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With a 25th anniversary set for July 1, the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas has launched its newly updated website. The new version of emporiarda.org launched officially Friday...

Upgrades are ongoing as a part of the City’s park improvement project. City Manager Mark McAnarney was a recent guest on KVOE’s Newsmaker Thursday and says the main focus has been the new ...

After the excitement of the Dirty Kanza wrapped up last weekend, now comes the cleanup. The Clean Kanza event is set to take place tomorrow (Sat) morning and will help to keep the Flint Hills clean af...

For the sixth straight year, Alex’s Lemonade Stand is open for business. In 2011, then 10-year-old Alex Muckenthaler was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma. After undergoing treatment and s...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team opened play in the Sam Ellis Classic with a 10-2 win over the Andover Jaguars Friday morning. Post 5 scored 3 runs in the 1st inning, added 4 runs in t...

Shirley Slaymaker, the wife of former Emporia State mens basketball coach Ron Slaymaker, has passed away. She had been battling health issues. Coach Slay and Shirley recently celebrated their 62nd Wed...

The Oakland A’s out scored the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Thursday night, extending the Royals losing skid to 5 in a row. Alcides Escobar hit a home run in the 3rd inning to give the Royals a 1-0 le...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team opens play in the Sam Ellis Classic Friday morning. The Post 5 Seniors will play Andover at 9am, it is the first of 6 games to be played on day 1. For ...

The Emporia Junior American Legion baseball team split their doubleheader with the Andover Trojans Thursday night. Andover won the first game 7-6. Avery Peek drove in 3 runs with a double in the 7th i...

The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up week 3 of OTAs Thursday. Coach Andy Reid says they have laid a good foundation. Your browser does not support the audio element. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he i...