Applications are now available for people wanting to attend Emporia's second annual Civic Leadership Institute. Applications are due back to the city by April 22, with classes weekly between May 6 and the graduation ceremony July 15. Participants get a chance to meet with city department heads and administrators, take ...

It was an across-the-board miss for the state's income tax revenues versus projections. The March report showed overall total tax collections were just shy of $637 million for the month. That was 2 percent below estimates and over 16 percent below March 2024. Individual income tax collections were $261.6 million, missi...

Brief heavy rain and small hail were widespread as part of the second round of storm activity across the KVOE listening area in a 12-hour period. Isolated storms brought warnings to Greenwood and Coffey counties Tuesday evening. No severe weather was reported. A line of storms followed after 3 am Wednesday, bringing he...

City and county leadership will convene for a joint meeting Wednesday afternoon. The joint meeting between the city and county commissions will follow the city's regular action meeting Wednesday morning. As part of the action agenda, city leaders will consider authorizing improvements related to the city's SE transmiss...

The search for USD 253 Emporia's next superintendent continued Tuesday. Kevin Hansford, currently the superintendent for USD 331 Kingman-Norwich, was the second finalist to interview for the position. Hansford has over 20 years of experience in education and has held several administrative roles including as a building...

Due to the forecast for Severe Weather on Tuesday evening, most athletic events for Emporia High have been postponed. The boys tennis team was set to open its season with a home tournament but has been postponed with no make-up date announced. The Spartans will now open their season on Thursday at Spring Hill. The soft...

The Emporia High girls soccer team picked up its second consecutive shutout on Monday against Salina Central in Wichita, 7-0, as part of the Titan Classic For the second consecutive game, a Lady Spartan recorded a hat trick. Sophomore Emersyn Johnson scored three times for EHS. Senior Katie Smart added two goals, while...

Emporia State senior pitcher Jordan Harrison has been named the MIAA Softball Pitcher of the Week. Harrison tossed two complete game victories last weekend and didn't give up an earned run in 12.0 combined innings in victories over Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State. Harrison is now 12-3 in the circle on the season...

The spring sports season had perhaps its busiest weekend of the year so far for Emporia State over the last two days. The Emporia State men's tennis team set the tone with a sweep of Newman 7-0 to open up MIAA/GAC play Saturday. The #31 Hornets picked up the doubles point with a critical 7-6 tiebreak win at #2 doubles...

The Kansas State women's basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Southern California 67-61 in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. USC led by seven after the first 10 minutes, but K-State scored the first 10 points of the second quarter to build a 19-16 lead. The Trojans used a layup to beat the buzzer and the Cats went into the hal...