The CareArc Board of Directors is meeting Tuesday. Board members will discuss state grants after going through the regular financial report. There will also be be regular reports on medical, dental, pharmacy and quality matters, as well as a standard update on credentials and privileges. The meeting will be at noon at ...

Emporia's Southwick House is quickly closing in on its $3.6 million goal for its capital campaign to bring a new transitional housing facility to the community. During an interview on KVOE's Talk of Emporia Friday morning, Southwick Board President Jeremy Dorsey told KVOE the agency is roughly $300,000 away from said g...

Work to replace the historic Rocky Ford Bridge is on track for completion by summertime, according to the latest information from Lyon County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield. During Thursday's Lyon County Commission meeting, Scritchfield reported that structural work is roughly 60 percent completed on the new bridge, locat...

Emporia Fire will be making the move to its new headquarters soon and is inviting the community to a housewarming party of sorts next month. The City of Emporia and EFD will be holding a grand opening ceremony on March 1 at the new Station One headquarters in the 500 block of Market Street. Emporia City Manager Trey Co...

Typically, the United Way of the Flint Hills doesn't issue any fundraising updates from the start of the year until its annual Campaign Celebration. That's not the case this year -- because the campaign goal is definitely in sight. The United Way says it has generated $485,000 in donations, fast approaching the goal of...

Playoff assignments for 2A and 3A basketball teams were released by KSHSAA on Saturday. In the Haven 3A Sub-State, Council Grove boys received the 15 seed and will travel to Hesston on Thursday. On the girl's side, Council Grove opens on the road Friday at Cheney. In the West Franklin 3A Sub-State, Osage City boys will...

Friday night marked the regular season finale of the Area Game of the Week, as the Lyndon Tigers hosted the Madison Bulldogs in the doubleheader - and it was a clean sweep for Lyndon. In the girls' matchup, Lyndon and Madison battled through a defensive first quarter, with the Tigers holding a slim 7-5 lead after one. ...

Emporia basketball dropped both Centennial League games in Topeka on Friday with Topeka High with the Trojans claiming the Dean Smith Trophy back. In the girls' game, Topeka pulled away in the third for a 58-40 win. Topeka opened with four straight which was immediately answered by six in a row from Emporia. Each club...

The Emporia State baseball team run-ruled the Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions 14-4 to open MIAA play on the road Friday afternoon. An Evan Abbott single and Noah Steele homer put the Hornets on top and they never trailed. ESU built the lead to 7-0 before the Lions found a four-run sixth to provide some resistance, but the ...

Following a weekend off, Emporia State softball returned to action in Silver Lake, Kan. at the Washburn Tournament beating Minnesota State-Mankato 4-1 on Friday. Brooke Flewelling continued her power surge with her fifth home run of the season to put the Lady Hornets up 2-0 early. Elina Bartlett and provided the othe...