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Some programs and services at the Lee Beran Recreation Center will take an increase in fees starting next year. That was the main topic of discussion during the Emporia Rec Commission’s monthly ...

Next week, the Kansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal in a Lyon County sex assault case involving an adult and a teenager. The case of State v. Jose Alberto Gonzalez-Sandoval went from Lyon County D...

The 2018 Medicare open enrollment period began Monday. Through December 7th senior citizen’s may make appointments with the through the Department of Aging and the Lyon County Extension office t...

A busy meeting night is planned Wednesday for the Emporia City Commission. After cancelling its study session last week, commissioners are due to meet in a study session Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ahead o...

So far, so good when it comes to travel after light rain for much of Sunday, followed by temperatures dropping to morning. A freeze warning remains in effect until 10 am for Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wa...

One person was hurt in a wreck in north central Emporia on Sunday night. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says 50-year-old Margarita Parks was driving a pickup north on Exchange when she hit a parked vehicle in ...

High school and middle school rodeo participants from five states came to Emporia this past weekend for the annual Lyon County Showdown rodeo. Saturday’s conditions improved as the day progresse...

Last week’s flooding rainfall may not have had a major impact on the city’s stormwater drainage system, but it did cause some adjustments to some significant road and water line projects i...

Parents and stakeholders at Emporia Public Schools are being asked this month to rate how well the district is doing in the classrooms. After a soft launch during parent-teacher conferences last week,...

Don’t be surprised if you see the State Street underpass close again in the near future. The bridge under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks closed Oct. 8 after cement fell from the structu...