Category Archives: News
Salvation Army kicking off Christmas fundraising period Friday
The Salvation Army of Emporia formally kicks off its Christmas fundraising season Friday. Major Deb Thompson says there will be a virtual kickoff on the agency’s Facebook page at 9 am. Your brow...
Nov 19, 2020
Pretrial hearing coming Friday for trio of kidnapping, conspiracy suspects
Three people accused of breaking into an Emporia house and threatening two people inside have hearings Friday. Samantha Goza, Lane Rogers and Dakota Wilson all have pretrial hearings at 2 pm in Lyon C...
Nov 19, 2020
One-time Wabaunsee County indicted on wire fraud counts
The legal woes keep coming for one-time Wabaunsee County coroner Shawn Parcells. The US Attorney’s Office has now indicted Parcells on 10 counts of wire fraud, alleging he ran his autopsy-for-hi...
Nov 19, 2020
Suspect in attempted motel robbery case reaches plea agreement
A man accused of trying to rob an Emporia motel early this year has accepted a plea agreement in the case. Jeremy Spicer accepted a plea for attempted robbery and is now set for sentencing Jan. 8. Cha...
Nov 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Abundant Harvest suspends all operations until at least Dec. 1
One of Emporia’s nonprofits is closing its doors and suspending all operations for the rest of the month due to coronavirus. Abundant Harvest at 1028 Whittier will be closed until at least Dec. ...
Nov 19, 2020
Wind advisories return for Lyon, most surrounding counties as fire danger stays elevated
The overall fire danger won’t be quite as high Thursday as it was Wednesday, but the fire danger will still be very high for Lyon County and most neighboring counties until mid- to late afternoo...
Nov 19, 2020
Emporia City Commission extends mask mandate, adopts provisions from county mandate Wednesday
The city of Emporia’s mask mandate will now continue through December, with some additions, following back-to-back meetings for Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday. Commissioners unanimously ap...
Nov 19, 2020
WEATHER: Greenwood County fire burns over two miles
Area fire departments scrambled to douse a number of grass fires that happened Wednesday. The biggest started in a remote part of northwest Greenwood County near Teterville. Greenwood County Fire Chie...
Nov 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces state-wide "face covering protocol"
Kansas is now the latest state to issue a state-wide masking policy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in recent weeks. During her weekly press briefing Wednesday afternoon, Governor Laura Ke...
Nov 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce cancels 43rd Christmas Parade
Despite best efforts, the annual Emporia Christmas Parade is now off the community calendar this year. The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce announced the decision Wednesday afternoon due to the overwh...
Nov 18, 2020
