Emporia's brand-new Common Consumption Area takes effect this weekend. City commissioners approved the new designated space in mid-February but had to wait for final approval from the state before making it available to the public. The goal is to make regulations easier for both licensed alcohol vendors and city operat...

Work is underway to create a special survey that could qualify the city of Emporia for significant grant funding. The city is partnering with Governmental Assistance Services to develop a survey for low-to-moderate-income residents. Households will be randomly selected to participate and will be asked questions includi...

Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes says her 10 weeks of specialized training through the FBI validates the approach Emporia Police officers use on a daily basis. Hayes becomes part of elite company. Less than one percent of law enforcement officers worldwide are accepted for the FBI training.

With annual burn restrictions now in place across the Flint Hills, Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management says burn acreage numbers have increased considerably from its last report. For the report announced March 14, there were almost 6,400 acres burned across Lyon and surrounding counties, including 1,700 acres in Lyon C...

The United Way of the Flint Hills has set the date for its annual Community Celebration and Awards Ceremony. May 22 is when people will gather at the Bowyer Community Building to celebrate the accomplishments and fundraising work the United Way has been involved in for months. Residents are encouraged to attend. Cost i...

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...

It was a sweep for the Blue teams in the 2025 edition of the Flint Hills Optimist Club's All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday night at White Auditorium. In the girls game, the Blue team got a game winning bucket at the buzzer by Lebo's Saige Hadley for a 56-55 victory over the Red team. Eureka's Laynie Winfery was n...

The Emporia State softball team split their doubleheader with Fort Hays State on Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. The Lady Hornets managed just one hit in game one and fell 2-1 in eight innings. The Tigers had 10 hits in the game but had trouble stringing them together against Hornet starter Gracie R...

The Emporia State softball team played its first home games of the year Friday and swept Nebraska-Kearney at the Trusler Sports Complex. The Lady Hornets plated six in the third on the way to a 9-1 run-rule win in six innings in game one. UNK scored first, but ESU stole three bases in the first and plated two on wild...

The Emporia High track and field teams opened their seasons with a pair of third place finishes at the Topeka West Invitational on Friday. On the girls side, Paige Newland won the long and triple jumps. Newland finished with a mark of 18-5 in the long jump and 38-10.25 in the triple jump. The girls 4x800m relay team of...