City and county staff are set to begin looking into ways to potentially "streamline" the zoning process for city developments beyond the city limits. That was a major talking point for both city and county commissioners when they convened for their latest joint session Wednesday afternoon. Following roughly 3...

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library are in search for volunteers ahead of its spring book sale beginning this week. The sale begins Friday at 618 Mechanic for members only from 4 to 6 p.m. while the sale opens to the public on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friends of the Library Spokesperson Dee Schwinn says spe...

Flint Hills Technical College officially kicks off its Advancing Tomorrow capital campaign with a special gathering Thursday. The kickoff begins at at the college at 10 am Thursday and features several speakers, including FHTC President Caron Daugherty, FHTC Board of Trustees member Jordan Jenkins, Simmons Pet Food rep...

A familiar face to USD 253 Emporia is looking to be its next superintendent. Wednesday, Dr. David McGehee, the former USD 253 Emporia Interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations, was named as the last finalist to interview for the job. McGehee was named to the interim role back in 2023 following the sudden ...

Applications are now available for people wanting to attend Emporia's second annual Civic Leadership Institute. Applications are due back to the city by April 22, with classes weekly between May 6 and the graduation ceremony July 15. Participants get a chance to meet with city department heads and administrators, take ...

Due to the forecast for Severe Weather on Tuesday evening, most athletic events for Emporia High have been postponed. The boys tennis team was set to open its season with a home tournament but has been postponed with no make-up date announced. The Spartans will now open their season on Thursday at Spring Hill. The soft...

The Emporia High girls soccer team picked up its second consecutive shutout on Monday against Salina Central in Wichita, 7-0, as part of the Titan Classic For the second consecutive game, a Lady Spartan recorded a hat trick. Sophomore Emersyn Johnson scored three times for EHS. Senior Katie Smart added two goals, while...

Emporia State senior pitcher Jordan Harrison has been named the MIAA Softball Pitcher of the Week. Harrison tossed two complete game victories last weekend and didn't give up an earned run in 12.0 combined innings in victories over Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State. Harrison is now 12-3 in the circle on the season...

The spring sports season had perhaps its busiest weekend of the year so far for Emporia State over the last two days. The Emporia State men's tennis team set the tone with a sweep of Newman 7-0 to open up MIAA/GAC play Saturday. The #31 Hornets picked up the doubles point with a critical 7-6 tiebreak win at #2 doubles...

The Kansas State women's basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Southern California 67-61 in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. USC led by seven after the first 10 minutes, but K-State scored the first 10 points of the second quarter to build a 19-16 lead. The Trojans used a layup to beat the buzzer and the Cats went into the hal...