Category Archives: News

Blue-green algae warnings continue at an Emporia lake and two Osage County locations. Emporia State University's King Lake has now been in an algae warning for over a month, while the Melvern Outlet R...

As has been the case for the past several years, the final hours of the 2024 Jones Aquatic Center swim season saw the facility go to the dogs. The pool hosted its annual pooch plunge to close out the ...

Senior 4Her Lacey Rust will be going out on a high note after her showing in the 2024 Swine Show Sunday morning. Rust took home a trio of top honors on the day and says she felt great once all was sai...

4Hers showed off their feathery friends during the 2024 4-H Poultry Show Sunday morning. Among the competitors this year was Sophia Hill who was named the Exhibitor of the Year. Hill was plenty busy w...

Brad and Susan Cochennet will have a change of address soon, but as far as their ties to the local community that will be the only change coming. After months of searching for a new owner of the histo...

Two of Emporia's animal welfare groups held successful community events Saturday. Prairie Paws Animal Shelter offered free vaccines and microchips during a two-hour event at its Emporia facility. Exec...

Friday's 4H shows wrapped up with the Bucket Calf Show at the Show Arena on the Lyon County Fairgrounds Macleigh Jenkins was showcasing her bucket calf, Baby Jay, and was named the Grand Champion in t...

The annual 4H Beef show occurred Friday morning at the Lyon County Fairgrounds' Show Arena. Chloe Fischer was the Reserve Grand Champion in the All Other Breeds Heifer Division. Fischer says it takes ...

A pretrial conference has been slated against a Topeka man accused of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and other charges after an alleged incident in Emporia this past spring. Tyler Seifert, a ...

A Lyon County criminal case that started with charges of drug distribution has ended with a sentence on a lesser charge. Sophia Cherrell Lavon Cole had pleaded no contest to possessing methamphetamine...