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Rain or shine, downtown Emporia figures to be a bustling place Saturday for the first-ever Halfway to Everywhere Music and Arts Festival and the No Coast Film Festival. Halfway to Everywhere has been ...

Trials are set to begin near the end of 2019 for two separate cases after hearings in Lyon County District Court Friday afternoon. Jury trial in the case of Gustavo Perez-Garcia is set to begin on Nov...

A fourth person has died after a fire in Burlington earlier this month. The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office says 52-year-old Richard Powell died early Thursday due to injuries he sustained in a f...

Power restoration efforts made significant strides between sunset Friday and sunrise Saturday after damaging thunderstorms rolled through the area early Friday morning. Over 9,600 Westar Energy custom...

Due to inclement weather, schedule adjustments have been reported: Schools *USD 252 Southern Lyon County classes canceled Friday Sports *Emporia Golf Course closed Friday Community *Emporia Public Lib...

It may be Saturday before power is fully restored across the Flint Hills after severe thunderstorms left a trail of downed lines and major power outages well before sunrise Friday. Numerous power outa...

Classic and new school country music — without the assistance of instruments — filled the Granada Theatre Thursday evening courtesy of country vocal band Home Free. Your browser does not s...

A zoning application will be receiving additional attention from the Lyon County Planning and Zoning Board following the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session Thursday morning. Commissi...

The United Way of the Flint Hills is now looking for a new executive director. Jami Reever, the director since 2009, is resigning effective Sept. 25 as she takes a position with a statewide nonprofit ...

The race to replace US Senator Pat Roberts has gotten more crowded — this time on the Democrat side. Manhattan City Commissioner and Mayor Pro-Tem Usha Reddi is a math teacher in the Manhattan-O...