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With tentative approval for a conditional use permit awaiting a final decision from Emporia city commissioners, Southwick House is moving foward with plans to buy property for its long-awaited transit...

It took a while, but emerald ash borer has finally been confirmed in Emporia. Wellnitz Tree Care arborist Skyler Delmott says signs of an infestation began developing last summer, but state officials ...

If you get a lot of packages, the US Postal Service is asking you to consider getting a larger mailbox -- but it's not demanding that step. Strategic Communications Manager Mark Inglett with the Kansa...

Sentencing is next in a Lyon County attempted arson and aggravated assault. Benjamin Paul White accepted a no-contest plea agreement to one count of attempted aggravated arson during a pretrial hearin...

A pretrial hearing in a Lyon County vehicular murder case has been delayed. On Tuesday, Judge Jeff Larson accepted a defense request to move the hearing to 2 pm July 12. Edwards is charged with two co...

The Neosho River's Regional Advisory Committee will have its upcoming meeting in Cottonwood Falls this week. Committee members will meet at the Nature Conservancy Office, 226 Broadway, at 11 am Friday...

At least one area county is up for possible reimbursement money from the federal government after severe storms last month. Morris County is among eight counties named in a Kansas Division of Emergenc...

The Kansas Highway Patrol noted increases in DUI arrests and speeding citations as part of its Memorial Day weekend enforcement period. Troopers say there were 21 DUI arrests betwen 6 pm Friday and 11...

Part of a Lyon County road on the north edge of Olpe will be closed Wednesday. The Lyon County Highway Department says Road 75 will shut down for unspecified road repairs between Kansas Highway 99 and...

Yet another positive financial report highlighted the CareArc Board of Directors monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. For April, the health center saw a net gain of $276,000, favorable to the budgeted g...