USD 252 Southern Lyon County has received a notable state grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. USD 252 was announced as a recipient of nearly $11,000 through KDHE's Waste Tire Product grant program. The grants are funded by money collected through what's called the tire excise tax -- a fee of ...

Kansas Legal Services is receiving several grants from the Kansas Bar Foundation. Legal Services is receiving over $160,000 in grant funding through the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts program. Funds will be used to offer civil legal services for matters including but not limited to employment, housing, child custody...

The veto session doesn't begin for over a week, but lawmakers are busy preparing for what's to come. Before Emporia's Legislative Dialogue on Tuesday night, 17th District Senator Mike Argabright of Olpe says preparations for the veto session follows a fruitful session, but a session that still has a few things left unr...

City and county staff are set to begin looking into ways to potentially "streamline" the zoning process for city developments beyond the city limits. That was a major talking point for both city and county commissioners when they convened for their latest joint session Wednesday afternoon. Following roughly 3...

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library are in search for volunteers ahead of its spring book sale beginning this week. The sale begins Friday at 618 Mechanic for members only from 4 to 6 p.m. while the sale opens to the public on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friends of the Library Spokesperson Dee Schwinn says spe...

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...