Emporia Fire and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a reported vehicle fire early Sunday morning. Authorities were dispatched to Interstate 35 mile marker 130, near the Merchant Street exit, just after midnight after a report of a semi on fire. Early indications are the brakes overheated. A trooper and the truck dr...

The 25th annual North Lyon County Youth Association Fish Fry was a demonstration of many things: community, fellowship and most of all, resilience. The annual fundraiser came just over a week after the city of Allen was impacted by a significant hail event that caused damage to many residences and the NLCYA building it...

Newman Regional Health's annual Teddy Bear Clinic packed Flint Hills Mall Saturday morning. Several hundred families passed through the mall's doors to interact with care providers through Newman and Emporia State University Health and Human Performance students, Emporia Police and Fire and nearly 20 different communit...

"Powered by hope, strengthened by prevention." That's the theme of Child Abuse Prevention Month locally, and that was the focus behind a special kickoff event Tuesday. Representatives of SOS and Kansas Children's Service League planted pinwheels at several locations in Emporia, including the Public Library. S...

One hundred schools across Kansas have been honored with Challenge Awards as announced by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force. Honored schools across the KVOE listening area include: *USD 245 Southern Coffey County Elementary *USD 389 Eureka's Marshall Elementary *USD 417 Council Grove Junior-Senior Hi...

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...

The Emporia State baseball team surrendered an unearned run in the 10th inning to fall 5-4 at Missouri Western on Tuesday. The Griffons scored the first run in the third before ESU took the lead on a two-run single by Cooper Schwindt. Western struck back with a pair of runs in the fourth before stealing home to exten...

Twenty-one area athletes were named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's All-State basketball teams released Tuesday afternoon. In Class 3A, Council Grove's Brycen Palmquist is a second team selection while Osage City's Kasen Parsons is a third team selection. On the girls side, Osage City's Kaelyn Boss is a ...

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...