For the second time in two weeks, a new Superintendent has been named for an area school district. Tuesday, USD 243 Lebo/Waverly announced the board of education had selected Dustin Wilson to replace Duane Ford as the district's leader. Ford announced his resignation from the position earlier this year. Wilson comes t...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has concluded its finalist interviews for the next Director of Rec Operations. Interviewing for the position Tuesday evening were former facility program manager for Deerfield Park District in Illinois John Mark Woolums and current interim ERC Director and longtime Assistant Director A...

New IT equipment purchases will be the main item of consideration for Lyon County Commissioners when they convene for their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The only action item on the commission's agenda will be the consideration of a purchase request from Jamie Williams and County IT Director Jean Barnett for...

During the RDA Board's most recent meeting last week, there was some clear dispute about the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas's next direction. The dispute was as to whether or not the Economic Advancement Committee had followed the mission laid out by the board in terms of a report as to how to ...

A major gift from the Preston Family Fund is set to benefit Southwick House. The $100,000 gift will be used to establish a welcoming porch at the new 9,000 square foot transitional housing facility at 115 E. Logan Ave and honor Aloha Preston. Executive Director Susan Brinkman says this gift passes a significant mark in...

The Emporia State men's tennis team powered past Augustana 6-1 at the Kossover Family Tennis Complex on Sunday. ESU swept the doubles point winning all three matches including two in a tiebreak. #17 Anton Sarunic fell to his 25th ranked opponent at #1 singles, but it was all Hornets otherwise with every Emporia State...

The Emporia State baseball team fell 12-6 in game three of the Turnpike Tussle at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on Sunday. The Ichabods won the series two games to one. Each team plated a run in the first before Washburn tacked on single runs in the second and third. Washburn led 5-3 through six after the tea...

The Emporia State baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth but came up short as Washburn nipped the Hornets 14-13 to claim game two of the three-game Turnpike Tussle Series at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on Saturday. The teams combined for 30 hits in a game that Washburn never trailed follow...

The Emporia State track & field teams wrapped up a busy four days on Saturday in Wichita. The weekend started for the Hornets & Lady Hornets at the Joe Meaker Classic Multi's in Canyon, Texas. Jonah Remsberg finished third with 7,033 points becoming just the second man to go over the 7,000-point mark in ESU h...

The Emporia State softball team dropped a pair of games at Missouri Western on Saturday. ESU couldn't hold on to an early lead in game one and fell 4-2. ESU plated two runs but didn't score again. Brooke Flewelling returned from injury and doubled home two runs for ESU. Western got one back on a double steal in the ...