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Provisional ballots from the recent primary election received a final vote of approval or denial during the official vote canvass Monday morning. All told, the county had 102 provisional ballots, 78 o...

The Bowyer Community Building will be a busy place Wednesday. The building is the site of the Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board’s monthly meeting, which typically doesn’t gain much at...

Storms could redevelop along the Kansas Turnpike and Interstate 35 corridors Monday. Some could be severe. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a slight severe weather risk area for the entire KVO...

Emporia State University will “go dark” Tuesday. ESU has announced it will be closed from 6 am to 6 pm to make repairs to the campus electrical system after the system failed Aug. 3, forci...

Two meetings are coming this week for USD 251 North Lyon County. Board members will have a budget hearing at 6:30 pm Wednesday. They will then close that meeting for their regular board meeting, which...

USD 252 Southern Lyon County’s Board of Education will meet Wednesday night. Board members will continue ongoing discussions about the district’s back-to-school plan as well as facilities ...

It was a quiet weekend for announcements on coronavirus caseloads areawide. Lyon County Public Health made no statements, meaning the county starts the week with 80 active cases and 697 total cases si...

Storms Sunday night had a potent, albeit limited, impact. Storms knocked down 11 Evergy power poles in southeast Lyon County, knocking out power to an electric cooperative partner. Neither 4 Rivers no...

A vesicular stomatitis outbreak has expanded to 24 Kansas counties, but it appears the area situation is stabilizing or waning. Two weeks ago, Lyon County had three confirmed cases and two suspect or ...

Lyon County deputies say a 19-year-old Fort Riley man crashed outside Bushong and was taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment afterward Saturday. Deputy Zach Shafer says deputies, Kansas Highway...