Lyon County News

The plans have been finalized, the Fourth of July weekend is almost here, and thanks to the hard work of several local volunteers, the Twin Rivers Festival will return to Emporia after an almost 15-year hiatus.

So far this year, Lyon County accounts for about 17 percent of ambulance calls outside the city of Emporia.

Lyon County's new 1 percent sales tax goes into effect Wednesday, July 1. On Tuesday afternoon, Casey Woods, director of Emporia Main Street, was reminding member merchants to change their point-of-sale equipment to collect 7.8 percent instead of 6.8 percent.

Summer heat settled in right on time this year, with temperatures expected to remain in the mid to upper 90s for at least the remainder of the week, according to meterologist Kris Craven of the National Weather Service in Topeka.

USD 252 - Southern Lyon County meets at 6 p.m. Monday at the Board of Education office in Hartford.

A former city department head will have a first appearance in court this month on charges related to misuse of public funds.

Emporia attorney Don C. Krueger has been appointed defense attorney for DeAnna L. Meece, who was charged on Monday with intentional second-degree murder.

Many interesting plants, including those mentioned above, will be featured in the diverse gardens.

Two of five decisions handed down this morning by the Kansas Supreme Court involve convictions in Lyon County District Court cases.

The ruling Friday was the outcome of a second trial in the case. Dixon first was convicted in 2002 but successfully appealed.

Friends of Ricky Nurnberg, who was killed Wednesday evening, say he was a joy to be around and a true friend.

The 24-year-old woman is being held in the Lyon County jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, but no formal charges have been filed.

Monday nighta s storms added insult to injury for area crops. Last week, wheat and corn fields were damaged by a hail storm.

A wide band of severe thunderstorms was moving across eastern Kansas on Monday night, from south of Wichita to near Beatrice, Neb.

By The Emporia Gazette Wednesday, June 10, 2009 The Lyon County Republican Women will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lyon County Extension office at 2632 W. Highway 50.

After a one-year absence, this year's Fourth of July Fireworks show should work out fine even though the event will not be held at the Lyon County Fairgrounds as it traditionally has been.

Several people showed up early to the Emporia Main Street Adopt a Garden kick-off Thursday evening.

Age: 36, soon to be 37! Location: Emporia - all my life Occupation: Town Crier Bookstore manager, Main Street events coordinator and Lyon County Historical Society strategic planner Family members: Harlan "Smitty" Smith, 40; Talia Smith, 14; Garrison Smith, 10 The most fun thing about being a mom: Sharing secrets with my kids.

The 2009 Kansas Special Olympics and Law Enforcement Torch Run brought out many this morning.

A fund to help defray medical and travel expenses has been set up at Lyon County State Bank on behalf of Mariah Serrano, an Emporia teenager who was injured critically early Friday evening in an accident between a car and a semi-tractor trailer at the intersection of Roads 220 and M. She remained in critical condition this morning in the intensive ...