Category Archives: News
Guillen set for sentencing Tuesday in Lyon County District Court
Sentencing is coming Tuesday for one of five defendants in a drug distribution case which developed last fall. Luis Guillen pleaded to a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute in February...
Apr 15, 2019
Convicted Lyon County child sex abuse suspect seeking to withdraw plea
A motions hearing is slated for Tuesday afternoon in the case of a man who originally pleaded to child sex crimes two years ago but now wants to change his plea. Jason Wayne Harden had reached a plea ...
Apr 15, 2019
Lyon County Most Wanted suspect arrested, second suspect turns himself in
The list of suspects on Lyon County’s Most Wanted list has shrunk. Perry Alan Myers was recently captured. He had been posted on the list for two suspected violations of the Kansas Offender Regi...
Apr 15, 2019
UPDATE: Southbound traffic briefly blocked after two semis collide in KTA work zone near Emporia
Details are pending after a semi crash that briefly closed down southbound traffic on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia on Monday. Two southbound semis collided in a construction zone between mile mark...
Apr 15, 2019
Heartwarming performance at sensory-friendly movie, concert at Granada Theatre
Sunday was a very musical day for the audience at the sensory-friendly showing of The Greatest Showman. The sensory-friendly showing is a production of the movie The Greatest Showman that takes in the...
Apr 14, 2019
Kids learn about their environment at Party for the Planet
The David Traylor Zoo was packed with kids learning all about the importance of the planet at the Party for the Planet event. The Party for the Planet was an earth day celebration done by the David Tr...
Apr 14, 2019
Students: Sleep in a Box 'amazing opportunity' to help Emporia Rescue Mission
Two nights sleeping in boxes have provided some Emporia State University students with some fresh perspectives on life. Sleep in a Box brought students from the Didde Catholic Campus Center and other ...
Apr 14, 2019
Pool equipment, phone system, architect renderings up for discussion by Rec Commission board
Several items worth noting are on the Emporia Recreation Commission’s agenda for its monthly meeting Monday. Board members could approve a set of inflatable toys that could be used at the Jones ...
Apr 14, 2019
Parents of middle school, high school students encouraged to attend information meeting on substance abuse
The latest seminar in the Emporia High Parent Engagement Series is coming Monday night and will deal with the difficult topic of substance abuse. Emporia High and Communities in Schools are encouragin...
Apr 14, 2019
Preliminary hearing Monday related to October kidnapping case
One man accused of kidnapping in an incident last fall is set for an appearance in Lyon County District Court on Monday. Brandon Villa has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after an incident rep...
Apr 14, 2019
