Category Archives: News
Infrastructure matters to highlight Emporia City Commission meeting Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission will review several infrastructure matters during their regularly scheduled study session Wednesday morning. Commissioners will receive an update on the Sixth Street waterl...
Sep 10, 2019
USD 253 Emporia public schools continue bond election/early learning discussions Wednesday
Bond election updates and early learning facility discussions will continue to be the primary focus of the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Kevin Case will present an updat...
Sep 10, 2019
Second business burglary suspect pleads no contest in Lyon County District Court; sentencing coming in November
One of two defendants in a series of local business burglaries could be spending over a year in prison. During a pretrial hearing in Lyon County District Court Tuesday, Lesli Fontenot pled no contest ...
Sep 10, 2019
UPDATE: Driver named after semi hits Mechanic Street underpass
Emporia Police are releasing a bit more information about Tuesday’s crash in downtown Emporia. Police now say Louis Banks of Jackson, Mississippi, was the driver who ran into the Mechanic Street...
Sep 10, 2019
Train hits semi in Lebo
No injuries were reported after a train hit a semi trailer in Lebo on Monday. The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office says a semi was traveling on Ogden Street when a train collided with the trailer ...
Sep 10, 2019
KDHE urges residents to stop vaping after fatality reported in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is telling residents to stop vaping and all e-cigarette use after a confirmed fatality and the development of six severe lung disease cases across the s...
Sep 10, 2019
Former lieutenant governor now running for US House
Now that incumbent Roger Marshall has announced he will run for US Senate instead of his current seat in the US House, one Republican was quick to announce his candidacy for Marshall’s current p...
Sep 10, 2019
Co-defendant in Emporia business burglary case set for Tuesday hearing
One of two defendants in a set of local business burglary cases is having a pretrial hearing Tuesday in Lyon County District Court. Lesli Fontenot will be in court at 2 pm. She has been accused of bur...
Sep 10, 2019
Lyon County rape trial pushed to October
Trial for a Lyon County rape suspect has been delayed with less than a week before jury selection was supposed to begin. Judge Jeff Larson has pushed trial for 23-year-old Alexander James Babb from Se...
Sep 10, 2019
Memorial service announced for local veteran Norm Fields
Funeral arrangements have been announced for local veteran Norm Fields, who passed away last week at the age of 73. A memorial service has been slated for 1 pm Friday at the American Legion, 2921 West...
Sep 10, 2019
