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Many local residents have been curious as to why they have yet to receive their 2020 real estate tax statements. According to County Treasurer Sharon Gaede, processing of those statements hit a slight...

Close contacts of coronavirus patients have a shorter quarantine period to get through, based on new federal policy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines that short...

Water line work is coming to parts of Emporia starting next week. Water line improvements are coming along Elm Street from West Sixth to Newman Regional Health. Another work zone will be Ninth from El...

Lyon County commissioners have a short agenda before them for their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners have one item to discuss: a contract for elevator work at the County Courthouse, Courthouse A...

November’s tax collections are above recently adjusted projections for the state. Total tax collections were at almost $557 million, 1.1 percent or $6 million above projections and almost $23 mi...

A wintry mix of precipitation is possible by late Wednesday night, giving a chance of slick travels during the overnight hours early Thursday. Light rain could start by late Wednesday afternoon, with ...

Both Greenwood and Wabaunsee counties are announcing more deaths due to coronavirus. Both of the county’s deaths have happened over the last three weeks. This comes as the county added over 20 n...

Gregory Thomas Goad, the man who reached a recent plea agreement on attempted kidnapping and domestic battery charges, will return to Lyon County District Court early next year. Goad submitted a reque...

Emporia City Commissioners will hold back-to-back meetings once again Wednesday. Commissioners will hold a study session beginning at noon during which time they will discuss the reopening plans for t...

Even with coronavirus providing an apparent hurdle, the Emporia Community Foundation’s seventh annual match Day outdid itself — again. Last year’s record of $286,000 is no longer a r...