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Emporia High boys golf team 12th at Topeka West
The Emporia High boys golf team finished in 12th place out of 23 teams at the Topeka West Invitational Monday. Gentry Scheve shot a 76 and finished in 10th place. Collin Hopkins shot an 81 and finishe...
Apr 24, 2018
Emporia School Board planning in-depth conversation on kindergarten readiness
Kindergarten readiness will be discussed at length during Wednesday’s meeting of the Emporia School Board. A board and community study session is planned during the meeting that will focus on ho...
Apr 24, 2018
FHTC staffers train for active shooter incidents
Flint Hills Technical College staffers received some timely training late Monday. Staffers went through active shooter and violent offender training with representatives of the Emporia Police Departme...
Apr 24, 2018
GBO Kick-Off Beer Fest highlights unique local, national partnership
Preliminary activities for the 2018 Glass Blown Open continued Monday night with the Kick-Off Beer Fest presented by Radius Brewing. The 10 block of West Seventh was full of people sampling beers from...
Apr 24, 2018
USD 252 Honor Flight en route to nation's capital
OLPE — Family, friends and well-wishers crowded near the entrance of Olpe Junior-Senior High School at 1:30 am Tuesday to send off the latest USD 252 Southern Lyon County Honor Flight trip. Led ...
Apr 24, 2018
USD 252 Honor Flight Departure
Apr 24, 2018
USD 252 Honor Flight Sendoff
Apr 24, 2018
Airport projects to be focus of Emporia City Commission study session
Several discussion points are planned for Wednesday’s Emporia City Commission study session. Commissioners plan to revisit discussion on a potential extension to the Emporia Municipal Airport ru...
Apr 23, 2018
DCF planning to hire 200 unlicensed workers to address child-welfare inefficiencies
The Kansas Department for Children and Families has announced plans to ask for more funding and hire more personnel to improve services to troubled children. Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel in a news conf...
Apr 23, 2018
Area fourth graders enjoy a "day at the farm"
Area fourth graders from Lyon County, Chase County and Mission Valley were in Emporia Monday learning more about where their food comes from. The Lyon County Fairgrounds hosted a “Day at the far...
Apr 23, 2018
