Friday May 18 | Emporia Gazette
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LCSB buys First Community Bank
Tom Thompson, president of Lyon County State Bank, announced Thursday that the bank has entered into an agreement to purchase First Community Bank from Wes Condron, subject to regulatory approval.
South Dakota man to plead guilty in grudge killing
Defense attorney Scott Bratland said during a pretrial motions hearing in Madison that Carl Ericsson has been examined by a psychiatrist but that an affidavit has not been finalized.
Area veterans make honor flight
A plane carrying 24 Kansas veterans took off from Kansas City International Airport around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, for an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. The group includes nine area veterans of World War II and the Korean War.
Softball-sized hail smashes windshields in Kansas
WxRisk.com, a private weather forecasting firm, posted this photo from the hail overnight in Madison, Kan., on its Facebook page.