Category Archives: News

Lyon County firefighters handled a fire Saturday that rekindled from activity earlier in the week. About 12:30 pm, Emporia and Olpe firefighters were called to the 700 block of Road 30, roughly six mi...

Less than 10 days remain before the annual April burn restrictions end across the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma. The prior two weeks have been busy. Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management, the socia...

Para tu Salud is returning to Emporia this summer. Organized by Emporia Spanish Speakers, the free Spanish-language community fair will be July 13 at Riverside Elementary, with representatives of area...

Jobless rates in Kansas saw no change in March. The state's unemployment rate came in at 2.7 percent, unchanged from February and March of last year. Despite the flat rate month to month, Kansas Labor...

Local families had no shortage of activities to celebrate Earth Day this weekend. Once again the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center (PAROC) and David Traylor Zoo teamed up to bring a pair of...

It is safe to say that those who visited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints this past weekend will be well prepared for when disaster strikes. At least that was the goal of the church's t...

A cold start to the day Sunday will quickly give way to warmer, windier and wetter conditions through the upcoming work week. The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory affecting Osage a...

Final work is underway on a pair of projects within USD 386 Madison Virgil. According to USD 386 Superintendent Tammy Baird, repair work on the Madison gym's roof, which was damaged during a severe th...

While Earth Day isn't officially until Monday, a pair of celebrations are coming Saturday. Earth Day activities will once again be taking place in two sessions Saturday morning and afternoon thanks to...

Community members can turn back time to the 1960s next Friday at White Auditorium and help benefit Flint Hills Technical College. FHTC will be holding its 22nd annual benefit gala and auction to raise...