There's not much left of Newman Regional Health's Cora Miller Hall. Demolition has progressed substantially over the last 3 weeks after beginning with asbestos abatement and window removal in August. As of Monday morning, the only parts of the building left standing were the stairwells at the east and west sides of the...

Sealing work is ahead in southern Wabaunsee County after bid approval by the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT has approved a 10-mile work zone on Kansas Highway 31 from the intersection with K-99 east to the Wabaunsee-Osage county line, including the stretch of K-31 immediately south of Harveyville. Vance Brot...

Several Lyon County roads remain closed due to flood damage after heavy rain last week. Over the weekend, the Lyon County Highway Department announced the closure of Road E between Roads 10 and 20. County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield says the closure follows damage to a low crossing nearby. Despite anywhere from 1-4 inc...

Halfway to Halfway to Everywhere brought people to downtown Emporia on Friday night and again for much of Saturday. Unlike past years, the 2026 goal was to highlight local while looking ahead to bigger festivals. Founder and organizer Hank Osterhout liked what he saw this past weekend. Osterhout has said the ultimate g...

For Dan Hughes, getting the Banff Mountain Festival's World Tour to Emporia has been a decade-long push. Now that it finally arrived Saturday, his goal is to keep it coming back. The film festival is organized by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, which was founded in 1933 as a single drama course and now reache...

The #17 Emporia State volleyball team's bid for a reverse sweep came up short in a five-set heartbreaker at White Auditorium on Saturday night. Washburn cruised early but fought off the Lady Hornets for a 25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 15-13 victory in front of over 1,000 fans in Emporia. ESU was overwhelmed early as Wa...

The Emporia High volleyball team fought through a demanding five-match slate Saturday at the Centennial League tournament, finishing 2-3 overall on Junction City. ​The Lady Spartans notched a quick 25-17, 25-18 straight-set victory over Topeka and ground out a hard-fought, three-set win against host Junction City, 25...

The Madison Bulldogs used a strong rushing attack Friday night to defeat Sedan 42-20 in Madison. Cooper Luthi led the Bulldogs with four rushing touchdowns, carrying the ball 21 times for 98 yards. Luthi scored on touchdown runs of 1, 4, 19 and 17 yards. He also completed 3 passes for 60 yards. Mason McDonald added 102...

Clifton Clyde utilized a strong rushing attack to defeat Chase County Friday night 44-12 in a non-district matchup in Cottonwood Falls. Kyzler Dammon led the game with 32 carries with 235 yards and three scores to pace the Eagles. Clifton Clyde finished with 379 yards rushing, and 61 yards through the air. Clifton Clyd...

The Emporia Spartans struggled to find their footing Friday night at Bowen-Glaze Stadium in Topeka, falling to Washburn Rural 24-8. Emporia went three-and-out on its opening possession, while the Junior Blues established their ground game early and drove down the field for the first score of the night. The Spartans tur...