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Work on the Lyon County Jail’s hot water system will be handled in house following approval of an estimate by the Lyon County Commission Thursday morning. Commissioners approved and gave directi...

We’re just leaving 2019 behind, but Kansas energy hit a pair of milestones in 2017, based on stats released by the US Energy Information Agency. The state has reduced its carbon dioxide emission...

The Newman Regional Health Foundation is officially no more. The hospital’s Board of Trustees gave tentative approval to the dissolution in October as the hospital finalized an agreement with Em...

Former Emporia chiropractor Eric Hawkins has surrendered his Kansas medical license. Hawkins had his license suspended in July 2018 shortly before he was formally charged with sexually assaulting thre...

Part of Kansas Highway 170 will be closed late Thursday night into early Friday morning. The Lyon County Emergency Communication Center says K-170, also known as Road 250, will be closed at Road W abo...

Arrangements have now been announced for JL Lewis, the Emporia native that turned his love of golf into a career on the PGA Tour and PGA Champions Tour. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Jan. 10...

Two Emporians suffered apparently minor injuries but were still transported for medical care after a New Year's Day crash in northeast Butler County. The wreck happened about three miles southwest of ...

Cyclists and runners alike kicked off the new year in an active way New Year’s Day. Gravel City Adventure and Supply hosted a New Year’s Run and Ride which launched around noon from two se...

Flint Hills Community Health Center will operate this year with a slightly smaller budget than it had for last year — and there’s a reason for that, according to Chief Financial Officer St...

In reviewing her first year in office, Governor Laura Kelly said she was pleased with the direction of the state with a lot left to accomplish. Kelly says she has been focused on “rebuilding Kan...