As it has since its inception, the annual Lyon County Community Baby Shower once again provided a plethora of important information to parents of all backgrounds and situations Thursday afternoon. One of the key focuses of the day was on safe sleeping practices for infants, with organizers noting that approximately 3,5...

Conditional use permits, minor plats, traffic plans and more all gained approval from Lyon County Commissioners as part of their regular action meeting Thursday morning. Lyon County Zoning and Floodplain Manager Sam Seeley had the first order of business for the commission Thursday, first submitting a request for an ag...

At least for now, work may end earlier than scheduled for the new Rocky Ford bridge -- at least, according to Lyon County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield. The current bridge was added to the Kansas Register of Historic Places in 2020, in part due to its truss design and in part due to its significance in the infamous Sandr...

Two Emporia animal welfare groups are joining forces to expand services for pets and community cats across the area. Bailey Estes with Prairie Paws Animal Shelter and Victoria Partridge of Street Cats Club appeared on the KVOE Morning Show Thursday to highlight a new partnership centered around a Trap, Neuter and Retur...

The David Traylor Zoo has a new partnership aimed at increasing global conservation efforts with a "fairly local" partner just to our south, according to Zoo Director Brenda Young. Marmosets are New World monkeys native to South America, specifically rainforests and primarily in Brazil. The average lifespan o...

Emporia High swimming and diving finished ninth out of 14 Thursday in Topeka at Hummer Sports Park. Allie Weiss captured her third straight gold medal in diving with a score of 278.85 Ellie Grimmett, Taryn Woydziak, Connelly Prouse and Ava Podrebarac teamed up for seveth in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (4:53.37). Grim...

Baseball: Council Grove 8 West Franklin 7 Council Grove 6 West Franklin 0 SLC vs Northern Heights postponed to May 7 Osage City vs Wellsville postponed Softball: Wellsville 1 Osage City 0 Osage City 2 Wellsville 1 Council Grove 7 West Franklin 1 Council Grove 7 West Franklin 6 Chase County 14 Wabaunsee 4 Wabaunsee 20 C...

The Emporia State baseball team scored the first 18 runs of the game on the way to a 19-4 run-rule in game one against Newman at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. ESU opened the game scoring six in the top of the first and never looked back. E-State is the visiting team on the scoreboard with the Jets batting se...

Emporia High softball erupted for 37 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Highland Park at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka on Thursday. In game one, Alivia Barrett tossed a four inning no hitter as the Lady Spartans won 16-0. The Black and Red used an 11 run second inning highlighted by the first career homerun from Delaney Da...

Day one was Thursday at the ESU Midwest Classic at Welch Stadium in Emporia. The javelin throwers were also in action. Brooks Lowe defended the home turf for the Hornets winning the event with a personal best toss of 229 ft.-2 in. Mitch Budke was fifth. Harper Schoendaller finished just off the podium for E-State i...