Flint Hills Technical College has new tools coming to support training and education thanks to a recently announced appropriation from the federal government. The appropriation, $320,000 in Congressionally Designated Funding, was announced by Kansas US Senator Jerry Moran during a stop in Emporia and the FHTC campus Th...

The 2026 budget cycle has just begun and Lyon County Commissioners have already fielded five appropriation requests from outside agencies. During their regular action meeting Thursday morning, commissioners received the three latest requests from Empower House Ministries, Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness and The Empo...

A federal indictment has been filed against a Valley Center man who had taken classes at Emporia State University earlier this academic year. Jackson Trimble was recently indicted on multiple counts of distributing child sex abuse materials and tampering with records. The indictment accuses Trimble of distributing ille...

The William Allen White Community Partnership is changing locations for its upcoming presentation this weekend. Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer will have a presentation called "Seized! The Marion County Newspaper Raid and Freedom of the Press." The event is at White Auditorium's Little Theatre inste...

Even as monthly unemployment numbers spiked above 5 percent for Emporia and Lyon County near the start of the year, Regional Development Association of East Central Interim President Lyle Butler expressed confidence things would turn around. As reported last week, the April jobless numbers bore out at least some of tha...

Emporia's Chesney Erkel shot +2 to claim sixth Wednesday in the 5A State Golf Tournament at Tallgrass Golf Club in Wichita. Erkel followed up a strong day one with an even better day two. The lone EHS golfer on the course moved up from eighth after shooting one of the best scores of the day, 73. He was happy with his ...

Three Hornet baseball players have earned All-Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association for 2026. Pitcher Colby Deaver and infielder Logan Myers were named to the first team while first baseman Noah Steele made the second team. Deaver has already been named the Central Region Pitcher of the Year by...

Two area golfers kept their season alive at the state tournament. Carson Menke of Hartford makes the cut for day two in 1A at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson. Menke is tied for 34th after shooting an 88. He will tee off Wednesday at 10:00 AM Koby Isch of Lyndon sits at +17 in the 2A tournament at Quail Ridge gol...

Emporia High's Chesney Erkel is tied for eighth after Tuesday's round at the 5A State Golf Tournament at Tallgrass Golf Club in Wichita. Erkel, the lone Spartan in the field, shot a 75. His +4 is four shots back of the lead and two strokes from third. He advances to round two on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m.

The final Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week for the 2025-2026 school year were announced on Monday. The Emporia Athlete of the Week is Kaylee DeWitt. The junior took first in the 300-meter hurdles. She was also a member of the 4×100-meter relay team that won regionals. Jaiden Kurzen of Southern Lyon County i...