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Residents were able to offer charity for kids in need and take in a movie all thanks to the Emporia Police Department Benefit Association this weekend. The annual EPBA Holiday Toy Drive brought famili...

Emporia Fire finished off a small fire in central Emporia on Saturday. Firefighters were dispatched to 422 Arundel for an outbuilding fire around 5 pm. Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says the main fir...

A new effort to get Kansas residents tested for coronavirus may mean choices for testing locally. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says the statewide push to...

Newman Regional Health administrators are pleased with the initial results of a monoclonal antibody infusion treatment in place since late last month. CEO Bob Wright, who received an infusion on Wedne...

Lyon County deputies are asking residents for help in finding the owners of what’s being called “household debris” after a recent find near Emporia. Deputies say a couch and other de...

A new holiday event at the Emporia Public Library went smoothly Saturday. Residents took advantage of the library’s first-ever Kids’ Holiday Breakfast Cruise Thru. The event is a temporary...

A decision is pending on whether an Emporia man will get a new trial — or whether court proceedings will continue — after a conviction on teen sex abuse charges. Derek Gormly has been chal...

Unfortunately, Lyon County is once again climbing the state list of overall cases per county in Kansas. Lyon County Public Health lists 2,632 total cases since late March. The Kansas Department of Hea...

The medical consultant and health officer situation in Coffey County is now resolved. Dr. Jeff Sloyer was sworn in as Coffey County’s medical consultant and health officer after a unanimous vote...

Emporia Police are investigating after an injury crash in southeast Emporia on Friday night. Officers and Emporia Fire responded to the intersection of South and Weaver after a semi and SUV collided a...