Category Archives: News

After years on the east side of Emporia, Goodwill's thrift store has officially gone over to the west side. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new location at 2200 Industrial Road on Th...

Wichita Police officers continue an investigation after the arrest of an Emporia man last month on alleged child sex abuse. John Robert Burton, age 55, was arrested June 19 -- in the 1200 block of Wic...

Rainfall earlier this week came too late to have any impact on the US Drought Monitor's current update. The Drought Monitor update still has moderate drought across most of Lyon County, including Empo...

Tickets are now on sale for an upcoming event for the David Traylor Zoo and Emporia Friends of the Zoo. The event Aug. 12 is called Zoo Brew: Night in the Wild, and Zoo Director Lisa Keith says it fea...

Lyon County employees have a new rate in place for mileage reimbursement. County commissioners approved the adjustment as part of their action meeting Thursday. The rate, 65.5 cents per mile, improves...

A busy weekend begins Friday with a special bike ride event in Wabaunsee County. The Rock Ridge Gravel Ride and Run is Friday and Saturday, launching from Alma. This may sound similar to the Flint Hil...

A road in southwest Lyon County is now closed and could remain shut off for most of the month. The Lyon County Highway Department has cloed Road A-8 between Roads 147 and 155. A-8 is a minimum mainten...

Emporia Police are investigating after an injury crash in southeast Emporia late Wednesday night. Officers and Emporia Fire/EMS responded to Second and Union around 11 pm. Emporia Fire says a vehicle ...

LCAT riders have likely noticed the new fare schedule as approved earlier this year. The new rates went into effect this past weekend, and Director Shane Brunner says LCAT joins a list of other price ...

At least for now, concerns about slower tax collections haven't materialized. In fact, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says June's tax collections of almost $1 billion were 1.8 percent above estimates and...