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Wichita State seniors Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet along with KU Senior Perry Ellis have been named to the preseason watch list for the Lute Olson Player of the Year Award. The annual player of the yea...

The number 1 ranked Emporia State womens basketball team opens their season Sunday with an exhibition game at Kansas. Junior Kelly Moten says they cant wait to play. {wbty_audio audio_id=”13202&...

In High School football play-off action Tuesday night two area teams were eliminated, one advances. Argonia defeated Hartford 48-0. West Elk out scored Marais des Cygnes Valley 62-14. Burlingame defea...

It's back to the future today. Fast forward 20 years. It's 2035 and for the first time since 2015 the Kansas City Royals are in the World Series. My great grand son, Tate, Jr., is asks "Papa Steve, ca...

Reservations are needed by Wednesday if area youths want to participate in a youth waterfowl hunt at the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge. The hunt is Saturday. Youths ages 10 to 15 can get a chan...

For the second year in a row Olpe High Schools Kyler True is the 2A State Cross Country Champion. His teammate Zachary Nuessen finished in 5th place. As a team the Olpe boys finished in 5th place. The...

In State Volleyball play Waverly finished in 3rd place at the 1A Division I tournament. They defeated LaCrosse in the consolation final after losing to Goessel in the the semi-finals. Goessel won the ...

Saturday was a good night for zombies, and the Emporia Police Department’s second annual Zombie Run featured lots of the undead in and around downtown Emporia. The event’s all in good fun ...

I've thought for some time that our local governments were somewhat delinquent by not directly supporting Emporia State University. All state schools our size - Washburn, Pittsburg and Hays - receive ...

The Emporia Arts Center Board of Directors has named one-time USD 253 After-School Quest director Dawn Young as the Arts Center’s new executive director. Young served as the Quest director for 1...