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This weeks State High School basketball coaches poll is out. The Emporia High girls move up to number 4 in 5A. They are ranked behind Shawnee Heights, Salina Central and Leavenworth. The Lady Spartans...

"Our Community and Emporia State University" Something to Think About Often the institutions of higher education and the town see themselves connected only through geography and economic dependency. R...

Good morning.Today I would like to tell you about a gentleman that I met many years ago. I would like to share some of the stories that he told about how he grew up and raised a family on a farm in S....

As I think about school starting back up, I am reminded about the importance of not only the book work component of education, but also the soft skills or life skills. We learn some of these skills as...

On Wednesday, it was announced a credentialing committee at Newman Regional Health had recommended an agreement with Flint Hills Community Health Center and Dr. Amanda Ruxton for delivering babies sho...

Christmas 2015 O little town of Bethlehem,How still we see the lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleepThe silent stars go by;Yet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting Light;The hopes and fears of ...

In the Gospel of Luke you find the parable of the Good Samaritan. A parable told by Jesus. A traveller (who may or may not have been a Jew) is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead along th...

Youth participants in the first-annual Dave Hollond Memorial Youth Hunt got to have dinner with their guides, landowners and event sponsors Tuesday. This year’s event will have 21 youth hunters ...

Donald Trump said it's time to "Shut down the influx of Muslims coming into the United States." I have a better idea - maybe it's time to shut down Donald Trump! I won't resort to name calling because...

I attended an interesting meeting this week at EmporiaState as the Student Government at the University starts the process to make the ESU campus Tobacco-Free. Tobacco-Free would be a big step up from...