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At the high school level, this is the final weekend for commencement activities across our area. Emporia High School will have its commencement at 3 pm Sunday at White Auditorium. Superintendent Kevin...

The process of setting the 2019 budget continues for Lyon County commissioners. On Thursday, the board fielded three proposals, all requesting slightly higher budgets. County Commision Chair Rollie Ma...

An Emporia woman will spend more than a year in prison on a conviction of Medicaid fraud, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Jennifer Flores, 40, pleaded guilty in January in Lyon Cou...

Little damage resulted from a fire that developed inside an Emporia School District bus Friday morning. A student’s cell phone apparently got too hot and caught fire in a bus at Emporia High, ac...

With a potential renovation hanging in the balance, the Emporia Recreation Center staff and community were presented with a look at various needs and wants from recent focus groups. Architectural firm...

The Emporia State baseball team survived a 9th inning scare on the way to an 8-6 win over number 1 seed Southern Arkansas Thursday. Southern Arkansas scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th with the ty...

After day one at State Emporia High divers are in 2nd, 6th and 11th place. Haylee Weiss is in 2nd place after the prelims. She is 3 points out of 1st place. Whitney Sparks is in 6th place and Karalyn ...

“On the Porch” from Council Grove City Lake where catfish are biting, flowers are blooming, baby birds are birthing and hail fell as big as tennis balls!

The second of the big championship meets takes place Friday for the Emporia High track and field teams. The Spartans will be hosting a regional meet. The top 4 finishers in each event will advance to ...

It was another solid turnout for KVOE’s annual customer appreciation barbecue, held at Mark II Lumber Thursday afternoon. KVOE staffers served up hundreds of free burgers to a hungry gathering. ...