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Emporia High boys wrestling at west regional tournament
Trips to state will be on the line beginning Friday for the Emporia High boys wrestling team. They will be competing in the West Regional at Valley Center. Senior Ethan Garate is looking to make a ret...
Feb 21, 2020
Emporia High Reed Slayden in 1st place at State. State Swim meet begins Friday
After the preliminary round Emporia High diver Reed Slayden is in 1st place at State. He has a 32 point lead over the diver in 2nd place. The semi-finals will be held Friday with the Finals Saturday. ...
Feb 21, 2020
Wichita State picks up 20th win
Wichita State out scored South Florida 65-55 to Clinch their 11th straight 20 win season Thursday night. Jaime Echenique matched his career-high with 20 points.The Shockers play at Cincinnati Sunday a...
Feb 21, 2020
Crowds swarmed to the Flinthills Mall for the Little Learners Math-Science-Grow Expo
Essential skill information and awareness for children was spread through the Flinthills Mall from several organizations during the Little Learners Math-Science-Grow Expo. Taking place Thursday evenin...
Feb 21, 2020
Newman sweeps Emporia State
It was not a good night for the Emporia State basketball teams in Fugate Gymnasium Thursday night as Newman swept the Lady Hornets and Hornets. Newman won the women’s game 68-67. A basket with ....
Feb 20, 2020
VFW Post 1980 shifting focus of fundraising efforts to building improvements
After raising the tentative total needed to pay off past debts to the Internal Revenue Service, the attention of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980 now shifts to addressing major facility needs. Accor...
Feb 20, 2020
Lyon County Register of Deeds Wendy Weiss seeking re-election in 2020
All of Lyon County’s Department heads have now officially declared their intentions of seeking re-election. Lyon County Register of Deeds Wendy Weiss became the final department head to file for...
Feb 20, 2020
Ignite Emporia housing study input focuses on availabilty across Lyon County
Public meetings about Lyon County’s housing conditions and needs may be done for now, but Ignite Emporia Director Rob Gilligan says meetings earlier this week have been fruitful as work continue...
Feb 20, 2020
NLC Junior High students honored for work on childhood cancer awareness at Statehouse visit
It started 18 months ago as a school-wide civic engagement program for a new group at North Lyon County Junior High. It’s developed into statewide recognition for their work. The CATS, or Civic ...
Feb 20, 2020
Third round of federal grants coming to Emporia Municipal Airport
More federal money is coming to the Emporia Municipal Airport. US Senator Jerry Moran and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao have announced almost $190,000 will go to the airport three miles south o...
Feb 20, 2020
