One of the big events on the SOS community calendar is taking place Thursday. Take Back the Night is on the Emporia State University campus, courtesy of SOS and ESU THRIVE. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Wednesday, SOS Sexual Assault Advocate Coordinator Rachell Freeman says this is a way to learn more about sexual assaul...

Periodic reports are highlights of the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness administrators will present the agency's annual report early in the meeting, while CareArc administrators will present the organization's quarterly report later in the meeting. Another action item i...

A downtown Emporia project has qualified for a Community Development Block Grant. The Kansas Department of Commerce is officially giving $300,000 to Lyon County, according to its news release, but the six-figure grant will bolster renovations at 713 Commercial. This will now house three organizations: Fork & Spoon,...

When you're in the minority in a legislative body like the Kansas Statehouse, how do you expand your numbers? It is a question Democrats have been grappling with for several years, including this year as Republicans had supermajority status in both the House and Senate. Speaking at Tuesday's town hall at the Lyon Count...

Laps 4 Landon went out with a bang Tuesday night. The fundraiser "aged out" as the event's namesake, Landon Dody, prepares to exit high school and attend Kansas State University this upcoming fall. As it did, people thronged to Emporia State University's Student Recreation Building for games, prizes and an ov...

The Emporia High baseball team dropped two close games in the McPherson Quad on Tuesday. In Emporia High's first game, the Spartans fell 4-3 to Great Bend and fell in their second game to Rose Hill, 4-2. Against Great Bend, Emporia High jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning before Great Bend responded with three...

The Emporia State baseball team fell after allowing Fort Hays State to score seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on the way to a 12-4 victory in Hays on Tuesday. The Tigers swept the midweek series winning each game by at least seven runs. FHSU never trailed going in front 5-0 through seven, but the Black &...

The Emporia High softball team went 0-2 at the McPherson Quad on Tuesday. Emporia High was shutout in its first game against Derby, 11-0, in five innings. The Lady Spartans did not record a hit in the game. Emporia High was defeated in its second game to Rose Hill, 12-1, in six innings. Emporia High led 1-0 after one, ...

The Emporia State softball teams won two games over Newman to wrap up their home schedule at the Trusler Sports Complex on Saturday. The Lady Hornets finished the first game strong for a 12-4 run-rule victory over the Jets. The Navy & Red opened the scoring with a surprising homer, just the second for the Jets all...

Four area athletes competed on the final day of the KU Relays on Saturday. The top finish came from Northern Heights' Jaitlyn Johnson, who finished 13th in the discus with a toss of 122-8. Emporia High had three athletes compete. After finishing third in the triple jump on Friday, Emporia High's Paige Newland finsihed ...