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Lyon County continues its push to get residents vaccinated from COVID-19. Monday is the day where the state moves into Phase 5 of the vaccination process, meaning all adults above the age of 18 who wa...

Newman Regional Health is now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. Newman is expecting an upcoming allocation of 400 Moderna vaccine doses and has opened registration for appointments th...

The final stage of Flint Hills Technical College’s Presidential Search has begun. Finalist interviews got underway Monday with one-time Vice Chancellor of Instruction at Metropolitan Community C...

Outdoor burning will not be allowed across Lyon County, including the city of Emporia, on Monday. They won’t be allowed areawide, either. The National Weather Service has upgraded Monday’s...

Firefighters from several area departments returned to Miller on Sunday after a destructive house fire rekindled. Firefighters from Allen-Admire, Miller and Reading and Lyon County deputies first went...

The final stage of Flint Hills Technical College’s search for a new president officially begins Monday. Dr. Caron Daugherty, the one-time Vice Chancellor of Instruction at Metropolitan Community...

An 18-year-old man was recently arrested after an alleged stabbing incident in Osage City. Police Chief Fred Nech says Osage City Police and Osage County deputies responded to a call in the 400 block ...

Emporia State University continues adding to its course offerings. ESU will start an Ethnic, Gender and Identity Studies major in its Interdisciplinary Studies program this fall. The bachelor’s ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has adjusted its travel quarantine list, adding three states and two countries while removing a country from its previous list. Delaware, Michigan and R...

Overall, February’s unemployment rate dipped slightly from the rate announced for January. The state jobless rate was 3.2 percent last month, down from 3.4 percent in January. Acting Labor Secre...