Jury trial appears to be coming next year for the former Emporia Police Officer who was arrested for suspected human trafficking activity not related to his time in uniform. Russell Paul Patterson Jr. was in Lyon County District Court for a motions hearing Thursday morning. During that time, a final pretrial hearing da...

Jury trial could begin next week or next year for a man accused of vehicular murder in Lyon County dating back to an incident from last year. Jury trial start dates of December 16 and January 13 are still on the court docket for Adonis Dailey who is currently charged with 1st-degree murder and flee and elude with an al...

A portion of Road 250 has been vacated following action by Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning. During their regular action meeting, commissioners approved the vacation of a portion of Road 250 just east of Lyon County Road G following a road viewing as part of a study session Wednesday morning. This was the fou...

Newsmaker: Emporia Lions Club representative Gary Post previews the club's bell-ringing efforts to raise funds for the Salvation Army on Saturday./ESU Buzz./Newsmaker 2: Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jeanine McKenna discusses a new information website for workers displaced by the Tyson and Holiday ...

Information designed to benefit workers displaced through the Holiday Resort and Tyson Foods closure announcements from last week have a new place to get the information they need. The emporiaopportunity.com website has been updated to include a host of information about support services in the area. Emporia Area Chamb...