Lyons News

William Franklin Redburn, 76, died at Rice County Hospital in Lyons on Sept. 21 after a short illness.

Court documents show a woman killed over the weekend was afraid of the man now charged in her death.

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Published online 11/3/2009 10:28 PM Brothers accused in separate killings One awaits sentencing in Barton Co.

A Lyons woman who was found dead in her home had taken out a protection order last week against the man suspected in her death.

Published online 11/3/2009 9:37 AM Pharmacy owners found guilty in scheme Sentencing not yet set for Lyons couple accused of running online 'pill mill.' By John Green - The Hutchinson News - jgreen@hutchnews.com LYONS - The owners of a pharmacy in Lyons entered pleas Monday in connection with the operation of an alleged Internet "pill mill" scheme.

Published online 11/2/2009 10:19 PM Man charged with first-degree murder in Lyons woman's death By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News - dgray@hutchnews.com LYONS - A 35-year-old Lyons man arrested Sunday in Baytown, Texas, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Lyons woman.

Texas law enforcement officials have confirmed the arrest of a possible suspect in the case of a woman's death in Lyons, KS .

Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents have been notified of a possible homicide case in Lyons, KS, that apparently took place either late Saturday or early Sunday morning.

Where Eastern Kansas ends and Western Kansas begins is an entire column in itself, but for practical purposes, if you fold the map in half, the north-south highway closest to the fold is Kansas Highway 14.

Published online 10/25/2009 10:27 PM Two injured when SUV hits roadside vehicle Two people were injured Saturday night - one critically - when an SUV struck a roadside vehicle in Rice County, which in turn hit another parked vehicle and a man standing nearby.

James Williams, 90, with his daughter Michelle Senter, both from Abilene, check out a model of a 5-inch gun, which he manned on the USS David W. Taylor as a fire controlman 1st class in the Pacific theater during WWII.

Published online 9/7/2009 11:16 PM Lyons, Sterling will pay less for 911 service beginning in 2010 By Clara Kilbourn - The Hutchinson News - ckilbourn@hutchnews.com LYONS - Rice County Commissioners have approved a new rate of payment for calls through the county 911 Dispatch Center for the towns of Lyons and Sterling.

What was informally agreed upon in March became official last week: Hillsboro will be a member of a new league starting next school year.

Note to any would-be burglars - stay out of the Geneseo Mini-Mart. Jeremy Michael Ray Simmers and Andrew Thomas Hanscom, both of Lyons, didn't get this memo.

Debra Janzen, 56, was transported to the Wichita hospital after her car left the roadway while driving south on 25th Road at 7:25 p.m. Friday just south of the intersection with Avenue Q, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report.

Debra Janzen, 56, was transported to the Wichita hospital after her car left the roadway while driving south on 25th Road at 7:25 p.m. Friday just south of the intersection with Avenue Q, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report.

Jack and Vicky Wempe of Lyons, Kan., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this month with children and grandchildren at Branson, Mo.

Lyons officials are answering a call for change, dropping a measure it hoped would save the city $72,000 a year.

By Kim Wilhelm A burst of applause echoed from the Lyons City Council chambers Friday afternoon.