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Shamrocks and shenanigans fill downtown Emporia Saturday for annual St. Patrick's Day activities
Emporia transformed into the Emerald City Saturday to celebrate St. Patricks Day. The annual St. Patrick’s Committee St. Patrick’s Day activities took place. Activities began with the Lepr...
Mar 17, 2019
CASA of the Flint Hills offering classes for volunteers
CASA of the Flint Hills is offering training for individuals looking to become a volunteer for children in need. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and works with children currently in t...
Mar 17, 2019
Lyon County Extension Office 'Grow Your Garden' series begins in April
The Lyon County Extension Office is hosting a ‘Grow Your Garden’ Series starting in a month. The Lyon County Master Gardeners will serve as instructors for the series conducting hands-on w...
Mar 16, 2019
Emporia State University to honor veterans with week-long list of activities
A week of activities will center on helping and honoring local student veterans at Emporia State University. ESU and the ESU Student Veterans Association are teaming up for the inaugural Veterans Week...
Mar 16, 2019
UPDATE: No injuries reported after grass fire near Bushong Friday evening
A controlled burn at a residence near Bushong quickly escalated to a grass fire Friday evening. District 2 Firefighters and Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out for a reported grass fi...
Mar 16, 2019
Lyon County Highway Department reopens previously barricaded roads
More barricades have been removed from area roads closed earlier in the week due to the threat of high water. Barricades remain in place at Road "N" from Road 220 to 240 is closed until further notice...
Mar 15, 2019
Local law enforcement remind residents to celebrate St. Patrick's Day responsibly
The Emporia Police Department will be out and about during this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities to ensure everyone is celebrating safely. Emporia Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says there a...
Mar 15, 2019
UPDATE: Multiple injuries reported after single-vehicle accident Friday morning
Numerous individuals were taken to Newman Regional Health following a single vehicle injury accident on the Kansas Turnpike early Friday morning. According to the Highway Patrol crash log, prior to 6 ...
Mar 15, 2019
St. Pat's Committee all set for Saturday activities
Downtown Emporia will be adopting an Irish theme Saturday, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Members of the St. Patrick’s Benefit Committee were guests on Wednesday’s Talk of Emporia d...
Mar 15, 2019
ESU Debate Team qualifies for nationals in Minnesota
Keeping in line with years past, the Emporia State University Debate Team is once again headed to nationals. This year, for the first time, the ESU Debate Team has two teams that qualified for nationa...
Mar 15, 2019
