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Turnovers cost Emporia High football in 28-24 loss
Turnovers cost the Emporia High football team in a 28-24 loss to Washburn Rural Friday night. The Spartans turned the ball over on 3 straight possessions in the 3rd quarter. Rural would score 2 touchd...
Sep 01, 2018
Royals roll past Orioles 9-2, trade Butera
The Kansas City Royals out scored the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 Friday night. Every Royal had hit or scored a run. Ryan O’Hearn hit a 2 run home run in the 8th and finished with 4 RBI. Hunter Dozier...
Sep 01, 2018
Emporia State soccer opens season with win
The Emporia State soccer team opened their season with a 3-1 win over Harding Friday. Rachel Marshall, Kennedy Hoffman and Tanna Benefiel scored goals for the Lady Hornets. Both teams had 4 shots on g...
Sep 01, 2018
Emporia State Volleyball 0-2 on day 1 at Rockhurst
The Emporia State Volleyball team suffered 2 losses Friday at the Rockhurst Invitational. The Lady Hornets were swept by Sioux Falls 25-11, 25-16, 25-14.They were defeated by William Jewell in 4 sets,...
Sep 01, 2018
Osage City blanks Northern Heights 28-0 in Area Game of the Week
The Osage City Indians overcame multiple penalties to shutout Northern Heights 28-0 Friday night. Osage was led by senior quarterback Trenton Plintsky who was 13 of 17 in passing for 184 yards and rus...
Sep 01, 2018
Patriotic fundraiser to assist children of fallen heroes
The Emporia Golf Course is seeking to educate the legacies of fallen service men and women. For the past week, donations have been pouring in for the newest fundraiser to assist the families of servic...
Aug 31, 2018
Olpe, Hartford and Neosho Rapids schools celebrate progress of capital improvements
School officials at USD 252 Southern Lyon County are celebrating progress on its $14 million renovation project. Separate ribbon cuttings were held Friday at Neosho Rapids Elementary and Hartford Juni...
Aug 31, 2018
Audio - Friday - 08-31-18
Feel Good Friday – Smile Your browser does not support the audio element. Janet Harrouff, Carla Barnett, and Terri Zumbrum preview fall fitness activities through the Emporia Recreation Commissi...
Aug 31, 2018
KDWPT: Make sure dogs don't go near blue-green algae
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is urging people headed to lakes the next few weeks to make sure their dogs don’t eat blue-green algae. Director of Information Services Ron ...
Aug 31, 2018
Ortiz charged after allegedly barricading himself in garage; charges link to alleged drug distribution case
The man who allegedly barricaded himself in a garage and then tried to flee law enforcement earlier this week was already in trouble with the law. Now Abel Ortiz faces a new raft of charges in Lyon Co...
Aug 31, 2018
