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Five Emporians now face charges for alleged drug activity as part of a joint investigation involving Emporia Police and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say three pounds of marijuan...

A preliminary hearing has been set for Eric Hawkins. The Emporia chiropractor stands accused of rape, sexual battery and battery against three separate individuals since 2015 and was in Lyon County Di...

A decision on a contract for a wind farm affecting parts of eastern Lyon County will have to wait at least a week. County commissioners were set to consider an agreement with RES Americas for a wind e...

Westar Energy is again warning customers of possible fraudulent calls they may receive from folks claiming to be Westar employees. Over the last week, the company says it has received a number of call...

Facilities updates and an ongoing needs assessment drove the conversation at Wednesday's meeting of the Emporia School Board. Board members heard a lengthy update from HTK Architects, the company task...

Emporia State University’s Plumb Hall played host to a war hero Wednesday night who is sharing his story to help brighten the lives of those around him. Retired U.S. Staff Sergeant Travis Mills ...

A Lyon County inmate granted time away to conduct a job search apparently thought his time off didn’t have to end there. Lyon County deputies are now searching for Michael Goulden, 45, after Gou...

Osage County deputies are investigating after rashes of vehicle burglaries in two different towns. The Sheriff’s Office says there were “numerous” burglaries in Carbondale and Scrant...

Lyon County Quail Forever is hosting their annual youth instructional shoot event this weekend and all are invited to take part. The instructional event seeks to educate local youth on the importance ...

BEACON TOWNES, N.C. — Millions of people are evacuating the Carolina coastlines ahead of Hurricane Florence. Former Emporians Vince and Sandy Hammerl are not on that list. The Hammerls moved fro...