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It'll be a very merry Christmas for a pair of local service organizations thanks to the work of various entities this past week. The Emporia Area Toy Drive came to an end Sunday at American Legion Pos...

The theme was Continuing a Chase County Country Christmas, and activities filled the Saturday schedule countywide Saturday. There were appearances of Santa and Mrs Claus, a number of open houses, Chri...

Breakfast with Santa has been a holiday tradition for the Emporia Public Library, and the turnout was strong again Saturday. Library Director Pauline Stacchini says there are several reasons why the e...

The atmosphere was laid back for Emporia's Holiday Arts Sale on Saturday. Among the artists displaying their wares was David Mai, who had traditional pottery and some very unusual art: okra Santas. In...

Three Americus women were arrested in Osage County late Friday afternoon on suspicion of drug activity. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says an unspecified traffic violation led to a law enforcement ...

Fog apparently played a role in an injury crash that happened just north of Emporia early Saturday evening. A car collided with a pickup pulling a horse trailer in the 1800 block of Kansas Highway 99 ...

Ever since plans for Stormont-Vail's new $30 million medical facility in Emporia -- and proposed zoning text changes by Newman Regional Health to protect its own financial interests -- came to light a...

Newman Regional Health's Board of Trustees will have a special meeting in a few days. The meeting will be at noon Wednesday in the Continuing Education Classroom on the second floor, accessible by usi...

Cashless tolling is still on track for the Kansas Turnpike Authority by the middle of next year, but the project recently reached a major milestone. The Turnpike Authority says crews installed the las...

State revenues came up short of projections for the second straight month. Total November revenues were almost $650 million. That's about $14 million or 2 percent below estimates and up slightly from ...