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Monday trash pickup schedule adjusted for holiday
Emporians used to having their trash picked up on Mondays will need to make an adjustment this week. There will be no residential trash service, so-called “west side” recycling service, ro...
May 27, 2018
Rangers walk off with 4-3 win over Royals in 10 innings
Shin Soo Choo hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the 10th lifting the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals Saturday. The Royals scored 3 runs in the top of the 3rd on a Jon Jay...
May 27, 2018
Emporia States Taysean Goodwin breaks school record, All-American
Emporia States Taysean Goodwin earned All-American honors and broke the school record in the 400 meter dash on the final day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field meet. Goodwin ran the 400 m...
May 27, 2018
Emporia States Bryce Fischer adds another All American Honor
Emporia State’s Bryce Fischer has earned another All-American Honor. The Division II Conference Commissioners Association has named him a Third-Team All-American. He was named a Third-Team All-A...
May 27, 2018
If you're headed to the lake this weekend, make sure your boat has needed equipment
The Memorial Day weekend is typically a time for a lot of folks to head to area lakes. KVOE’s What’s In Outdoors on Friday focused in part on boat safety. Host Phil Taunton says your boat ...
May 26, 2018
Can't stand the heat? Head to the pool -- or air conditioning
Our first taste of summer this year is coming this weekend, and by all accounts it could be staying with us a while. National Weather Service meteorologist Audra Hennecke says our current weather patt...
May 26, 2018
Reward posted after riding mower stolen near Emporia
Lyon County deputies are investigating the theft of a lawn tractor from a rural Emporia location, and there is a reward for information leading to a conviction as this case develops. Deputies say they...
May 26, 2018
Drug convictions in Maria Ibarra case affirmed by Court of Appeals
TOPEKA — The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a conviction in a Lyon County drug case from nearly two years ago. In January 2017, a Lyon County jury found Maria Ibarra guilty of possession o...
May 26, 2018
Emporia High boys finish in 5th place, girls finish in 8th place in 5A at the State Track and Field meet
The Emporia High boy finished in 5th place and the girls finished in 8th place in class 5A at the State High School track and field meet. The Emporia High boys 4 by 400 relay team of Kesston Gentz, Co...
May 26, 2018
Data collection underway for NASS livestock, crop surveys
Ag producers, take note: the next few weeks are important for federal surveys. The National Agricultural Statistics Service is now into its annual data collection period. The National Association of S...
May 26, 2018
