Round 1 of the annual Hopkins Awards has taken place. The Hopkins Foundation has recognized excellence among teachers and staff for Emporia schools for over 20 years, expanding its recognition program to include USD 251 North Lyon County, USD 252 Southern Lyon County and Emporia's parochial schools -- Emporia Christian...

Matthew Baker is officially on the job. Emporia State University's 19th president began meeting with faculty and staff Monday as part of a busy week, including more meetings on and off campus. Baker was appointed in December to follow Ken Hush as Emporia State president. When he was hired, he said he plans to use data ...

It shouldn't surprise anyone that the war between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other will likely cause gas prices to increase. There are signs of that already. Gas prices were as high as $2.59 a gallon Monday morning. The top-end gas price as of midday Tuesday was $2.99. Kansas AAA Manager o...

It's election day for USD 417 parents and patrons. Voters are being asked to support a 30-year, $31.5 million bond proposal that will lead to numerous improvements at Council Grove Junior/Senior High, Council Grove Elementary and Prairie Heights Elementary if approved. The bond would also lead to a 5-mill increase for ...

State revenues were short of expectations last month. Total tax collections were $506 million, missing projections by over $58 million or over 10 percent. They also were short of last year by over 7.5 percent. Of the three major categories, only combined retail sales and compensating use taxes were above estimates and ...

The Emporia Hot Flashes granny basketball team hosted a six-team crossover event on Sunday and picked up a pair of victories. In game one, the Flashes won a defensive battle 38-32 over the Oklahoma Twisters. The powered past the Oklahoma Legends 57-32 in their second game of the day. The Flashes improve to 7-1 in th...

The Emporia State athletics department wrapped February with another busy weekend of action. The Emporia State indoor track and field teams were in Pittsburg for the MIAA Championships all weekend. Three Lady Hornets scored points in the women's pentathlon. Isabella Davie had the third-best score in ESU history and f...

Multiple area athletes reached the top of the mountain at the 321A State Wrestling Tournament in Hays on Friday and Saturday. Leo DeDonder of Northern Heights took home the gold medal at 126. Bradley Doornbos of Council Grove finished first at 138. Tyler Hutchinson of Council Grove grabbed the top spot at 215. On th...

Emporia State was swept by Northwest Missouri on Senior Day to wrap up the regular season at White Auditorium in Emporia, Kan. In the women's game, Northwest survived a battle to spoil ESU's Senior Day 71-70. Neither team led by more than five points in the game. ESU used a 6-0 run to take a slim 39-34 lead into half...

The Lebo Wolves punched their ticket to next Friday night's Sub-State Championship with a 59-39 victory over Waverly on Saturday afternoon in Lebo. Lebo came out strong, building a commanding 14-2 lead by the end of the first quarter. Waverly battled back and steadily chipped away at the deficit, trimming the margin to...