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Lawmakers note speed of 2025 session as Turnaround deadline passes
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United Way of Flint Hills building connections to resources as KVOE Live Morning Drive Auction approaches
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Series of focus groups begin Tuesday as USD 253 Emporia continues data collection for superintendent search process
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Following the news of their sudden passing, friends and colleagues of Jim and Josh Hoy remember their work and legacy across the local area and state of Kansas
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USD 253 board to get update on superintendent search
Superintendent and property matters will be part of the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education agenda this week. Board members will get a report from the Kansas Association of School Boards about focus group involvement and feedback when it comes to recommended superintendent characteristics. Administrator contracts are al...
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Formal charges pending after short foot chase in Madison
Greenwood County deputies say a short foot chase in Madison led to the arrests of two people late last week. The Sheriff's Office says a deputy tried to serve an arrest warrant in Madison, but one person allegedly fled on foot from the Madison Casey's and was arrested at an unspecified location. Deputies say they arres...
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City debuts Ask Emporia community engagement platform
The city of Emporia has been working to enhance its community engagement for some time, and it has new platform that is now available. Ask Emporia is designed to offer direct answers to resident questions, including video answers. Residents need to find the Ask Emporia button on the city's website, emporiaks.gov, to ge...
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Hamilton, Hartford, Harveyville, LeRoy gain significant state grants for water projects
Water matters are at the forefront for Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Legislature recently, and the Kansas Water Office has approved significant grant funding for a quartet of area communities. Harveyville is receiving almost $1.3 million from the Water Projects Grant Fund to handle a long-sought set of imp...
Feb 23, 2025

Dody glad to be 'coming home' as Chase County superintendent
Aron Dody begins his new duties as Chase County's superintendent of schools July 1, and the Chase County High School graduate says he wants to end his education career in that position. Spinden says there are no plans for the district to replace current school buildings with new ones now that Dody has been selected. Do...
Feb 23, 2025

Lady Hornets Go 2-0 on Day Two of Washburn Invite
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MDCV girls advance, boys falter in substate quarterfinals
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Emporia High boys bowling takes first in home quad; girls take second
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Hornet Baseball Salvages Game 3 at Pittsburg
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Spartan Boxing returning home following weekend of competition at Las Vegas Masters Championships
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Lady Hornets Go 2-0 on Day Two of Washburn Invite
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Hornet Weekend Roundup - Diamond Sports Delayed, Tennis and Track In Action
Emporia State athletics had another busy weekend as temperatures improved going into Sunday. The Emporia State track and field team picked up a pair of event wins on the final day of the Friday Night Lights hosted by Northwest Missouri on Saturday. Braden Lipgens won the men's 400m dash while Addy Scheve jumped 33 fee...
Feb 24, 2025

Veach victorius in Spartan Boxing debut in Vegas Saturday advancing to title bout Sunday
Emporia Spartan Boxing's Melissa Veatch has an opportunity to make her first competitive experience an unforgettable one Sunday. Veatch advanced to the title bout of the women's 168 lbs division of the 2025 Las Vegas Masters Boxing Championship tournament with a unanimous decision victory over Utah's Chelsey Taylor in ...
Feb 23, 2025

Hornets Split with Jets in Wichita
Emporia State split a doubleheader with Newman at Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita on Saturday. The Lady Hornets controlled the first 20 minutes of the game but had to hold on down the stretch for a 69-63 victory to split their season series with Newman. After allowing the Jets to hit the game-opening 3-pointer, ESU scored...
Feb 23, 2025

KSHSAA releases sub-state brackets for Classes 2A and 3A
Two more classifications now know their sub-state brackets as KSHSAA releasing Classes 2A and 3A on Saturday. In Class 2A in the Yates Center region, the Chase County girls are the No. 2 seed and will host Yates Center on Thursday with a time to be determined. The Chase County boys are the No. 6 seed and will host Yate...
Feb 22, 2025

Emporia High boys wrestling qualifies seven for state
The Emporia High boys wrestling team will be sending seven wrestlers to the Class 5A State Wrestling Championships next weekend in Park City. Entering Saturday's competition in the Class 5A West Regional at Newton, the Spartans had 10 wrestlers remaining with Jose Vargas at 285 clinching his ticket on Friday at 285. Ko...
Feb 22, 2025
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