Category Archives: News
Hopkins Project Awards offer teachers another avenue to enhance learning experience
The Bud and Irene Hopkins Foundation made several stops in Emporia and USD 251 North Lyon County on Tuesday. Foundation Vice President Michelle Hopkins-Molinaro joined district administrators and boar...
Feb 25, 2020
Aside from ongoing boil water advisory for Chase County RWD 1, impact from recent high water listed as minimal
Early indications are the heavy rainfall from Sunday and Monday led to isolated issues in Chase and Greenwood counties. High water led to a boil water advisory for Chase County Rural Water District No...
Feb 25, 2020
Lit candle causes small house fire north of Emporia
Emporia firefighters say a small fire at a rural home north of town could have turned out much worse than it did. Firefighters and Lyon County deputies were toned out to 2147 Kansas Highway 99, about ...
Feb 25, 2020
Plans, policies among major talking points at NRH Board of Trustees meeting
For the most part, plans and policies will be the featured items during the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. The board has numerous items to approve as part of the consent a...
Feb 25, 2020
Rape suspect captured
A man wanted on suspicion of rape locally has been captured. German Enrique Diaz, 19, had been sought for about two weeks officially after Lyon County Crime Stoppers announced a reward in his case. Di...
Feb 25, 2020
Winter storm warning posted for Chase County with up to 6 inches of snow possible
Moderate snow is now expected just west of Emporia through Tuesday afternoon, and as a result the National Weather Service has upgraded an alert for Chase County. The county had been in a winter weath...
Feb 25, 2020
KCC trims Atmos Energy rate increase request, return on equity proposal
The Kansas Corporation Commission has drastically reduced a rate increase request from Atmos Energy. Atmos had originally requested a $7.2 million net revenue increase, which would have bumped monthly...
Feb 25, 2020
Emporia State music groups celebrate contributions of women composers
The theme of the concert was “We Give Thanks,” and the Emporia Symphony Orchestra and ESU choirs used five different selections to do just that as it honored women composers from the last ...
Feb 25, 2020
UPDATE: Water line repaired in Chase County but boil water advisory still in effect; low-water areas in Greenwood County still inundated
Moderate to heavy rainfall caused several issues to our south and west from Sunday night into Monday. In Chase County, water collapsed part of a stream bed near Roads 240 and X. That, in turn, washed ...
Feb 25, 2020
Residents urged to keep taking precautions as flu season continues
Local health officials are urging you to stay vigilant when it comes to influenza, even though virtually all the illness headlines across the globe have focused on the coronavirus recently. Lana Anste...
Feb 24, 2020
