Democrats at the local and state levels are encouraging residents to attend a town hall Tuesday evening. Kansas House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard and Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes are among the panel of guests expected to attend. Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran and Congressman Derek Schmidt, all...

Railroad crossing maintenance projects continue in Lyon County. The latest one involves Road Z, also known as Angus Road or the Lyon-Coffey county line. Work is underway between Roads 150 and 160 and will continue possibly through the end of the week. Road Z or Angus Road is closed until work is completed. This follows...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Pope Francis, who died Sunday at the age of 88. The funeral will be Saturday, with Pope Francis to be buried outside the Vatican walls -- a rarity for pontiffs -- at Saint Mary Major in Rome. The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irr...

Our dry weather pattern that's been months in the making could be reversing, if only for the short term. Numerous chances for showers and storms are in the forecast through early next week. Tuesday should be dry through the day with sunshine and temperatures climbing to 80 degrees, but showers and storms could move acr...

Amanda Gutierrez has made an impact at the Emporia Recreation Commission Now, she'll be its new director effective Tuesday after a four-month stint as interim director. Gutierrez, previously the Assistant Director of Operations, was one of three finalists for the job., Fred Lowery, the Recreation and Operations Superin...

The Emporia State softball teams won two games over Newman to wrap up their home schedule at the Trusler Sports Complex on Saturday. The Lady Hornets finished the first game strong for a 12-4 run-rule victory over the Jets. The Navy & Red opened the scoring with a surprising homer, just the second for the Jets all...

Four area athletes competed on the final day of the KU Relays on Saturday. The top finish came from Northern Heights' Jaitlyn Johnson, who finished 13th in the discus with a toss of 122-8. Emporia High had three athletes compete. After finishing third in the triple jump on Friday, Emporia High's Paige Newland finsihed ...

The Emporia State tennis teams each fell on the road Friday against conference rival Northwest Missouri. In the men's matchup, the #49 Bearcats shaved the #37 Hornets 4-3. The Hornets took the doubles point with the decisive win at #1 doubles by #36 doubles team Alexis Mattenberger and Gwendal Mazuay . Mostafa Elbasn...

The Emporia High girls soccer team fell to Wichita East, 5-2, on Friday night. The first 40 minutes were competitive with a 2-2 tie. Emersyn Johnson gave the Lady Spartans a 1-0 lead. The Blue Aces responded and then a goal by Lodia Gamez made it 2-1 in the 21st minute. Wichita East scored the next four goals in the ga...

In the high school portion of the KU Relays in Lawrence, Emporia High's Paige Newland finished third in the triple jump with a mark of 39-0.5. Chance Duncan finished 12th in the discus (158-6). RJ Tabares finished 15th in the 300m hurdles, while finishing 30th in the 110m hurdles prelims (15.13). Harley Smith finished ...