Emporia Planning Commissioners are standing behind their original decision as it pertains to a proposed housing development. During their recent meeting Tuesday night, commissioners voted 4-1-1 to uphold their previous recommendation of approval for a minor plat for the Cedarbrook Meadows housing project with the reque...

Retired local businessman Kurt Steinkuhler is throwing his hat into the race for Emporia City Commission. Steinkuhler filed for a seat on the commission Tuesday saying he wants to serve as a voice for the citizens of Emporia if elected. Steinkuhler, an Emporia native, was the Vice-President and Manager of George Groh &...

IT, engineering and emergency matters will all come before Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning. During their regular action meeting, commissioners could sign a proclamation confirming a State of Local Disaster Emergency for the county. This follows grass fire activity from Friday that led to two potential smoke-...

While it may seem simple at first glance, serving on the Emporia City Commission or any governing body is far more involved than most people realize. That was a key point from Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking during his monthly appearance on KVOE's Talk of Emporia Tuesday morning. Cocking was discussing the upcoming e...

How good are you at trivia? How good are you at agriculture trivia? Lyon County Extension and Lyon County's 4-H Ambassadors are offering you a chance to find out with the first Ag Trivia Night on Wednesday as part of National Agriculture Week. 4-H Agent Rhett Newby says this is all about agriculture -- in several diffe...

The #20 Emporia State men's tennis team picked up their fourth straight dual win with a 7-o shutout over NCAA DIII #37 Hobart College on Sunday at the USTA National Campus. ESU dropped the first doubles match before coming back with wins at #1 and #2 doubles to take the doubles point. ESU swept through the singles ma...

The Emporia State softball team wrapped up their Florida trip Sunday going 5-0 in The Spring Games over the weekend. The Lady Hornets scored all four runs in the bottom of the sixth in a 4-3 victory over Shepherd in their first game Saturday. Julianna De Luna and Haley Garnett each delivered two-run singles as ESU ca...

The Lyon County League announced its All-League Basketball Teams on Sunday morning. On the girls side, there were two unanimous selections on the first team with Lebo's Saige Hadley and Marais des Cygnes Valley's Akyra Traver. Madison's Jalynn Weakley, Olpe's Lilly Skalsky and Lebo's Siara Crouch round out the first te...

Olpe used a 19-7 fourth quarter to claim their third state championship in program history as they defeated South Central 47-34. The run was sparked by Senior Dexton Hoelting as he scored 15 points in the frame, going 10/10 from the foul line. Hoelting led all scorers with 24. Hoelting missed last year due to an injury...

The Lebo girls basketball team bounced back with a 61-47 victory over Attica in the third place game of the Class 1A-Division II State Tournament in Colby on Saturday. Lebo led throughout after trailing by two early. The Wolves led 15-9 after one and 32-17 at halftime. Lebo led by as many as 20 in the third quarter, de...