The Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board will have a special meeting next week. Board members are meeting at 7 pm September 9 to discuss possible text changes to the county's regulations on solar energy. A public question-and-answer session will be included. The conversation about solar energy began picking up steam ...

Formal charges are filed and court processes have begun in a Lyon County attempted murder case. Marisol Alcala Alpolinar was charged last week with one count of attempted 1st-degree murder after the alleged cutting of Maria Alcala on August 21. She has also been charged with 3 counts of aggravated battery, 2 counts of ...

Construction will be coming in Burlington a part of a bid approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation earlier this summer. KDOT has approved a half-mile set of pedestrian and bike paths for the 300 block of 6th Street over Rock Creek, or between Hudson and Juniatta Streets. Dondlinger & Sons Construction of...

A heat advisory has ended for Lyon and most surrounding counties. That doesn't mean the heat itself has come to an end. Air temperatures will be just short of 100 degrees Tuesday. Dewpoints in the 60s will keep heat index readings close to the true air temperature, climbing as high as 101 in Emporia by late afternoon. ...

It's not just humans requiring some adjustments to their routines as a result of the intense heat currently lingering over the local area. With air temperatures at or above 100 degrees and heat index values well in excess of 100 over the next several days, local animal shelters are having to make some alterations to ke...

Senior linebacker Landon Boss has been named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week after posting a career high 17 tackles in Emporia State's Week 0 win at Minot State last week. It is the most tackles by anyone in 'The Association' through one game and the second-most by anyone in the country. Boss was a two-time pla...

The annual Steve's Stableford Classic took place at the Emporia Golf Course in hot, dry and breezy conditions this past weekend. Taking first place were Alan Hoggatt and Dennis Gisel with 10.75 points. Second were Dave and Jelinda Watts with 10.25 points. In third were Robert Ward and Mark Woolery with 8.5 points. Near...

Area volleyball recap from Saturday: A perfect 5-0 Burlingame Tournament propelled Osage City to gold. The Lady Indians needed just two sets in every match. Marais des Cygnes Valley took silver with a 3-2 record. The top five team in 1A Division 2 suffered both losses to Osage City. Olpe finished third in the same tour...

Emporia High opened the 2026 volleyball season with a pair of victories Saturday at the AVCTL Pre-Season Volleyball Tournament in Hutchinson. The Lady Spartans finished the day 2-3, picking up wins over Wichita Campus and tournament host Hutchinson. Emporia opened the tournament against Maize, taking the first set 25-2...

The Emporia State soccer team won Opening Day at the ESU Pitch Saturday with a 3-2 decision over #21 Maryville. The Saints scored first midway through the first half, but Ava Huston tallied less than six minutes later on a set piece off a beautiful delivery by Madeline Bracy. Megan Kephart broke the tie with her seco...