Category Archives: News
Neosho Rapids City Council hopes to extend 1-percent sales tax
NEOSHO RAPIDS — While the Lyon County Elections Office gears up for the August primary, Neosho Rapids is looking ahead to the November general election. Earlier this month, the town’s City...
May 17, 2018
Local establishments weigh in on new law allowing self-serve beer taps
A new bill signed into law Monday by Governor Jeff Colyer is paving the way for self-serve beer taps in Kansas. The new law takes effect later this month. Automated taps will vary depending on the man...
May 17, 2018
Former CECE director, teacher charged after abuse investigation at facility
Charges have been filed by the Lyon County Attorney’s Office after a lengthy investigation into possible child abuse at Emporia State’s Center for Early Childhood Education. The centerR...
May 17, 2018
Kansas Business Hall of Fame announces 2018 inductees
The Kansas Business Hall of Fame at Emporia State University has announced the inductees for the 2018 class next month. Longtime journalist Bill Kurtis and late businessman Robert Wright will be honor...
May 17, 2018
Law Enforcement Memorial Service emphasizes family bonds
The family bond that links law enforcement officers and departments may not have been more noticeable than what was witnessed at Emporia’s annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Wednesday. F...
May 17, 2018
Greeley Excavating awarded nearly $1 million bid for water system improvements in southeast Emporia
The Emporia City Commission took action Wednesday evening to greenlight a major water system improvement project to benefit a southeast Emporia industrial area. Greeley Excavating won the contract to ...
May 17, 2018
Public forum to gauge community ideas on possible rec center renovation
The public is invited to share how they’d like to see the Emporia Recreation Commission proceed on a potential renovation of the Lee Beran Recreation Center. A public forum is being held at 6 p....
May 16, 2018
One person transported after collision between vehicle and bicyclist
One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon following a collision between an SUV and a bicycle near just north of the intersection at 6th and Commercial Street in downtown Emporia. Empori...
May 16, 2018
KCC: Over 400 Flint Hills injection wells wrongly permitted
Hundreds of injection wells in the Flint Hills did not go through the proper public notice period before permits were approved. A recent report from staff at the Kansas Corporation Commission says ove...
May 16, 2018
Major water main replacement to affect 12th Avenue with other work coming soon near Country Club
A significant water main project will begin in Emporia the next few days. Emporia’s City Engineering Department has put orange construction cones up on 12th Avenue stretching from just west of P...
May 16, 2018
