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Two hearings are slated for an Olpe man accused of sexually abusing children. Garry Dale Wilson currently faces five charges against two alleged victims, including a single count of aggravated crimina...

Sentencing is coming Friday in an aggravated battery case initially linked to attempted murder charges in Lyon County. Jonathan Bafford, 46, pleaded to an alternate count of aggravated battery during ...

The second annual La Grind three day Gravel Stage Race is taking off Friday. All proceeds from the event go to benefit Handlebars of Hope. The stage race will launch from two different locations with ...

Emporia State University President Allison Garrett updated Lyon County Commissioners on the happenings at ESU during the commission’s weekly action session Thursday morning. Along with boasting ...

Emporia Police have arrested a Kansas City, Kansas man with local ties in connection to the robbery of a downtown convenience store almost three months ago. Capt. Dave DeVries says 44-year-old Harold ...

The Kansas Free For Arts free monthly concert will feature a Kansas band at the Copper Top, along with a few new additives to the evening’s show. The vision of this organization is to create a c...

Following Wednesday’s city-county joint meeting the Emporia City Commission held their regularly scheduled action session. During the meeting commissioners unanimously approved modifications for...

Wednesday was a busy day for city and county officials. The day began with the second Emporia City and Lyon County Commission joint meeting inside the Little Theatre at White Auditorium. The main agen...

With several local rivers continuing to rise above the flood stage, some river-specific flood warnings have been extended. *Cottonwood at Emporia until Saturday morning. The river is currently above t...

It took a bit longer than originally thought, however, the Lyon County Sheriff’s department has announced that Kansas Highway 99 at Olpe’s Kansas Street has officially been reopened. The e...