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The Emporia Salvation Army has its winter clothing giveaway Tuesday. The agency will hand out coats, gloves, hats, scarves and other winter clothes it has on hand. Appointments are needed, so resident...

Traffic around Walnut Elementary is being affected by street work this week. Grove from Walnut to Washington is closed until at least Thursday. Early indications are the work is for underground utilit...

Lyon County authorities are announcing the third vehicle pursuit in or around Emporia over the past two weeks. Lyon County Deputy Nathan Rankin says the chase started in the 600 block of East South Av...

Volunteers, family and friends gathered at White Park Sunday evening to honor the memory of Ace Garate and to carry on his charitable spirit. The second annual AceItUp Tree Lighting and Toy Drive took...

Residents were able to offer charity for kids in need and take in a movie all thanks to the Emporia Police Department Benefit Association this weekend. The annual EPBA Holiday Toy Drive brought famili...

Emporia Fire finished off a small fire in central Emporia on Saturday. Firefighters were dispatched to 422 Arundel for an outbuilding fire around 5 pm. Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says the main fir...

A new effort to get Kansas residents tested for coronavirus may mean choices for testing locally. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says the statewide push to...

Newman Regional Health administrators are pleased with the initial results of a monoclonal antibody infusion treatment in place since late last month. CEO Bob Wright, who received an infusion on Wedne...

Lyon County deputies are asking residents for help in finding the owners of what’s being called “household debris” after a recent find near Emporia. Deputies say a couch and other de...

A new holiday event at the Emporia Public Library went smoothly Saturday. Residents took advantage of the library’s first-ever Kids’ Holiday Breakfast Cruise Thru. The event is a temporary...