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Efforts to honor the memory of Rebecca Rauber in the days since her passing continued at a local establishment Wednesday. 10 West Grill + Dive Bar hosted a Spaghetti dinner fundraiser with all proceed...

A fire damaged an Emporia home on Tuesday night. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says the fire developed at 1820 Maplecrest, with emergency calls coming in around 10:50 pm. Radiant heat in...

Wreaths Across America Emporia site coordinator Scott Burenheide is hoping the third time will be the charm for the 2026 Wreath Retirement activities coming up next month. Weather conditions have twic...

Just what you wanted to hear: you can officially file your taxes with the federal government. The filing window opened earlier this week, and Public Affairs Specialist Louise Chen says the Internal Re...

Operations at Abundant Grace since taking over food distribution from Abundant Harvest have been in a word, "Smooth" over the last month. That's according to Grace United Methodist Pastor Debbie Sente...

Trial dates still are not on the docket, but there are new court dates of note in a federal drug distribution case involving connections to Emporia, Texas and Mexico. Judge Holly Teeter approved an ev...

Extradition hearings may begin soon for a Minnesota man arrested by Emporia Police officers earlier this month. Rafael Maldonado-Ocampo was arrested Jan. 21. The legal complaint indicates Maldonado-Oc...

Court proceedings have been delayed in a Lyon County burglary case. Chase James Dickens, age 24 of Emporia, has been charged with single counts of aggravated residential burglary, battery, criminal da...

Two new staffers are coming on board at Newman Regional Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. Dr Shari Quick brings more than 25 years of experience in physical medicine and rehab to her new role....

Lyon County commissioners have a couple reports to consider as part of their action session Thursday. Commissioners will receive the quarterly report from CareArc, with highlights provided by staff. A...