With the overall timetable getting delayed, an information meeting on Emporia's Southeast Transmission Waterline Project has been canceled. Residents had been advised of a meeting Wednesday evening at White Auditorium. On KVOE's Morning Show earlier this month, City Engineer Jim Ubert had mentioned plans to begin const...

Could the Farm Bill finally be updated? US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is expressing hope there could well be a new bill by August. He tells Brownfield Ag News there are two possible starting points for renewed conversations, one coming from the House Ag Committee or a draft from Arkansas Senator John Boozman. Anothe...

Severe weather isn't in our immediate forecast picture, but the National Weather Service is coming to Emporia on Tuesday to discuss severe weather readiness. The annual storm spotter training session is at 7 pm Tuesday at the Emporia State Memorial Union Preston Family Room. These sessions provide basic lessons about s...

Lillian Lingenfelter is seeking another term on the USD 253 Board of Education. Lingenfelter filed for re-election with the Lyon County Clerk's Office Monday. Lingenfelter was elected to the school board back in 2021 and currently serves as the President of the board. A career educator currently at Burlington High Scho...

A second incumbent has filed for re-election on the Reading City Council. Mary Ann Newton filed her paperwork with the Lyon County Clerk's Office Monday seeking another term in office. Newton is the second individual and second incumbent to file for re-election to the city council following Heather Jones last week. The...

The Emporia State baseball team used a big fourth inning to beat Newman 10-7 to win game one of a three-game series at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on Friday. The Jets jumped in front quickly with a three-run first inning, but the Hornets answered with three in the bottom of the second on RBI singles by Brady...

The season came to an end for Kansas men's basketball in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 loss to Arkansas in Providence, R. I. The teams sprinted out offensively in the first 20 minutes with the Razorbacks holding a slim 47-44 lead at the break. KU trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but w...

The Emporia State tennis teams wrapped up their Florida trip with dual defeats on Wednesday. The #23 Hornets fell to #22 Florida Southern 4-1. ESU picked up a doubles match victory but the Mocs took the doubles point after ESU lost a tiebreaker at #1 doubles. Diego Calvo got the only point for ESU with a 6-3, 6-3 vi...

Emporia State women's basketball coach Brian Ostermann has announced he is departing as the head coach of Emporia State women's basketball. Ostermann said in a statement on Tuesday that he was resigning "to pursue opportunities at the Division I level". Ostermann led the Lady Hornets to a 24-35 record and t...

The Emporia State baseball team started fast but had to hold on late for a 10-9 win over Missouri Western in game one of the Hornets' first midweek MIAA series of the season. The Hornets started quick with three runs in the first and four in the second including a three-run dinger by Noah Steele to make it 7-0 through...