The second petition submitted by Emporia Neighbors United has been verified. Lyon County Clerk Amie Jones, Thursday afternoon, stated that the signature verification process had been completed and ...

17th District State Senator Mike Argabright has been selected for special leadership training through a program offered by ...

With the ongoing heatwave locally, residents are continuously being reminded to take necessary precautions to limit their exposure to the elements as much as possible for the time being. Unfortunately ...

Evergy and 4 Rivers are responding to power outages affecting much of northeast and east-central Kansas, including Emporia and much of the KVOE listening area to our east. Outage issues developed ...

Two senior defenders for the Emporia State football team have picked up additional preseason honors heading into the 2026 eason. Senior linebacker Landon Boss and redshirt senior safety Tyler Schultze ...

The lights are about set to go out on the Lyon County Fair. Fair Board President Aaron Armitage is ready for the schedule finale — the truck and tractor pull at the grandstand Friday.

Over $1 million in state grant funding is coming to SOS to help provide services to people in crisis in Lyon and surrounding counties. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced over $850,000 as part ...

The cyclosporiasis outbreak continues nationwide, and Kansas continues to see an increased caseload on a week-to-week basis. The latest information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

Despite a 4-5 record and an injury-plagued season, Chase County still reached the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year and enters 2026 with plenty of optimism. Head coach Derick Budke’s squad ...

The extreme heat warning continues through 7 pm Friday areawide. Air temperatures are now expected to reach 102 Thursday with a peak heat index reading up to 109. Similar conditions are projected ...

During their regular meeting Wednesday evening, the USD 253 Board of Education approved a pair of public hearings ahead of their next regular meeting on September 9th. The first will be related to the ...

Emporia High approved Cassidy Barclay as head softball coach at Wednesday’s 253 board meeting. Barclay returns to Emporia, where she suited up for Emporia State at catcher for four seasons.  The ...