The 2026-27 Lyon County budget is now certified. Lyon County Commissioners approved the budget unanimously as part of their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The budget comes to just over $40 million with a mill levy rate of 54.117, a decrease of more than two mills from the prior year. The budget will not excee...

The Street Cats Club of Emporia will have a lot to celebrate during its annual Black Cat Ball later this month, including hitting a significant milestone to start the month. Thursday afternoon, the club, on its official Facebook page, announced that it has now provided TNR services to 1,000 local cats. The club celebra...

Beacon for Hope will host the 5th annual Hope with Horsepower car show on Saturday to support veteran suicide prevention. The event will include a 50/50 raffle and door prizes. Local organizations and vendors will attend. Swag bags will be given out to the 1st 50 paid registrations the day of the event. Registration be...

Flooding impacts appear to be isolated to scattered after heavy rainfall this week, especially Thursday. Rain amounts of 1-4 inches just on Thursday caused numerous flood or flash flood alerts Thursday into early Friday. Announced shortly before 9 am was a flood warning for the Neosho River near Emporia from Friday aft...

A recent study, conducted in partnership between the Center on Rural Innovation and Emporia Main Street and focused specifically on the Emporia economy, is helping emphasize the importance of "supplementation" for a strong, vibrant economy. That was a major takeaway from a presentation by the CORI team and Em...

Emporia High Tennis hosted the Emporia Invite on Monday. The Lady Spartans were led by Izabella Hinst, who secured bronze in singles. Hinst is really proud of how she's improved this season. The duo of Alexa Tovar and Chelsea Mendez placed fifth in the doubles tournament. Head coach Saul Trujillo is scheduled to join S...

Emporia High's Taylen Koch led the Lady Spartans with a fourth-place finish Monday at the Centennial League golf meet at Stagg Hill Golf Club in Manhattan. Koch finished 15-over par, narrowly missing third place as she finished just two strokes behind third. Manhattan claimed the team championship, finishing ahead of W...

The Emporia State volleyball team stayed at No. 17 in this week's AVCA Top 25 volleyball poll after going 1-1 last week with a loss at No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney and a win at Fort Hays State. Ferris State continues to lead the poll with the 14-0 Bulldogs garnering all but two first-place votes with Wayne State, Tampa, Fre...

The Emporia State football team has returned to the top ten in this week's AFCA Top 25 DII Football Coaches Poll. Ferris State remains atop the nation with all 31 first-place votes followed by Harding, Kutztown, CSU Pueblo, and MSU Mankato. The Hornets are ranked 10th off their bye last week and are the top-ranked te...

The Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. Emma Beatty is the EHS Athlete of the Week. She's been a consistent top-five finisher for the Lady Spartans and secured a bronze medal Saturday in Lawrence, one night after being named Homecoming Queen. Abbott Bailey of Olpe is the Area Athlete of...