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Train Carrying Corn Feed Derails Near Border

Emerald City, Kan. — Emergency officials confirmed that a train carrying corn feed to Clevland County has derailed. It happened on Airport Road just before 11 a.m. Preliminary reports indicate three rail cars carrying grain are overturned and there were no injuries. Local law enforcement quickly responded to the area and are detouring traffic at Airport Road as a safety…

Lioncrest High School Evacuated Following Bomb Threat

In a message to parents, Lioncrest High School officials said the school was evacuated Friday morning while a bomb threat was investigated. The message was also posted on the school’s Facebook page. “We have evacuated the building due to a bomb threat. All students are safe. Local law enforcement is checking the building at this time. We will move students back in…

Doctors Study Rare Cancer Impacting Several Green Valley Residents

Concerned residents could have answers this spring or summer about a rare cancer that’s impacting people in the area. That’s when the results of a study are expected. Retired eye doctor Joseph Brennan spoke to a packed house about ocular melanoma, which effects only five in one-million people. Brennan says there may be environmental factors that contribute to the disease,…