Category Archives: News

Lyon County District Court has a busy start to the week. Jury trial is slated to begin Monday for Nathyn Kennedy, one of four defendants in a rural burglary case that developed in January. Kennedy, An...

Saturday's magnitude-4.4 earthquake in northern Oklahoma caused some vibrations across the Flint Hills. The temblor struck just before 9 am about 15 miles east of Cherokee, Okla., or about 200 miles s...

The David Traylor Zoo hosted the 15th Wings of Hope butterfly release Saturday evening with Hand In Hand Hospice. Cyrele Clausen, social worker and bereavement coordinator at Hand In Hand Hospice, tal...

A movie in the park Saturday evening drew another large crowd for a good cause. The Emporia Police Department Benefit Association presented the popular children’s movie “Sing” on the...

A total of 38 dogs were rescued this week from a home in Olpe, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. After responding to an animal welfare Thursday evening at 10 Center Street in Olpe, ...

Members of the Fire and Iron motorcycle club flocked into Americus for their annual benefit ride Saturday morning. The fifth annual motorcycle ride began in Olpe at 9:30 and arrived for lunch at Harry...

The Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees is meeting Monday. On the agenda, the board plans to consider approval of a new associate degree in nursing program. Approval of financial reports a...

Parents of little ones were out Saturday learning how to get their child safety seats installed properly. Child safety seat technicians with Safe Kids Emporia including members of both the Emporia Pol...

Emporia’s annual slurry seal projects are continuing this week. A handful of streets will see work: *Monday: Hickory Street from the cul-de-sac to Redwood Ave., Willow Lane from Apple Drive to R...

Some “big” changes are coming rather soon for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Flint Hills. It was announced Friday that the organization is dissolving and being acquired by Kansas Big Brot...