USD 284 Chase County is searching for its next Superintendent. That's because current Superintendent Glenna Grinstead is set to retire at the end of the current academic year following more than 30 years in education. Grinstead has led the district for the past six years following time as a teacher and principal at USD...

At the start of December, the local community was rocked by the pending closure announcements of Tyson Foods and Holiday Resort. Since that time, many other businesses, large and small, have announced closures of their own with the latest being Thermal Ceramics last week. This chain of events was one of the main talkin...

Emporia City Commissioners have three meetings in one Tuesday. Commissioners will first convene their regular action meeting with the top order of business being consideration and possible approval of the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas' reorganization plan. The RDA developed a tentative agreeme...

Jury trial is now on the docket in a Lyon County identity theft and conspiracy case. Demetrius Odom, age 30 of Decader, Georgia, was set for potential trial start dates of Feb. 18, March 3 or March 31 as part of a pretrial hearing last week. A motion hearing is planned Feb. 7, with a trial status hearing set for Feb. 1...

Probation is the sentence after a plea agreement in a Lyon County attempted exploitation case. Adam Chestnut had pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of at least one child under the age of 18 back in November after he was originally facing 22 exploitation counts. The crime has a presumptive...

The Emporia State indoor track and field teams earned six provisional qualifying marks in their first action of 2025 at the Rust Buster Invitational at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility on Friday. Connor Deters led the way for E-State winning the men's shot put with a throw of 54 feet-10 3/4 inches for a new caree...

It was a sweep for Lebo against Northern Heights on Friday. Lebo raced out to a 25-0 advantage early in the second quarter en route to a 69-12 victory. Saige Hadley led all scorers with 25 points. Lebo's defense kickstarted a slow start on offense as stated by Head Coach Patrick Gardner. Lebo improved to 3-5 with North...

The Emporia High basketball teams were swept at Washburn Rural on Friday night. Washburn Rural took the girls game, 55-24. Emporia High led by eight in the first quarter and led 10-6 heading into the second. The Lady Spartans built their lead back to eight but Washburn Rural went on a 15-2 run to lead 21-16 at halftime...

Emporia State soccer coach Jane Grimley-Gunn has added four high school players to her incoming class of Lady Hornets for 2025. Jordan Clig played defender at Coppell High School (Texas) where she was a four-year starter and was First Team All-District twice. Kadyn Gottmann signed as a goalkeeper out of St. Pius X HS...

The Emporia High boys swim and dive team finished sixth at Campus on Thursday. In diving, Joey Krueger finished fourth with a score of 234.30. Logan Woydziak earned a state consideration time in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.12. Woydziak finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.78. The...