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UPDATE: Road conditions improve despite recent precipitation
While Saturday’s round of wintry precipitation may have been a bit delayed, it still managed to make an appearance. Originally forecasted to begin in the afternoon, it was around sunset before a...
Feb 17, 2019
VA: Shift from outpatient clinic to community care should improve medical access for local veterans
Emporia-area veterans needing outpatient medical care will need to make out-of-town arrangements later this year. The Department of Veterans Affairs office in Topeka confirms the Emporia Community-Bas...
Feb 17, 2019
Polar Plunge nets over $17,000 for Special Olympics
The theme for Emporia’s 13th annual Polar Plunge was “Embrace Your Inner Polar Bear,” and Mother Nature certainly complied with temperatures below 20 degrees and a light coating of s...
Feb 17, 2019
Kansas defeats West Virginia 78-53
(ku) The Kansas Jayhawks rolled to a 78-53 win over West Virginia Saturday. 5 Jayhawks scored in double-figures led by Devon Dotson and K.J. Lawson with 15 points. The biggest lead for Kansas was by 3...
Feb 17, 2019
Iowa State out scores Kansas State 78-64
Kansas States 9 game Big-12 win streak came to an end Saturday. Iowa State defeated the Wildcats 78-64. Kansas State trailed for most of the game, their biggest lead was by 3 in the first half. Iowa S...
Feb 17, 2019
Emporia State softball out scores William Jewell
The Emporia State softball team out scored William Jewell 5-2 Saturday. The Lady Hornets scored single runs in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th innings. Kelsey Phillips was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Cassidy B...
Feb 17, 2019
Emporia Highs Reed Slayden State Champ
Emporia High diver Reed Slayden is a state champion. He took first by 32 points in the 5-1A State diving meet. Garyn Fisher finished in 12 place. As a team at the 5-1A State swim and dive meed Emporia...
Feb 17, 2019
Emporia State track athletes pick up 2 first place finishes at Kansas State
Emporia State track athletes picked up 2 first place finishes at the Kansas State Steve Miller open Saturday. Leah Nelson and Tanner Haynes both had the fastest times in the 600 yard runs. It was the ...
Feb 17, 2019
Emporia High School sending 9 wrestlers to state
Nine Spartan wrestlers are heading to the state championship tournament next weekend. The Spartans sent 14 wrestlers in total to the 5A regional tournament in Bonner Springs this weekend. Senior Drew ...
Feb 17, 2019
American Democracy Project on its 15th year of involvement with ESU
The American Democracy Project (ADP) has been a part of campus life at Emporia State Univesity for around 15 years now. The ADP began in 2003 with the goal to produce college graduates that have the k...
Feb 16, 2019
