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A New Strawn woman will be spending over ten years in prison after being sentenced in Coffey County District Court Thursday. According to a press release from the Kansas Attorney General’s offic...

Come late January, a new car wash with new technology should have customers at West Sixth and Prairie. The formal groundbreaking for Mr. G’s Express took place Thursday, and owner Danny Giefer s...

Republishing of the 2019 budget was approved by Lyon County Commissioners during their weekly action session Thursday. The purpose of the republishing is to provide commissioners budget authority to a...

Organizers of the annual Denim and Diamonds Gala are getting set for a sellout evening. Newman Regional Health Director of Business Development McKenzie Cinelli says earlier this week they had to add ...

Traffic at an intersection near Flinthills Mall was blocked for about an hour after utility poles were taken down Thursday. The incident happened around 9 am at 15th and Stanton. Emporia Police Office...

Two people have turned themselves in as local authorities investigate a pair of suspected impersonating officer incidents in Lyon County this week. Detective Sgt. Jacob Welsh says 18-year-old Joseph H...

Progress is being made to restore power to nearly 300 Lyon-Coffey Rural Electric customers after power was knocked out due to damaging overnight storms. Early reports had 60-mph winds near Burlington ...

USD 253 Emporia Public Schools went back-to-back Wednesday evening with both their final informational town hall meeting and the Board of Education’s regular meeting. During the final town hall ...

Strong storms have developed near Emporia and are pushing south-southeast shortly after midnight. Active warnings: *Coffey County: Severe thunderstorm warning until 1 am Wind gusts as high as 60 mph h...

Fans of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy had to wait three months for the band to perform in Emporia after illness forced the group to reschedule its appearance. The band did not disappoint Wednesday night. Your ...