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If you haven’t already heard, the seventh annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day is quickly approaching. This year’s Match Day is taking place Nov. 16 and will benefit 23 different ...

A single-vehicle accident was the cause of a widespread power outage in east Emporia Sunday morning. According to Emporia Police Officer Reagen McClellan, a pickup truck hauling a camper was traveling...

If you haven’t yet registered to vote in the upcoming general election you’re quickly running out of time to do so. The deadline to register is Tuesday at 5 pm. Voters can register either ...

Emporia’s first Front Porch Music Fest brought music, food, and fun for all ages this past Saturday. Your browser does not support the audio element. From 12-8 p.m., four porches rotated musical...

The annual .5K for Camp Alexander helped successfully raise funds to give scholarships to kids who may not have otherwise been able to attend camp. The event included a .5 kilometer walk, minnow races...

Blustery conditions have led the National Weather Service has issued several wind advisories throughout the area. An advisory is in effect for Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties from 1 am to 6 am Monday....

Even as Lyon County’s overall caseload continues to climb, the county continues its recent slide down the overall leaderboard. Based on stats from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment...

Two area counties reported increases in coronavirus activity Friday. *Coffey County added five new cases over the past week and now has 136 total. There are nine active cases and nine deaths. Coffey C...

Equipment inside Hill’s Pet Nutrition — and an untold amount of dog food — was damaged or destroyed by a fire Friday night. Firefighters were dispatched to the plant around 9:15 pm. ...

Lyon County deputies say a late-night pursuit from Emporia to the Kansas Turnpike’s Matfield Green service area and back into Lyon County ended with an arrest in southeast Chase County. Deputy J...