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A woman who recently pleaded no contest to a conspiracy count of bringing contraband into the Lyon County Jail has now lost an appeal for drug activity in another case. Angela Peres was originally cha...

Emporia State University is rolling out the red carpet for the Higher Learning Commission to start the week. A site visit team from the HLC will be on campus Monday through Wednesday as the university...

A missing Emporia teenager has been found safe. Sydnee Fowler was reported missing to Emporia Police on Monday. Officers have not given specifics on when she was found and they are not releasing other...

Babes on Bikes held its third annual Boo Cruise on Friday night. Group organizer Gretchen Russell was glad about 30 people turned out on a busy Friday night to raise money for Plumb Place. Your browse...

Local and state economic trends are trending in more positive ways than they had in the past, but there are still “headwinds” to conquer. Those were the big takeaways from Friday’s E...

Up and coming country music artists Farewell Angelina entertained Emporians Friday night at the Granada Theatre as part of the EAC Performing Arts Series. The Nashville based all-female grouped named ...

Lyon County authorities have added one person to the county's Most Wanted list. Deputies are searching for John William Brannan on suspicion of failing to abide. Brannan is 36. He’s 5-foot-10, 1...

Long John Silver’s is no more. The restaurant at 1928 West Sixth had its last day of operations Thursday, according to local management. The restaurant is closed now, with equipment and food bei...

The office of Kansas Senator Jerry Moran will be offering open office hours for the local community this upcoming Tuesday. The office hours will be between 9-10am at the Lyon County Courthouse Commiss...

Downtown Emporia will be the location for a celebration co-organized by Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow and Emporia Main Street this weekend. The inaugural Emporia Dia de los Muertos celebration will ...