The United Way of the Flint Hills has set the date for its annual Community Celebration and Awards Ceremony. May 22 is when people will gather at the Bowyer Community Building to celebrate the accomplishments and fundraising work the United Way has been involved in for months. Residents are encouraged to attend. Cost i...

Early details are pending after a destructive business fire in Burlingame late Sunday. The Den, a bar and grill at 113 West Santa Fe in downtown Burlingame, apparently caught fire Sunday night and is a total loss after fire went through the roof of the two-story building, according to a social media post. The business ...

If you have seen social media posts about a missing police officer, it's a scam. The purported missing officer is 28-year-old Katie Cunningham. She is listed as anywhere from 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-9 and 163 pounds. Social media posts have also said she went missing recently with her daughter found inside her car. The soci...

Interviews are underway for finalists looking to be named as the next Superintendent of USD 253 Emporia Public Schools. Up first is current USD 367 Osawatomie Superintendent Greg Clark, who arrived in Emporia on Monday. During an interview with local media Monday morning, Clark stated he applied for the Emporia positio...

Emporia's final Legislative Dialogue of the 2025 session is coming Tuesday. Lawmakers representing Lyon County -- 17th District Senator Mike Argabright of Olpe, 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia, 13th District Representative Duane Droge of Eureka and 76th District Representative Brad Barrett of Osa...

The Emporia State softball team split their doubleheader with Fort Hays State on Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. The Lady Hornets managed just one hit in game one and fell 2-1 in eight innings. The Tigers had 10 hits in the game but had trouble stringing them together against Hornet starter Gracie R...

The Emporia State softball team played its first home games of the year Friday and swept Nebraska-Kearney at the Trusler Sports Complex. The Lady Hornets plated six in the third on the way to a 9-1 run-rule win in six innings in game one. UNK scored first, but ESU stole three bases in the first and plated two on wild...

The Emporia High track and field teams opened their seasons with a pair of third place finishes at the Topeka West Invitational on Friday. On the girls side, Paige Newland won the long and triple jumps. Newland finished with a mark of 18-5 in the long jump and 38-10.25 in the triple jump. The girls 4x800m relay team of...

The Emporia State baseball team was outhit 17-10 on the way to a 10-7 loss in game one of a three-game set against Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo. on Friday. ESU led twice including 3-1 in the third after T. J. Rocker-bomber and Noah Steele singles delivered a pair of runs. MoSo scored three in the fourth to retake ...

The Emporia State track and field teams have been slotted into the MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Preseason polls released yesterday. The Hornet men were slotted fifth while the Lady Hornets were picked 11th out of 11 track teams in the MIAA. Pittsburg State, the reigning and defending indoor and outdoor MIAA and nat...