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One individual was hospitalized after an injury accident on Kansas Highway 99 Saturday evening. Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputies and Emporia/Lyon County EMS responded to a reported injury accident...

Beacon for Hope had a fortuitous year in 2018 and is looking to build upon it in 2019. Several fundraisers and support events took place last year, with many on the horizon for 2019. Executive Directo...

Lyon County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee has its first quarterly meeting of the year Thursday. Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says committee members will get a unique perspect...

The investigation continues into the traffic death of Jose Angel Montes now six months after his passing. Police Capt. Dave DeVries says final autopsy results have started coming in but not all of tho...

Partygoers on New Year’s Eve appeared to be on their best behavior. That’s according to Emporia Police Department Sgt. Lisa Sage who reports there were no DUI arrests within Lyon county or...

One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a one-vehicle accident on Americus Road Saturday morning. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and Emporia/Lyon County EMS were called to the 600...

One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a two-semi accident on the Kansas Turnpike Saturday morning. The Kansas Turnpike authority and Emporia Emergency Crews were called out to a reporte...

16 hopeful contestants convened at Triad Leasing Saturday morning to learn which team would carry there chance at a 49-inch television from Triad Leasing to begin the second phase of the “Watch ...

Overbrook residents are beginning a unique method of goose control Saturday. The town is having the first of four sanctioned hunts to reduce the goose population at Overbrook City Lake and Overbrook K...

Potential trial settings are now on the docket for one of two defendants in a drug distribution case that came to light in October. At a pretrial hearing Friday, Judge Jeff Larson set April 1, April 8...