Category Archives: News
Mayor gets in the Arbor Day spirit with tree planting
A young tree found a new home in Peter Pan Park at the Mayor’s Tree Planting on Friday. Even Emporia’s mayor was in the Arbor Day spirit while planting the tree. The Mayor’s Tree Pla...
Apr 26, 2019
Kansas Supreme Court affirms woman's right to abortion after Attorney General appeal
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that maintains a woman’s right to an abortion. The Supreme Court ruling follows a Shawnee County District Court ruling halting enforcem...
Apr 26, 2019
Fire destroys truck in southeast Emporia
A pickup was destroyed by fire Friday morning. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Rich Gould says the incident developed shortly after 9 am at the intersection of East South Avenue and East Street. The curr...
Apr 26, 2019
Situation returns to normal quickly after gas meter broken in Reading
No injuries were reported after a gas meter was broken in Reading on Friday morning. Reading and Miller first responders were toned out to 118 Osage around 8:30 am. City Maintenance Manager Brian Knig...
Apr 26, 2019
USD 251: Tentative contract in hand for Reading Elementary property
Some big facility news has been announced by USD 251 North Lyon County this week. Less than a month after putting the former Reading Elementary property up for sale, the district has a tentative agree...
Apr 26, 2019
Free Landfill Days almost at hand for Lyon, Chase county residents
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 ...
Apr 26, 2019
ESU professor OK with 'invasion' before Roe Cross announcement
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...
Apr 26, 2019
Americus Road resurfacing project slated to start soon
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...
Apr 26, 2019
Lyon County text-to-911 service down until further notice
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...
Apr 26, 2019
New Strawn woman guilty of murder after mistreating husband
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...
Apr 26, 2019
