Category Archives: News

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library’s fall book sale is doing quite well so far. That’s the word from Library Director Robin Newell, who says the drive generated close to $6,000 over...

The Flint Hills Senior Life Fair is on Wednesday’s calendar. Activities run from 8 am-2 pm at the Fairgrounds Anderson Building. Organizer Vicki Brooks says there will be a wealth of information...

Greenwood County deputies have arrested three individuals after allegations the trio, all felons, tried to sell firearms illegally. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies served warrants at a curren...

It’s official. The State Street underpass is indeed closing later this week. City Clerk Kerry Sull says State will close from Second to Fourth as Burlington Northern Santa Fe repairs some concre...

Paving projects continue on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia. The northbound outside lane is closed at mile marker 143, 16 miles north of Emporia, as part of a bridge deck repair. That work could cont...

Minor injuries were the result of a semi crash near the junction of two major highways in northeast Lyon County on Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Kyle Wilkinson of Clarksdale, Mo....

This is an important week for voters in Lyon County. First, the deadline to register or change current registration is at the close of business Tuesday. Then comes Saturday, when Lyon County will have...

An Emporia woman was injured following a crash on Interstate 35 Monday evening in Emporia. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. a northbound minivan driven by 71-year-old Evelyn Dix crashed in the median near mile...

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...