Category Archives: News

The last Legislative Dialogue of 2018 is coming Monday evening. The Chamber of Commerce Government Matters Committee and League of Women Voters have invited Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine, 60th D...

A panel of Kansas Court of Appeals judges has affirmed the judgment and sentence stemming from a Lyon County theft case. Alexander Jean Hill had appealed his 12-month jail term for misdemeanor theft a...

The Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees has a meeting planned for Monday afternoon. Board members will take a look at the 208-19 budget. They will also discuss a proposal for a new associa...

Overflow at the Salvation Army food pantry means good news for the people it serves — and that likely will be the case when all the donations from Emporia’s 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger ar...

No injuries were reported after fire destroyed a garage in Neosho Rapids on Saturday. Hartford-Neosho Rapids firefighters and Lyon County deputies were alerted to the fire at 702 Walnut shortly after ...

Fire destroyed an air compressor on railroad tracks in west Emporia on Saturday evening. The fire developed west of Tyson and just south of Stratford and Bel Aire. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron St...

An Alma man was arrested on suspicion of rape this month. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says an incident was initially reported in Wamego on Tuesday, but after further investigation invo...

Celebration was the rule of the weekend for Emporia State University. Commencement exercises took place Friday and Saturday for the first time in the university’s history. President Allison Garr...

Abate District 12 brought Motorcycle Awareness Month to Lyon County. “Look Twice, Save A Life” signs were seen between Emporia and Olpe Saturday for a special Motorcycle Awareness Ride bet...

Two men who left their Lyon County Jail work assignments last month are still missing. Jerry Lynn Batts and B. Jay Snyder did not return from their assignment April 25. Snyder is a white male, 5-foot-...