In the last week, Lyon County Fire District 5 Hartford/Neosho Rapids has announced plans for significant equipment updates thanks to the awarding of multiple federal grants. Thursday, the volunteer department announced it had received a $27,300 grant from the US Department of the Interior's Slip-on Tanker program that ...

Resentencing is tentatively ahead for the lead defendant in one of Emporia's most notorious murder cases in recent memory. A brief hearing took place Friday morning in Lyon County District Court in the case against Samuel Garcia, who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy...

It's time for another round of strategic planning for USD 253 Emporia Public Schools. Board members held a special meeting Wednesday evening with members of TrustCentric, the district's current partner, as part of the conversation. Superintendent David McGehee called the meeting a chance to get the entire board up to s...

Plans are developing for a special scholarship program honoring Be The Change's founder at Emporia High School. Larry Williams passed away 18 months ago, but not before positively impacting hundreds of students at Emporia High through the mentorship program. Current leader Tagan Trahoon says the goal is to create 2 end...

Rain or shine, southeast Lyon County will be busy Saturday. Harvest Day has activities all day. Highlights include: *9 am: Cancer walk *11 am: Parade *Noon: Winners of Little Mister and Miss Harvest *12:30 pm: Inflatable costume obstacle course *1 pm: Park improvements ribbon-cutting ceremony *7-10 pm: Dance with Under...

Seven Individuals and one team will comprise the Emporia State Athletics Class of 2026 for the Hall of Honor. The induction is set for Friday, October 23 at 12:00 p.m. at the KSTC Ballroom inside Emporia State's Memorial Union as part of Homecoming weekend festivities. The class includes: Bob Fornelli, Baseball, 1988...

Emporia State cross country competed in its largest meet of the season Friday at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri. The Hornet men finished 14th among 27 teams, led by senior Gage Chapman, who set an 8K personal best of 26:40.9 in 88th place. Freshmen Jordan Schierbaum, 91st, and Bryce Roberts, 94th, follow...

Osage City senior Reed Silver is taking his football talents to Emporia State. Silver took over at quarterback midway through last season and helped lead the Indians to 10 wins and within one game of the state championship game. This season, Silver continues to do it all. Through three games, he leads Osage City in bot...

Emporia High soccer suffered its first shutout of the season Thursday, falling 5-0 to Topeka High. The Trojans took a 2-0 lead into halftime and added three more goals after the break to pull away. The loss marked the first time this season the Spartans have been held without a goal. Emporia falls to 7-2 overall and 1-...

The Emporia High tennis team posted a strong overall performance on Thursday, securing three medals at the Andover Invitational. ​Izabela Hinst led the way for the Lady Spartans in No. 1 singles, battling through a competitive bracket to earn a second-place finish. Landon Werly added to the team's success in No. 2 si...