Category Archives: News
Agreements, requests and reviews to command Lyon county Commission's attention Thursday
A lengthy agenda is awaiting the Lyon County Commission for their weekly action session Thursday. Lyon County Zoning and Flood Plain Manager Sam Seeley will seek the commission’s signatures for ...
Apr 03, 2019
Work begins on Preston Plaza and Lofts; Citizens National mixed-use development to begin in next few weeks
Work to build one mixed-use development in downtown Emporia is already underway, with work coming soon on a major renovation project next door. Demolition work began this week for the future Preston P...
Apr 03, 2019
Kansans Can education redesign forums slated for Thursday
Area residents are encouraged to attend one of two forums about upcoming changes in education models. Emporia’s League of Women Voters has slated two forums Thursday, one at 2:30 pm at Emporia S...
Apr 03, 2019
EPD: Injury crash at Ninth and Prairie develops after one driver failed to stop at sign
For the second time this week, one person has needed medical attention after a crash where a driver didn’t stop at an Emporia traffic sign. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire went to the intersecti...
Apr 03, 2019
Crews battle stubborn grass fire near Emporia
Area firefighters were busy with a stubborn grass fire that developed about six miles northeast of Emporia on Tuesday night. Local firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Burlingame Road twice in ...
Apr 03, 2019
No individuals transported to hospitals following semi rollover at Turnpike's Emporia gate
Emergency crews were called out for a reported rollover injury accident shortly after 7:30 pm Tuesday evening. The accident involved a semi which overturned on the southbound onramp at the Kansas Turn...
Apr 03, 2019
UPDATE: Flint Hills smoke contributes to injury crash southwest of Emporia, air quality advisory for Wichita
Smoke from nearby grass fires was a factor in Tuesday’s injury crash on the Kansas Turnpike in western Lyon County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened near mile marker 122, or fiv...
Apr 03, 2019
Training Camp for this year's Dirty Kanza begins this week
The Dirty Kanza (DK) is now only two months away, and the 6th annual DK Training Camp is almost upon us. Beginning this Thursday, a host of cyclists have registered for this four-day event which inclu...
Apr 03, 2019
Wamego man hurt in wreck near Admire Tuesday morning
A Pottawatomie County man was hurt in a crash north of Admire early Tuesday. Lyon County Sgt. Doug Stump says 34-year-old Andrew Kuchera of Wamego was southbound on Kansas Highway 99, about four miles...
Apr 02, 2019
Tournament organizers gearing up for 2019 Glass Blown Open
With just three weeks to go before disc golfers from around the country — and the world — descend upon Emporia, organizers of the Glass Blown Open have an exciting week of activities ready...
Apr 02, 2019
