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Olpe to face Smith Center in 1A State Championship game
The Olpe High School football team will travel to Hays Friday as they continue to prepare for the 1A State Championship game against defending 2-1A champion Smith Center. Its a rematch of the 2008 Sta...
Nov 23, 2018
Kansas basketball and football on Friday schedule
The #2 Kansas Jayhawks play #5 Tennessee in the NIT Season Tip-off tournament Championship game Friday night. Kansas Coach Bill Self says this is the type of test they need. Your browser does not supp...
Nov 23, 2018
Four Emporia High soccer players named All-State
4 members of the Emporia High boys soccer team have been named All-State by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association. Wilber Landaverde is a 1st team All 5A State selection. Alvin Arriola and...
Nov 23, 2018
Church of Christ feeds the masses with annual Thanksgiving meal
Food and fellowship filled plates at the Emporia Church of Christ for the church’s annual free Thanksgiving meal for the community. The holiday meal has been a labor of love for nearly three dec...
Nov 22, 2018
Heading out for holiday shopping? EPD urges you to be aware of surroundings
Over the past few years, the link between Thanksgiving eating and Christmas shopping has become stronger, both areawide and nationwide, as stores have their unofficial Black Friday on Thanksgiving. Re...
Nov 22, 2018
Combination of light snow, high winds, low visibility could cause travel headaches Sunday
A major winter storm is developing for much of the Central Plains to close out the holiday weekend. The National Weather Service says this is the most potent winter storm for Kansas in at least four y...
Nov 22, 2018
Blood donations urged as holiday season begins
This holiday season, you’re urged to give the gift of blood. There’s a reason the Red Cross is calling for blood donations this time of year. Red Cross Communications Director for Biomedic...
Nov 22, 2018
Gobble gobble: Over 700 flock to Walnut School for Turkey Day Dash
Hundreds of people flocked to Walnut Elementary on Thursday for the school’s eighth annual Turkey Day Dash. The 5K has become a tradition for the school and the community. Principal Jami Dakin w...
Nov 22, 2018
Emporia State football team takes Thanksgiving break
The Emporia State football team will take a few days off to celebrate Thanksgiving during their preperation for the Corsicana Bowl. Coach Garin Higgins says the last two weeks have been beneficial. Yo...
Nov 22, 2018
Topeka teens hurt in wreck near Carbondale
Two teenagers were hurt in a crash in northern Osage County on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the one-car wreck happened on US Highway 75 about three miles north of Carbondale shortly befor...
Nov 22, 2018
