Emporia State University is hosting a traveling panel of Kansas Court of Appeals judges this week. Judges Karen Arnold-Burger, PJ Cline and JJ Gardner will hold court at Emporia State's Memorial Union Webb Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday's docket has two specific cases: *Richard Gould is appealing a malpractice ...

Judging by the turnout Sunday, the third season of Good Way Gardens concerts is -- pun fully intended -- getting rooted in the community calendar. Over 100 people attended the season debut at the Historic Richard Howe Farmstead for crafts through the Emporia Arts Council, information and gardening items through Good Wa...

Emporia's second in-person job fair in four months is coming Tuesday. The Emporia Stronger Job Fair is set for 11 am to 2 pm at the Humanitarian Center. Veterans seeking to make connections with potential employers are encouraged to attend between 11-11:30 am. As many as 30 local, regional and out-of-state businesses w...

Some frosty air is in place to start the week. Freeze warnings have been posted for Lyon and all surrounding counties until 9 am Monday. A freeze watch affects Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties from 12-9 am Tuesday. Overnight temperatures could be just above freezing in Emporia on Monday and right at f...

Officially, the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education will have two meetings Monday morning. Board members will convene at 9:30 am to officially announce the district's next superintendent of schools and to approve the related contract. The board will then move directly into a second Zoom meeting to discuss personnel in e...

The Emporia High baseball team extended its winning streak to four with a 6-2 victory over Wichita North on Thursday at Soden's Grove. Emporia High never trailed in the game. Luke Marshall drove in a pair in the third on a double. As part of a 3-run fifth inning, Madden Seidl had an RBI double, followed by an RBI singl...

The Emporia High softball team picked up its first home sweep of the season on Thursday against Highland Park at Peter Pan Park. Emporia High won the first game, 15-4, in five innings and completed the sweep with a 15-0 victory in three innings in the finale. In game one, Highland Park took a 1-0 lead, but Emporia High...

Sophomore disc golfer Atlanta Krueger is Emporia State's first individual national champion after claiming the women's title at the Collegiate Disc Golf National Championships in Rock Hill, S. C. on Wednesday. Krueger was in second at -1 following the first round and trailed by two shots going into a nine-hole final r...

Two Emporia High teams were in action on Wednesday. The Emporia High softball team was swept by Hayden, 5-2 and 11-3. In game one, Emporia High held a 1-0 lead before Hayden scored four in the fifth and never looked back. Marley Sewell and Bailey Schlesener each went 2-for-3 at the plate. Alivia Barrett allowed five ru...

The Emporia State men's track & field team will start the season in the Top 25. The initial outdoor rankings from the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association places the Hornets #13 in the country. Reigning and defending MIAA and National Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field champion Pi...