Category Archives: News
Investigation continues after driver goes off Osage County road into creek bed
Osage County deputies are investigating an injury crash where the victim wasn’t found for three hours after the wreck. Darlene Sage, 83, was northbound on Auburn Road when she crashed around 10:...
Oct 31, 2018
PlanELC public meetings closing Thursday at Arts Center
Public meetings continue through Thursday as the city of Emporia and Lyon County continue work to adjust the comprehensive plan. Lyon County Zoning and Planning Administrator Sam Seeley says public in...
Oct 31, 2018
Chicken House the site for final Dine United
Dine Uniteds end Thursday for the United Way of the Flint Hills. Olpe Chicken House is donating 15 percent of its proceeds from 11 am to 8 pm to benefit the United Way. The event was rescheduled from ...
Oct 31, 2018
Inaugural meeting Thursday for Flint Hills Trail Advisory Council
The Flint Hills Trail Advisory Council will have its inaugural meeting Thursday. The council was enacted by the Legislature earlier this year when the Flint Hills Trail State Park was created. The boa...
Oct 31, 2018
Further assistance for senior services among agenda items for Lyon County Commissioners Thursday
Approval of insurance premiums will be the hot topic of discussion during Thursday’s action meeting for the Lyon County Commission. Interim Aging Services Director Michael Halleran will seek app...
Oct 31, 2018
DEA's Halloween alert: Suspicious labels may signal drug-laced candy
This week, Safe Kids Emporia urged parents to check candy once all the trick-or-treaters come home Wednesday night. The Drug Enforcement Agency’s St. Louis division, which includes Kansas, has n...
Oct 31, 2018
Thursday marks start of Cold Weather Rule
The Cold Weather Rule begins Thursday in Kansas. First enacted in 1983, the rule helps residential customers who have a past due balance on their utilities during the fall and winter months. Utilities...
Oct 31, 2018
Near-head-on crash near Severy sends van driver to Eureka hospital
A near-head-on crash in southern Greenwood County sent one person to a hospital early Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 3 am on US Highway 400 about seven miles eas...
Oct 31, 2018
USD 252 Honor Flight described as 'amazing,' 'awesome'
Exhausted but exhilarated. That pretty well describes the nearly 60 people who were part of the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Honor Flight that returned home from our nation’s capital Tuesday nig...
Oct 31, 2018
EHS senior honored for academic achievement
Emporia High School recognized the outstanding academic achievement of several students Tuesday morning. In 2017 over 1.6 million students across the country took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Sc...
Oct 30, 2018
