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TOPEKA — The state of Kansas is extending its contract with a Medicaid applications processing contractor, even though the company has been chronically understaffed and has received poor marks f...

Approvals were the name of the game at the Emporia School Board meeting Wednesday night. The board approved the 2018-19 budget as part of its agenda. The total budget authority is slightly over $31.3 ...

With close to a dozen vacant distressed properties in the city limits, the Emporia City Commission is exploring avenues to encourage future development and improve neighborhood vibrancy. During Wednes...

A preliminary hearing has been continued to next month for a woman at the center of an Aug. 3 car chase from Emporia to Hartford. Samantha Scheve, 23, appeared in front of Judge Doug Jones Wednesday w...

The state of Kansas is set to receive $142 million collected as part of an Obamacare miscue, known as the Health Insurance Provider Fee. In a release from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s...

The 2018 SOS Strong campaign is coming to a close with it’s annual award banquet Thursday. Each year 20 local men from Lyon and surrounding counties are charged with raising $1,000 apiece to sup...

Emporia city and Lyon County officials are asking for public input as work continues to redesign zoning regulations countywide. The city and county are continuing their work with The Urban Collaborati...

Lyon County commissioners have budgets and infrastructure matters as the main features of their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners could well approve the 2019 budget before the meeting is over. Th...

Bushong’s old bank building is being repurposed. On KVOE’s 8:05 am newscast Wednesday, Dianne Bedner-Smith and Gary Smith detailed plans for the bank property after the couple bought the b...

The former pool at Peter Pan Park may take on a new life with a new use. On Tuesday night, members of the Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission have recommended a minor plat to the...