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Emporia Spartans and Lady Spartans sweep Wichita Independent Monday
The Emporia High boys and girls Basketball teams both improved to 2-0 on the season with back-to-back wins over Wichita Independent Monday evening. The Lady Spartans would manage an impressive comebac...
Dec 10, 2019
Emporia States Tre'Zure Jobe MIAA Player of the Week
Emporia States Tre’Zure Jobe has been named the MIAA womens basketball player of the week. She averaged 21 points in wins over Nebraska Kearney and Fort Hays State. That includes a career high 2...
Dec 09, 2019
More post season honors for Emporia State soccer players
More post season honors for two Emporia State soccer players. Freshman Mackenzie Dimarco is a first team All Region selection and Senior Tanna Benefiel is a 2nd team All Region selection by the United...
Dec 09, 2019
Kansas State accepts Invite to Liberty Bowl. College football playoff pairings announced
The College Football play-off pairings and Bowl match ups were announced Sunday. Kansas State has accepted an invitation to play in the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 31st.The Wildcats w...
Dec 09, 2019
Special NTHF report details causes of death for school staffers, offers range of safety recommendations
Some sobering results have been released as part of a special study commissioned by the National Teachers Hall of Fame. “The Voice of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators: A Unique Perspect...
Dec 09, 2019
Separate fires knock out power to parts of downtown Emporia, catch trio of trees on fire north of town
Power went out for a handful of downtown Emporia businesses after a pole caught fire Monday morning. Evergy spokesperson Kaley Bohlen tells KVOE News the pole in the 10 block of West Sixth caught fire...
Dec 09, 2019
Former State Senator Jerry Karr passes away
Former Kansas State Senator Jerry Karr has died. Karr was 83 when he passed away Sunday. He served the 17th Senate District, including Emporia, from 1981 to 1999. He was also a retired farmer and stoc...
Dec 09, 2019
Zoning administrators looking ahead to next steps in Plan ELC Zoning updates
Local zoning experts are moving into the next steps as it pertains to the updated Plan ELC Zoning regulations following the conclusion of a series of informational workshops last week. Lyon County Zon...
Dec 09, 2019
After foggy start, windy and cold conditions to take over Monday
Foggy conditions have abated, but windy weather is in store for the rest of Monday. So far, Chase County is the only area county under a wind advisory. That lasts until noon. However, wind gusts as hi...
Dec 09, 2019
Chiefs out score Patriots, win West
(espn/ap) The Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West when Bashaud Breeland knocked away Tom Brady’s fourth-down pass attempt to Julian Edelman in the end zone.The Chiefs survived a series of m...
Dec 09, 2019
