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Water line project begins on Sixth between Commercial and Merchant
More traffic tightening is underway this week with a project in downtown Emporia. As we told you last week, the city’s Public Works Department is fixing a leaky water main on Sixth Avenue betwee...
Oct 23, 2018
City Commission to receive legislative update, discussion on utility rates
The Emporia City Commission hopes to tackle a long list of items when it meets in study session Wednesday morning. This week’s agenda includes an update on state government. Senate Vice Presiden...
Oct 23, 2018
Audio - Tuesday - 10-23-18
Jim Cummins and Treva Worrel of Dirty Kanza preview this years Freedom Fest Freedom Rides and Spur Ride November 4th. Your browser does not support the audio element. New Crosswinds CEO Amanda Cunning...
Oct 23, 2018
LaPolice confident he can upset Marshall in race for Kansas' big first district
If you haven’t noticed from the plethora of campaign ads, there’s an election coming up very soon. One of the races to be decided is in the first congressional district of Kansas where inc...
Oct 23, 2018
Emporia High boys soccer season ends with shoot out
The Emporia High boys soccer team suffered a heart breaking loss in the regional semi-finals Monday night. After 80 minutes of regulation, two 10 minute overtimes and two 5 minute overtimes the Sparta...
Oct 23, 2018
Emporia State soccer having best season ever
The Emporia State soccer team is having its best season ever. They have already won a school record 11 matches. They are coming off a win over the defending national champions Central Missouri. Coach ...
Oct 23, 2018
KU #1, K-State #12 in AP preseason basketball poll
(ap/ku/ksu) The Kansas Jayhawks are ranked number 1 in the AP mens basketball preseason poll. Kentucky is ranked number 2 followed by Gonzaga, Duke and Virginia in the top 5. Kansas State is ranked 12...
Oct 23, 2018
Cunningham eager for role as CrossWinds' permanent CEO
The interim tag is now off Amanda Cunningham as CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness has named the longtime employee as its CEO on a permanent basis. In March, Cunningham replaced Rob Runquist, who part...
Oct 23, 2018
Advance voting well underway, Lyon County crosses 20,000 registered voter threshold
Election Day is two weeks away but some Lyon County voters have already taken advantage of the opportunity to advance vote. After 330 registered Lyon County voters turned out for a special Saturday sa...
Oct 22, 2018
Update: Emporia teens not seriously hurt following rollover crash
No one was seriously hurt following a rollover crash involving a pickup south of Emporia on J Street Monday. The accident involved a Ford F-150 pickup laid over onto its side in the east ditch about o...
Oct 22, 2018
