Emporia Public Schools has opened up pre-registration for kindergarten and preschool students. Walnut Principal Jami Dakin says kindergarten students must be five years old by Sept. 1. Parents, meanwhile, have a questionnaire to fill out. More information is available online at usd253.org/services/enroll. There are als...

Two people accused of aggravated robbery in a Lyon County criminal case were supposed to have hearings Wednesday. Only one did. Coryon Green's hearing for charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated victim or witness intimidation, flee and elude and drug and paraphernalia possession is now on hold indefinitely after he f...

There has been a plea agreement reached in one of two Lyon County drug distribution cases with hearings Wednesday. David Pohl accepted a no-contest plea as part of a trial status hearing. Originally charged with distributing up to 100 grams of methamphetamine and possessing paraphernalia as part of an alleged incident ...

An outstanding musical recital is coming to the Sauder Alumni Center this weekend, featuring some well-known local musicians. Specifically, the Amend Family Series Recital will feature brothers and Emporia natives Jeremy and Jared Starr, along with pianist Carmen Hall. Noting the Starr Family's deep roots in the commun...

Thursday night's fourth annual Show of Hands Pitch Contest was a full circle moment for some and just the start of a new circle for others. The event, which featured four new local businesses, was held inside the new Radius Brewing Company production facility at 4th and Merchant, one of the business plans pitched in th...

The Emporia High baseball and softball teams picked up sweeps in Wichita against Wichita South on Friday. The Spartans needed just six innings for their sweep, winning the opener, 21-0 and 15-0 in the nightcap. In game one, a 15-run first inning set the tone for the Spartans. Chase Harrington led the way at the plate, ...

Two members of the Emporia High girls basketball team have received All-Centennial League honors, released on Friday morning. Freshman Maycee Davis is a second team selection while sophomore Bailey Wiltz is an honorable mention selection. Davis averaged eight points per game in her freshman year and played and started ...

The Emporia High baseball team split with Ottawa at Soden's Grove on Thursday. Ottawa took the first game, 7-1, before the Spartans bounced back with a 10-1 victory in the nightcap. In game one, Ottawa had a 2-0 lead before the Spartans made it 2-1 through three innings. The Cyclones added two in the fifth and three in...

The Emporia High softball team was swept by Ottawa in a doubleheader on Thursday. Ottawa won the first game, 10-2, before completing the sweep with a 5-1 victory. Emporia High scored both of its runs in the fourth and fifth innings after trailing 4-0 after three innings and 6-1 through four innings. Mackalyeigh Arringt...

The Emporia High girls swim team finished fifth in its home invitational on Thursday to open the season. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Connelly Prouse, Ava Podreabrac, Bailey Wiltz and Brooke Monroe finished fourth with a time of 2:09.39. Wiltz and Woydziak finished sixth and seventh in the 50-yard freestyle. Wi...