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Suspect jailed after 102mph Kan. chase in stolen SUV
LYON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspect after a 3-county chase in a stolen vehicle. Just after 4a.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies, located a possible stolen black SUV at West 6th Avenue and Prairie Street in Emporia, according to Police Sgt. Zachary M. Shafer. Deputies attempted to stop the...
Emporia woman sustains minor injuries in K-99 crash in Lyon County
LYON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - An Emporia woman sustained minor injuries in a K-99 crash in Lyon County, Kan. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Online Crash Logs, around 4:45 p.m. on Friday, July 5, a 2011 Cadillac Escalade was northbound on K-99 behind a 2010 Chevrolet Traverse. The Chevrolet Traverse slowed to make a westbound turn onto Road 150 when the Cadillac Escalade failed to slow down and struck the Chevrolet Traverse in the rear.
Application window now open to join Lyon County Master Gardeners
If you are looking to join the Lyon County Master Gardeners your window of opportunity is now open. In a news release earlier this week, Lyon County Research and Extension announced the application window for the group is now open through the end of the month. Applications are available at the Lyon County Extension Office, 2632 US Highway 50 in Emporia, and are due by July 31.
Audio – Monday – 07-08-24
Newsmaker: Admire Mayor Donna Uhl and City Council member Nichole Kuhn update recent storm damage cleanup efforts and discuss the event schedule for the city’s rescheduled July 3 celebration./Newsmaker 2: Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Area Manager Michelle Sink./Newsmaker 3: Kansas Geological Survey spokesman Brendan Bream discusses a critical mineral survey project in northwest Lyon County.
Scientists drill for rare minerals in northeast Kansas
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Scientists are searching for potential drilling sites in northeast Kansas which could reveal new sources of rare Earth minerals. The Kansas Geological Service (KGS) announced in a recent publication that KGS scientists are working to identify new sources of critically important resources in Lyon County. Successfully locating new sources of these special […]
Three Kansas lakes added to blue-green algae advisory
TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae for several bodies of water. Warnings have been issued for King Lake in Lyon County, as well as for...
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office identifies pair arrested after multi-county chase on Tuesday
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Lyon County sheriff’s officials on Wednesday identified two people who were arrested following a multi-county pursuit on that ended early Tuesday in Franklin County. The driver was identified as Frederick Beecher Hogue, 37, of Hollister, Mo. A passenger in the vehicle he was driving, Sara...
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