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Emporia High School’s Be The Change Club is looking to embrace change as it continues its message of empowerment for local youth. For the past 11 years Be The Change has met every Wednesday of t...

This was supposed to be Dirty Kanza week in Emporia — at least the rescheduled week. Obviously coronavirus changed the game, first by forcing organizers to delay the event and then to cancel it....

Like just about every organization these days, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is adjusting to the new coronavirus-based landscape. Chief of Interpretation Heather Brown says most of its plann...

A new business venture is in the works in Lyon County aiming to improve the local economy. During the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session, Thursday morning, Ronald and Judy McCoy appr...

Sentencing is coming Tuesday for two people accused of sexual misconduct in two separate cases in Lyon County District Court. German Diaz, 20, will face sentencing at 9 am. In July, Diaz pleaded to a ...

Thanks to recent action by the US Department of Agriculture, schoolchildren can have their meals at no cost to their parents through the rest of the calendar year. Last week, USDA announced its plans ...

Construction work on a state highway and a federal highway is stepping up in Council Grove. The city says drivers on Kansas Highway 177 and US Highway 56 can expect delays with construction and repair...

The Southern Lyon County board has several updates coming during its regular board meeting Wednesday night. Leading the conversation will be a status report on the back-to-school plan in light of the ...

Enrollment and land matters will lead Wednesday’s meeting for the USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education. The North Lyon County board will get an enrollment update as well as a finance and...

Last month, KVOE reported on the death of noted sexual assault survivor and victim advocate Daisy Coleman and how her passing had sparked additional conversations on the topic of support for sexual as...