Category Archives: News
Flinthills Mall to debut Food Truck Food-A-Palooza on Saturday
Flinthills Mall has an event for all you foodies — and, really, anybody who likes good food. The mall has its first Food Truck Food-A-Palooza from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday. Mall manager Clarence F...
Sep 25, 2020
Part of Road 150 near Emporia to close Monday
Road work is taking place on a county road near Emporia starting next week. The Lyon County Highway Department says Road 150 will be closed between Roads R and S beginning Monday for culvert replaceme...
Sep 25, 2020
Emporia listed as best small town in Kansas by travel website
Emporia is a destination point worth noting, according to an online travel website. TripSavvy.com has Emporia as the best small town in Kansas, according to a report this week. The website lists Empor...
Sep 25, 2020
Census participation deadline delayed to Halloween
The Census effort won’t be ending next week after all. A federal judge in California has ruled the national count has to continue until Halloween, not next Wednesday as had been announced. This ...
Sep 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: USD 417 Morris County closes junior-senior high school Friday; USD 456 Marais des Cygnes announces confirmed student case
Two area school districts are making adjustments as the coronavirus pandemic continues. USD 417 Morris County canceled school Friday at the junior-senior high building with what the district calls a &...
Sep 25, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports eight new cases
For the first time this week, Lyon County Public Health noted an uptick in its overall COVID-19 case number and active case number. Public Health reported eight new cases bringing the overall total to...
Sep 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Kansas Department of Health and Environment re-adds Aruba to travel quarantine list
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently amended its travel quarantine list. The newest addition is Aruba. Which was previously on the list before being removed on September 10th. But ...
Sep 24, 2020
Emporia Main Street Director ecstatic over completion of downtown sanitary sewer project
After over a year the City of Emporia and Emporia Main Street are celebrating the conclusion of a major infrastructure project in the downtown area. Crews wrapped up work on the downtown sanitary sewe...
Sep 24, 2020
Timmerman Elementary honored with National Blue Ribbon School designation
Timmerman Elementary is among six schools in Kansas to be honored as a US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School. Established in 1982, the Blue Ribbon School program recognizes schools th...
Sep 24, 2020
Cash Saver, Country Mart receive federal grant for energy efficiency improvements
Energy efficiency improvements are coming to almost 20 businesses across Kansas, including two in Emporia, as part of a federal initiative through the Department of Agriculture. The Rural Development ...
Sep 24, 2020
