Category Archives: News
US Highway 50 expansion project continues following brief weather related delay
Despite a minor setback due to heavy rainfall over the past week, work is progressing well on the West Highway 50 expansion project. Kansas Department of Transportation District 1 Public Affairs Manag...
Aug 03, 2020
Horse show marks the end of 4H events for the weekend
4H activities concluded for the weekend on Sunday with the annual Horse Show. Participant Mason Jenkins won Grand Champion horse. Jenkins says that working with horses can be a hard process. Your brow...
Aug 03, 2020
ELECTION: Hefty load of mail ballots to stretch out result announcements through Friday
This will likely be a primary election cycle unlike any other we have seen. Election Day is Tuesday, but with a massive amount of mail ballots to process, the unofficial results won’t be finaliz...
Aug 03, 2020
Chase suspect now seeking to withdraw plea from last month
Less than a month ago, Chelsea Brooks pleaded no contest to charges related to a chase from Emporia to western Osage County in late 2018. Brooks is now seeking to withdraw that plea. Brooks will appea...
Aug 03, 2020
4H activities start strong with the Dog Show and Hand Pet and Cat Show
4H events kicked off at the Anderson building last Friday with the Dog show and Hand Pet and Cat show. The dog show had seven entries which performed in two categories: showmanship and obedience. Part...
Aug 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health confirms 12th, 13th deaths
Two more Lyon County residents have died due to coronavirus. Lyon County Public Health says a White male in his 90s died last week. His death was confirmed Friday. A White male in his 80s also passed ...
Aug 03, 2020
WEATHER: Cottonwood River at Emporia exits flood warning; handful of roads still closed
The Cottonwood River at Emporia is now officially out of a flood warning. However, a few roads in Lyon and Chase counties are still officially closed due to heavy rainfall from last week. In Lyon Coun...
Aug 03, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County hospitalizations hold steady as overall cases climb, active cases dip
Lyon County health officials are watching several trends with local COVID-19 metrics as we start the week. The overall caseload climbed slightly Friday from 640 to 644, while the number of active case...
Aug 03, 2020
UPDATE: Cottonwood river below flood stage; warning/road closures continue
Despite little to no rainfall occurring over the past 48-hours, flooding continues at one area gauge. The National Weather Service has extended its river-based flood warning for the Cottonwood River n...
Aug 02, 2020
One arrested following accident in west Emporia Saturday evening
A single motorcycle accident in the Spangles drive-thru lane led to the arrest of one individual late Saturday evening. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Tim Wacker, officers were called to the Spangle...
Aug 02, 2020
