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A motorcycle rider was taken to Newman Regional Health for observation and treatment after a crash near the Kansas Turnpike’s Emporia tollgate Sunday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 25-yea...

Emporia/Lyon County EMS took two people to Newman Regional Health after a crash just west of Emporia on Sunday. Lyon County deputies say 62-year-old Deanna Thompson-Simpson of Emporia was westbound on...

Pharmacies and doctor’s offices are getting ready for the upcoming flu season. Certain vaccinations — notably the high-dose vaccines for the elderly — are in short supply at this tim...

The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld a Lyon County District Court decision to revoke probation in cases involving no-contest pleas to aggravated assault and attempted robbery. Franklin Preston Burch...

Lyon County residents with last names beginning with the letters “P,” “Q” and “R” are advised to get to the Courthouse by Monday to renew vehicle tags. Treasurer Sh...

Dense fog advisories blanketed most of the KVOE listening area for the early overnight hours. Advisories for Lyon, Chase, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties were lifted before 4 am as the fog thinne...

A risk of severe weather for the KVOE listening area did not materialize Saturday as it did Friday. Thunderstorms developed, but they produced isolated small hail instead of the quarter- to half-dolla...

Building With BBQ is being considered a success. The first-year fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity brought six teams to the Lyon County Fairgrounds to try their hands in several categories, including...

Tacos were consumed by the thousands Friday as Sacred Heart School held its 46th annual Mexican Supper. If you don’t believe us, ask Principal Darby O’Neill, who saw a massive turnout at t...

There was a hot time in the old town Saturday as Do-B’s held its first Insanibee wing eating contest. Five contestants had to chow through six wings drenched in Insanibee sauce — a combina...