emporia's American Legion Post 5 will be the host site for a special fundraiser Saturday. The Poker Run and Legacy Run will launch at 10:30 am, with stops in Williamsburg, Scranton, Harveyville and Am...

USD 284 Chase County's Board of Education has passed a COVID Reopening Plan. The board is making masks optional and is allowing patrons or outside groups to use its facilities, although these groups n...

A bike race postponed due to bad weather last month is taking place this weekend. The National Interscholastic Cycling Association's race at Camp Alexander officially starts at 9:30 am, with registrat...

Weather permitting, Stroll and Show returns to the David Traylor Zoo on Friday evening. Outreach Coordinator Dehlia Sutton says there will be a fun environment with some educational activities before ...

Two Kansas City-area residents were taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment after a crash on Emporia's northern edge Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck on Interstate 35 near the ...

The threat of severe weather is pushing south as Friday evening progresses. A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect until 2 am Saturday for Chase and Greenwood counties. Isolated instances of 80-...

Area resident Tucker Lee has sadly passed after a hard-fought battle with cancer over the past several months. Lee passed away Wednesday after battling NUT carcinoma a rare form of cancer that is typi...

Lyon County Commissioners continued their budget planning for the 2022 fiscal year Thursday. During their regular action session Thursday, commissioners received two allocation requests, the first com...