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A national effort to increase the minimum starting salary for teachers through federal funds has the attention of the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Interim Executive Director Carol Strickland says t...

Make it three straight for Aiyana Franz in the Lyon County Fair swine contest. Franz had the grand champion and reserve champion market hog, as well as the grand champion gilt, champion crossbred and ...

Waterfowl, doves and chickens were all part of this year's 4-H poultry show Sunday. Among the contestants this year was Sarah Beth Pringle, who brought a Silkie chicken and a pen of three meat birds. ...

Conference judging brought a lot of 4-H contestants to the Anderson Building on Saturday afternoon. Among the competitors was Chloe Fischer, who brought color photos of a recent trip to Scotland to th...

A Council Grove teenager is dead after a wreck south of Wilsey on Sunday morning. The Morris County Sheriff's Office says deputies got a notice from the Life Alert 360 app about a possible wreck near ...

Firefighting crews from Lyon and Morris counties are dealing with a brush fire Sunday afternoon into early evening. The fire in the 3800 block of Road F, about seven miles north of Bushong and 10 mile...

Storm activity Saturday night into early Sunday may well have a significant impact on school operations leading into the start of the upcoming school year at Madison Junior-Senior High School. USD 386...

Direction for Emporia's public recreation facilities could take a significant step forward Monday. The Emporia Recreation Commission's Future Funding Task Force has its next regular meeting at noon, a...

Two Osage County locations will get state dunds for solid waste reduction efforts. The city of Lyndon is getting over $32,000 for a wood chipper, while the Kansas Trophy Outfitters operation in Lyndon...

The annual rabbit show was a part of a busy 4H schedule Friday morning. Danielle McElfresh of Sunflower won best of breed in the Dutch rabbit category. She says breeding and showing rabbits is much mo...