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US Congressman Roger Marshall will be in Emporia next week. Marshall is not making any announced public stops, but he will be involved in a pair of industry tours Monday. Those businesses have not bee...

For the second time this week, Wabaunsee County authorities and the Kansas Highway Patrol are involved in a standoff. Wabaunsee County Dispatch confirms the situation near Alta Vista but has no other ...

US Senator Jerry Moran has been crisscrossing the state recently with several stops on his annual Listening Tour. That tour brought him to a town hall stop at Emporia’s American Legion Post No. ...

The first-ever Quilts of Gratitude featured covering was formally claimed Thursday. Glenna Nymeyer says she was overjoyed when she found out Wednesday. The reason? The quilt now goes to her brother. Y...

Reading City Council and local community members came together Thursday evening to swap ideas about what to do with the former Reading Elementary school building. Earlier this year the USD 251 Board o...

The Emporia Municipal Band kicked off its 78th concert season Thursday evening. The concert titled “Beginnings and Endings”, included songs like “When the Saints Go Marching In”...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Barnett has selected his running mate for Lt. Governor, his wife Rosemary. Barnett says when choosing a running mate he had three simple criteria, someone who co...

The Special Olympics torch is getting closer to its final destination. The torch left Emporia on its way to El Dorado and, ultimately, Wichita for the annual State Games beginning Friday. Special Olym...

Lyon County commissioners fielded the latest department budget request during their action session Thursday. County Attorney Marc Goodman submitted a tentative budget that adds a new position: a victi...

Damage estimates are still pending, but the cause of Wednesday’s fire at an Emporia restaurant appears to have been an accident. Emporia Fire Marshal Reason Bradford says a cooking appliance was...