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Lyon County commissioners have various infrastructure matters to discuss — and possibly approve — when they have their weekly action session Thursday. Commissioners will consider signing a...

The Emporia State Center for Great Plains Studies’ annual Friends of the Plains Dinner will feature an Oscar Award winner. Noted writer and director Kevin Wilmott will be the keynote speaker for...

Emporia State University’s Libraries and Archives Department is sponsoring a bus tour of one of the city’s historic neighborhoods. The tours will feature Stringtown, essentially from Sixth...

One county in the KVOE listening area has qualified for federal disaster aid after flooding rainfall and severe weather from last fall. Greenwood County is part of a disaster declaration recently appr...

Formal charges have been filed against three people after a reported burglary in Eureka last weekend led to arrests on suspicion of drug distribution and other drug-related crimes. Danny Lavern Noland...

Severe thunderstorms provide numerous hazards to life and property, but the one threat that gets the most attention is tornadoes. Severe Weather Awareness Week continued Tuesday with an emphasis on to...

The woman who pleaded no contest to driving a stolen boat last fall — and leading a law enforcement chase in the process — is in Lyon County District Court on Wednesday for sentencing. Cri...

An Emporia man who allegedly stole a truck in Emporia late last year and led a short chase out of town is set for a preliminary hearing Wednesday. 33-year-old Blake Cheney was charged in December with...

Next week, several significant improvement projects will either start or resume on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia. Construction on several bridges in southern Chase County will start Monday. Re-deck...

The Emporia City Commission has several bids seeking approval during their action session Wednesday. Two bids will be presented before commissioners including one for new police vehicles. The bid is f...