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Area Coaches selected for Kansas Shrine Bowl
Olpe Head Football Coach Chris Schmidt and Osage City Head Football Coach Andrew Gantenbein have been selected to be assistant coaches for the East Squad in the Kansas Shrine Bowl. This will be the 3r...
Dec 11, 2020
Kansas vs Texas football game canceled
The Kansas football season is now officially over. Saturdays final game against Texas has been canceled due to the shutdown of football operations at the University of Texas as a result of recent posi...
Dec 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Eureka Nursing Center outbreak includes 17 active cases in residents, eight in staff
Eureka Nursing Center is battling a coronavirus outbreak. Currently there are 17 active cases with 22 residents testing positive overall. Two residents have died. Twelve staffers have been infected. E...
Dec 11, 2020
Emporia State womens basketball postpones 3 more games. Games rescheduled
There are more postponements for the Emporia State womens basketball team. All 3 of next weeks scheduled games have been postponed due to continuing COVID protocol.The Lady Hornets were scheduled to p...
Dec 11, 2020
Moonlight Madness provides additional boost to local retailers amid holiday shopping season
Yet another boost to local businesses came Thursday evening with Emporia Main Street’s Moonlight Madness. 20 local businesses extended their hours for the evening of sales in downtown Emporia. D...
Dec 10, 2020
Emporia Gazette building being sold
The Emporia Gazette building is on the market. The initial building was constructed in 1875, based on Lyon County records, with a warehouse built in 1974 and a commercial re-roofing done last year. Th...
Dec 10, 2020
Delane Drive to light up Emporia for 37th annual Toy Drop Saturday
This Saturday will see the 37th installment of a holiday tradition in Emporia. The annual Delane Drive Toy Drop will be taking place throughout the evening all to support the Salvation Army and SOS th...
Dec 10, 2020
ESU President discusses potential budget cuts with virtual graduation quickly approaching
Even in the face of impending budget cuts over the next year, the staff and students of Emporia State University have not lost their strides. That was the indication given by ESU President Allison Gar...
Dec 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County's post-Thanksgiving numbers not spiking like they did after Halloween; new test sites in discussion phase
Thankfully, Lyon County’s coronavirus increases after Thanksgiving haven’t approached the post-Halloween spike. That’s a comfort to Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness D...
Dec 10, 2020
Boil water advisory affects Strong City likely into next week
Strong City residents are in a boil water advisory after an improvement project went awry Wednesday. Water operator Matt Markley says boring crews with IdeaTek hit three separate water lines in a 60-m...
Dec 10, 2020
