Author Archives: News

6-22-16 Transgender? Maybe not a new term, but certainly a term most of us were not that familiar with prior to former Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal winner Bruce Jenner going public with his gender cha...

6-15-16 Timely, but touchy topic today - guns. I am a gun owner and was a hunter, but 2 knee replacements ended that activity. My point is I respect the right of Americans to own guns. But, with that ...

6-8-16 Listening to KVOE yesterday and hearing Jim Cummins and the DK-200 people discuss the past weekend the point that kept coming up was yes, the race is unique, the Flint Hills are breath-taking a...

6-1-16 Saturday the Emporia State Alumni Association holds its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. A big part of this event is honoring the Distinguished Service Award recipients. These are folks ...

This year's presidential race is like going to a giant smorgasbord with steak, lobster and crab legs. It is difficult to pick a single topic so today a couple of random thoughts. First, this Trump cam...

One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a crash near Allen on Friday. The wreck happened in the 1000 block of US Highway 56, also known in that stretch of highway as Road 345, shortly bef...

The Zika virus is spreading, and even though no cases have been reported in Emporia, health officials are warning residents to take preventative measures against this disease. Diana Moore, a public he...

It is graduation time. I know this because I saw President Obama giving an address to graduates at Howard University. He will also talk to the graduates at Rutgers's and the Air Force Academy. His mes...

5-4-16 On vacation for weeks, you find hundreds of rabid, messy, mean Raccoon’s have overtaken your basement. You want them gone. You call 4 exterminators but nobody could handle the job. But th...