Category Archives: News
Tickets still available for Take me Back to Chicago Saturday
Rock and roll legend Danny Seraphine’s Take Me Back to Chicago will be taking the Granada Stage this weekend. Take Me Back to Chicago was formed by Seraphine and pays tribute to the iconic band ...
May 06, 2019
Lyon County Highway Department surveying damage to county roads following heavy rainfall
Evaluations are currently underway by the Lyon County Highway Department for repairs to county roads damaged during last week’s rainfall. Assistant County Engineer Jim Brull says they do not cur...
May 06, 2019
Gutierrez files for second term on USD 253 board
An incumbent has filed for re-election to the Emporia School Board. Art Gutierrez field his paperwork at the Lyon County Election office Monday. This would be his second term if elected, having won a ...
May 06, 2019
Missing juvenile treated, released to mother after holding onto concrete pillar before water rescue
An investigation continues into how a missing juvenile ended up on a log in the Cottonwood River in Chase County over the weekend. Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker says a juvenile female was repo...
May 06, 2019
Second-half property tax payments coming due
Second-half property taxes are due for Lyon County residents this week. Treasurer Sharon Gaede says residents can go to www.lyoncounty.org to check how much is due. Residents can go to the Treasurer&#...
May 06, 2019
Commencement activities prevalent next two weekends
Graduations aplenty are on the calendar the next two weekends. Emporia State University has ceremonies Friday and Saturday at White Auditorium. As was the case both last spring and this past winter, a...
May 06, 2019
Trials for drug distribution, aggravated battery suspects delayed
Two jury trials tentatively on the docket for Monday have been pushed to later in the year. Leandro Martinez, tentatively set for trial on meth distribution charges, now won’t be in court until ...
May 06, 2019
UPDATE: Local lawmakers weigh in after Legislature passes budget
Income tax policy changes are in the state budget as passed by lawmakers over the weekend. Medicaid expansion is not. Lawmakers adjourned well before sunrise Sunday after passing the budget. House Rep...
May 06, 2019
2019 La Grind is in the books
The second annual La Grind Three Day Stage Race has officially come and gone. The 2019 La Grind presented by Kohlmeier Dental began Friday afternoon with the launch of Category A riders from Olpe. On ...
May 05, 2019
Missing juvenile located during water rescue in Chase County Sunday morning
A water rescue in Chase County involving the Emporia Fire Department has connections to a missing juvenile case from Saturday. According to Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker, the Sheriff’s D...
May 05, 2019
