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The Lyon-Chase County Transfer Station will see a lot of additional traffic over the next week. Free Landfill Days begin Saturday and continue through May 5. Emporia Solid Waste Supervisor Keith Senn ...

Invasions are typically never good, but there was an exception this week. Emporia State history professor Greg Schneider says his classroom was invaded by university administrators Tuesday. The reason...

Part of Americus Road will have an overlay project starting soon. Road F will see the overlay from Road 260 south to Road 245, or the Americus north city limits. Work begins May 6. Traffic will be fla...

Lyon County’s text-to-911 service is currently offline. The Lyon County Emergency Communication Center says dispatchers were told that when somebody texted 911, that person received a bounce-bac...

A jury has found a Coffey County woman guilty of murder and elder abuse. The Kansas Attorney General's Office says 69-year-old Carol Sue Burris of New Strawn was convicted Thursday of one count of rec...

The man accused of killing a former Emporia woman last summer has a new date in court. Dylan Barber will have a motion to withdraw his plea heard June 28 in Sedgwick County District Court. Barber alle...

Newman Regional Health is reluctantly moving forward with certain adjustments in its cardiology department. Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright says the emergency cardiac cath services will shut down i...

Two separate local events will celebrate Arbor Day and its mission on Friday. At 1 pm at the old Hornet Field, almost 60 student volunteers and university staff will plant trees on a trail that goes f...

The Center for Great Plains Studies is preparing to host the Friends of the Plains Dinner this Friday. The evening will include a reception followed by a dinner, door prizes, and recent Oscar Award re...

Flint Hills Technical College’s “Night of Inspiration Gala” is approaching sellout status. Just a few tickets are left for the college’s annual fundraiser at White Auditorium. ...