Author Archives: Erren Harter
Emporia High baseball gets three on All-League teams
Three members of the Emporia High baseball team received All-Centennial League honors released on Tuesday. Owen Ruge is a first-team selection. Ruge batted .323 with 20 hits, six doubles, three triple...
May 22, 2024 Emporia High junior Owen Ruge delivers a pitch during Tuesday's doubleheader against Junction City at Soden's Grove. Photo courtesy of Jaime Nelson
Audio - Wednesday - 05-22-24
Live Call-In: Emporia Main Street/Newsmaker: Keep It a Safe Summer organizers discuss plans for next year./Managing Your Money w/ ESB Financial - 05-22-24/Newsmaker 2: Newman Regional Health Chief Nur...
May 22, 2024
Emporia High boys golf takes fifth at state; Council Grove's Buchman ties for third at 3A
A top-five finish at state was how the season ended for the Emporia High boys golf team at the Class 5A State Golf Championships at Sand Creek Station in Newton. Emporia High finished fifth as a team ...
May 21, 2024 Photo courtesy of Ann Jacob
Jeremy Rusco to be inducted in second hall of fame class of the Kansas Flying Disc Association
Jeremy Rusco will soon add "Hall of Famer" to his resume. Rusco will be inducted into The Kansas Flying Disc Association Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. June 14 at Champions Landing. Rusco's induction will be ...
May 21, 2024 Champions Landing owner Jeremy Rusco briefly poses for pictures during the facility's grand opening schedule Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Audio - Tuesday - 05-21-24
Live Call-In: Emporia Chamber of Commerce/Newsmaker: Emporia State University head Track and Field Coach Seth Mischke and All-American shot putter Travis Morrison give their thoughts on the NCAA Divis...
May 21, 2024
Audio - Monday - 05-20-24
Newsmaker: Event organizer Dow Wilson Previews the 2024 Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City 5-30 Through 6-1./ESU Health and Human Performance Professor Dr. Jennifer Thomas./Newsmaker 2: ESU flute instru...
May 21, 2024
Emporia High boys golf advances to Day 2 of State Golf
The Emporia High boys golf team has qualified for day two of the Class 5A State Golf Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton. Emporia High made the cut finishing day one in fifth place with a sco...
May 20, 2024 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Ron Slaymaker named girls basketball coach at Topeka High
Ron Slaymaker is on the move again coaching high school basketball. After three seasons as the Olpe girls basketball coach, Slaymaker has been hired as the next head girls basketball coach at Topeka H...
May 20, 2024 Ron Slaymaker speaks at the Flint Hills Optimist Club All-Star Banquet in March. Slaymaker was named the new girls basketball coach at Topeka High on Monday according to TopSports.News. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Sports
Flint Hills Mall holds semi-annual food truck rally
Flint Hills Mall was the place to be to take in various food trucks Saturday afternoon as part of the mall's semi-annual Food Truck Rally. Community members could visit regular food trucks at the rall...
May 18, 2024 Attendees look over a menu from Tumi Peruvian Food Truck and Catering during Saturday's semi-annual food truck rally at Flint Hills Mall. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
Emporia High's Allie Weiss wins 5-1A State Diving Championship
Emporia High sophomore Allie Weiss had a goal this spring. Win all of her diving meets. Weiss completed that feat on Saturday in the Class 5-1A State Diving Championships with her first state champion...
May 18, 2024 Allie Weiss completes a dive during the Class 5-1A State Diving Championships on Saturday in Lenexa. Photo courtesy of Barb Clark.
