Prime burning conditions were in place on Easter Sunday and they continue Monday. Temperatures in the low 70s will combine with light breezes, first out of the west before shifting to the east, to set up low to moderate fire danger areawide. Air quality issues began developing Sunday night as AirNow.gov began indicatin...

Holidays apparently don't mean anything to certain scammers. Residents began complaining to area law enforcement about alleged "final notices - court enforcement action" texts allegedly saying residents have court appearances at 9 am Monday in Olathe to handle different traffic violations like speeding or par...

Sunday was the start of a new era for Good Way Gardens in more ways than one. First, the local non-profit hosted its first of six concerts as part of the monthly Good Way Sunday series for 2026 in its new home, Fremont Park, after originally holding all activities at the historic Howe House. Director Elxa Dawson says ...

Worshipers from across the community once again began their Easter Sunday by convening at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building parking lot for a unique service courtesy of Messiah Lutheran Church. The annual drive-in worship service welcomed close to 100 vehicles to share in a time of song, fellowship and to h...

Hundreds of kids wasted no time diving into Easter egg hunts on Saturday, despite cool and breezy conditions. The Optimists' event saw around 13,000 pieces of candy snapped up in short order, thanks to an ongoing partnership with Sweet Services out of Illinois. Meanwhile, Embrace Church Emporia organized a community Ea...

Emporia State hosted day two of the ESU Midwest Classic on Friday at Welch Stadium. Stella Agbokpa set a new Lady Hornet record winning the women's 100m dash with a time of 11.58. Ezekiel Seamster set a meet record with a 10.27 to win the men's 100m dash with Israel Domeh finishing second. Agbokpa later pulled off t...

The Emporia State softball team started its Easter weekend road trip by sweeping Nebraska-Kearney in a doubleheader on Friday. The Hornets pulled away late for a 15-4 victory in game one. E-State built a 6-0 lead with Brooke Flewelling cranking two home runs to give her 13 on the year as she drove in three early. UN...

The Emporia State baseball team outhit Newman 16-4 on the way to winning the series with a 15-1 victory in game two of the three-game set on Friday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. The Hornets got on the board first in the top of the first with a grand slam by Noah Steele. Steele finished 5-for-5 with seven ...

Emporia High's offense came alive in a big way Friday, as the Spartans rolled to a doubleheader sweep of Wichita North on the road, piling up 36 total runs in the process. The Spartans set the tone early in game one, cruising to a 22-0 victory in three innings. Emporia scored four runs in each of the first two frames b...

Emporia High track and field turned in a strong showing Thursday at the Beardslee Invite, hosted by Washburn Rural in Topeka, collecting multiple top finishes against a competitive field. Leading the way for the Black and Red were several first-place performances. Rylan Crowell sprinted to victory in the 100-meter dash...