Category Archives: News
TEST William Allen White Book Award winners share supernatural theme
The supernatural is a common thread in this year's winners of the William Allen White Children's Book Awards. "Small Spaces," written by Katherine Arden, was the children's choice for grades 3-5. "Gho...
May 24, 2021 Emporia State University graphic
Hope, resilience among hallmarks of Emporia High's Class of 2021
Last year, Emporia High had to drastically rearrange its plans for spring commencement with the coronavirus pandemic in its early stages. This year’s event wasn’t exactly back to the pre-p...
May 23, 2021
Candidates slow to step forward for Lyon County elections
Candidate filing numbers have started to increase in Lyon County. Which is good, but there are still a lot of incumbents yet to file and positions with few to no candidates. The most recent to file ar...
May 23, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: State, local jobless numbers near pre-pandemic levels
Kansas continued its recovery from the peak of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, based on the latest jobless report from the Kansas Department of Labor. The jobless rate dipped from 3.7 percent in ...
May 23, 2021
Two-vehicle wreck near Allen leads to injuries for Lyon County woman
One person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Allen on Saturday. Lyon County Deputy Jason Gifford says the report came in just before 5 pm at the intersection of Roads 330 and K, about 1.5 miles sou...
May 23, 2021
TEST More discussions coming on May 16 tornado siren incident
Sunday's situation where Lyon County sets off the tornado warning sirens without a warning from the National Weather Service is a rare occurrence, and officials with both entities will meet next week ...
May 23, 2021
TEST State, local jobless rates near pre-pandemic levels
Kansas continued its recovery from the peak of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, based on the latest jobless report from the Kansas Department of Labor. The jobless rate dipped from 3.7 percent in ...
May 23, 2021
TEST Lyon County woman hurt in wreck near Allen
One person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Allen on Saturday. Lyon County Deputy Jason Gifford says the report came in just before 5 pm at the intersection of Roads 330 and K, about 1.5 miles sou...
May 23, 2021 Lyon County Sheriff's Office patch.
Argabright selected as interim superintendent for USD 386 Madison-Virgil
USD 386 Madison Virgil has named an interim superintendent for the coming school year, and it is a familiar face. The district has selected current USD 252 Southern Lyon County Superintendent Mike Arg...
May 22, 2021
Flint Hills Mall food truck rally sees strong turnout Saturday despite rainy conditions
The lines were long, the residents were hungry and the food was delicious inside the Flint Hills Mall parking lot Saturday. The mall hosted its second-ever food truck rally Saturday with hundreds of h...
May 22, 2021
