Emporia Fire, Lyon County deputies jointly investigating Friday's grass fire activity; preparedness stressed with elevated danger returning Monday
Mar 15, 2025
13th annual John 'Doc' Baxter Taco Feed coming March 26th
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Red Flag Warnings in place areawide Monday
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Plea deal reached in 2024 crash that killed former Emporian
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Saint Patrick's Day activities mark 30th year in Emporia
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Emporia Fire, Lyon County deputies jointly investigating Friday's grass fire activity; preparedness stressed with elevated danger returning Monday
Mar 15, 2025
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Fire weather watches coming Monday areawide
There will apparently be a break in our elevated fire danger Sunday. The break will not last long. The National Weather Service has announced fire weather watches for all area counties Monday. For Lyon and most surrounding counties, the watch goes from 12-8 pm. For the exceptions, Chase and Greenwood counties, the watc...
Mar 15, 2025
Planning Commission officially asked to revisit large housing development in northwest Emporia
The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will be busy with its meeting Tuesday. Board members have two items connected to property north of 18th Avenue and east of Road G, a request for a preliminary plat or property layout and a request to rezone the property north of Frontier Farm Credit and west...
Mar 15, 2025
Emporia's spring construction season getting started
Emporia's spring construction season is unofficially underway. East Sixth Avenue, or Highway 50, has a roughly two-to-three-week project as Bunge North America's contractor maintains roads along its railroad spur crossings on the highway between East and Lakeview. Lane drops and shifts are underway. The 1500 block of M...
Mar 15, 2025
Adult, juvenile arrested after alleged chase originating in Morris County
Formal charges are currently pending against a Wichita man and a juvenile after an alleged chase in Morris County earlier this month. The Morris County Sheriff's Office says the incident allegedly developed in the late-evening hours of March 8 as a deputy tried a traffic stop on US Highway 77 after an alleged traffic i...
Mar 15, 2025
WEATHER: Two to Newman Regional for possible smoke inhalation as grass fire damages home, outbuildings east of Emporia
An active day for grass fires culminated with major fires, one in eastern Lyon County and two in Wabaunsee County. Fire crews had already worked numerous fires across the area starting shortly before 1 pm before the Wabaunsee County fires developed, one that started near the Lyon County line north of Allen and another ...
Mar 14, 2025
#38 Lady Hornets Fall in Opening Match in Florida
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Hornet Baseball Earns First MIAA Series Win on Extra-Inning Walkoff Homer
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#20 Hornet Tennis Sweeps Hobart
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Lady Hornets Go 5-0 in Florida
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Lyon County League announces All-League Basketball Teams
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#38 Lady Hornets Fall in Opening Match in Florida
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Latest Sports
Olpe boys use strong fourth to win 1A-DI State Championship
Olpe used a 19-7 fourth quarter to claim their third state championship in program history as they defeated South Central 47-34. The run was sparked by Senior Dexton Hoelting as he scored 15 points in the frame, going 10/10 from the foul line. Hoelting led all scorers with 24. Hoelting missed last year due to an injury...
Mar 16, 2025
Lebo girls take third in Class 1A-Division II with victory over Attica
The Lebo girls basketball team bounced back with a 61-47 victory over Attica in the third place game of the Class 1A-Division II State Tournament in Colby on Saturday. Lebo led throughout after trailing by two early. The Wolves led 15-9 after one and 32-17 at halftime. Lebo led by as many as 20 in the third quarter, de...
Mar 15, 2025
Lady Hornets Start Florida Trip 2-0
The Emporia State softball team started their trip to Florida with a pair of victories Friday afternoon. The Lady Hornets picked up their first win over Bemidji State 2-0. ESU picked up their second win with an 8-0 run rule of Lake Erie. Gracie Rabe (6-6) went the distance for E-State with a complete game three-hit ...
Mar 15, 2025
Lebo girls falls in semifinal to Hanover
A trip back to the Class 1A Division II State Championship game fell just short for the Lebo girls basketball team against Hanover in a 1A-DII semifinal Friday night in Colby. Hanover hung on for a 37-34 victory despite a Lebo 3-pointer not dropping at the final buzzer. Hanover led 9-4 after one and 17-12 at halftime. ...
Mar 15, 2025
Olpe boys advances to 1A-Division I State Championship with 44-34 victory over Central Plains
Olpe advanced into the 1A-D1 Championship game with a 44-34 victory over Central Plains. Olpe trailed at the end of the first quarter 9-8, much in part to cold shooting to begin the ballgame. The Eagle would ramp up their defensive pressure in the second quarter, holding Central Plains to four points, all coming at the...
Mar 15, 2025
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Approximately 30 entries participated in the Emporia Saint Patrick's Day Committee's 30th annual parade. #emporia #kansas #saintpatricksday #parade
Grass fires cropped up in numerous areas across the Flint Hills today. A home and several outbuildings were damaged in the 1700 block of Road 175, while two people from the address were taken to Newman Regional Health for possible smoke inhalation. #fire #grassfire #flinthills
One driver was cited after this crash Sunday afternoon. #emporia #kansas #crash #emporiafire #emporiapolice #lyoncountydeputies
After a lengthy firefighting effort in Lyon and surrounding counties Friday, rekindles quickly developed near Emporia on Saturday. #fire #grassfire #kansas #flinthills
Fire danger leads a potentially active severe weather risk day today. #fire #hail #wind #severeweather #firedanger
Emporia State University's Music Department concluded its first-ever SheSings: Women in Music Festival with a concert at the Emporia Granada Theatre after activities at ESU's Beach Music Hall throughout the day. @emporiastateuniv #shesings #womeninmusic #emporiagranadatheatre #melissadunphy #jasminefripp #madisonking #rashigrewal #theresamartin #moirasmiley
