Lyon County Commissioners had a brief action meeting Thursday morning. During their action session, commissioners approved a pair of quotes from Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods the first from Foley Equipment for a used 2017 Caterpillar motor grader and a 2005 Caterpillar 12H grader totaling more than $192,000. The seco...

David Traylor Zoo Director Brenda Young is very excited for what the addition of their newest zoo inhabitant could mean for zoo visits and the future of species conservation. It was announced Thursday that the zoo had welcomed a new ring-tailed lemur to the zoo family on March 24. The baby was born to parents Nova and ...

More pickleball courts are coming to Emporia soon. The Emporia Pickleball Club has partnered with the City of Emporia to increase the number of courts by adding pickleball lines to the existing tennis courts at Hammond Park. The new courts will extend the number to 10, along with six available at Reeble Park. Emporia P...

Arts, crafts and music are coming to the Historic Richard Howe Farmstead on Sunday. It's the seasonal debut of the Good Way Gardens concert season, with Humbletown coming from South Dakota to perform. Poet and writer Linzi Garcia will have her own readings as well as selections from Walnut Elementary students through a...

There's yet another reason to visit the David Traylor Zoo. A baby ring-tailed lemur was born March 24 and announced Thursday by the city. The lemur was born to Nova and Oscar and is already being cared for by its parents and older sisters -- Lily, Rose, Violet and Daisy. The baby's gender is not yet known. Ring-tailed ...

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...