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The St. Patrick’s Committee is now into the thick of its fundraising process. The committee’s annual auction is Friday night at Bruffs Sports Bar and Grill. The auction represents 50 days ...

The Lyon County Treasurer’s Office is reminding residents a vehicle tag deadline is Friday. Residents with last names ending in the letter “A” need to renew tags for trailers, farm a...

A third USD 253 elementary school is now set to undergo education redesign following approval by the USD 253 Board of Education Wednesday evening. Board members approved a request from staff and facul...

Major improvements are in the works for the Lyon County Fairgrounds. The improvements include a new electronic sign, a new awning for the Anderson Building, a walking trail and the construction of an ...

Local civic leaders are pleased a major networking and information conference is coming to Emporia later this year. The Rural Rise Summit will be June 28-29 and will bring as many as 200 economic deve...

Nearly a week after claiming his second straight state diving championship, Reed Slayden says his accomplishment still hasn’t sunk in. The Emporia High senior easily won the 1-meter diving champ...

An update on future improvements will take center stage at the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. Representatives of HTK Architects will provide a “Building for the Future”...

So far, no major issues have developed from occasional snowfall Tuesday. Snow was moderate to heavy in short bursts, especially in Chase County where a winter storm warning for several hours. Snow tot...

Emporia High biology and health science teacher Erica Huggard is among the teachers honored by Emporia State University as a Master Teacher. Huggard is an ESU graduate, obtaining a bachelor's degree i...

The Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors approved two policy’s during their monthly meeting Tuesday all for the benefit of FHCHC staff. Approval was first given to a new shared...