Category Archives: News

Numerous items are on the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education agenda for a meeting Monday night. Board members will discuss emergency management communications matters, use of the Thoughte...

The Kansas Turnpike Authority has approved two contracts for upcoming construction work northeast of Emporia. Wildcat Construction and Subsidiaries of Wichita won a contract to redeck and raise the Ka...

Lyon County deputies say one person was stabbed in southeast Emporia late Saturday night. Deputy Nathan Rankin says law enforcement responded to Newman Regional Health around 11 pm after a reported st...

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s mission of ensuring the future of the elk population and their habitat was further supported after Saturday night’s benefit auction. The Rocky Mountain ...

Local educators, literacy lovers and young readers had the chance to expand their creativity thanks to a special appearance in Emporia Saturday by renowned children’s author Alastair Heim. Heim ...

The first legislative dialogue of the year drew quite the crowd to the Sauder Alumni Center Saturday morning. In attendance were Kansas Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine, 60th District Representativ...

Pancakes flew off the griddle Saturday as Troop 157 B and 157G hosted their annual pancake feed. Troop 157 committee leader Leon Bryson says events, such as Saturday’s, provides troop members wi...

Emporia Police are investigating after a stabbing incident early Saturday. Officers were called to a currently unspecified address in east Emporia around 1:30 am. One person was taken to Newman Region...

The last time Blackhawk was in Emporia, it played outside. On Friday night, the band played inside the Granada Theatre. Your browser does not support the audio element. Blackhawk returned to Emporia a...

The initial vote didn't gain enough support. Five hours later, a subsequent vote also failed. Twice on Friday, House Republicans got majority votes as they tried to pass a constitutional amendment on ...