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More Gold Medals at Sunflower games for an Emporians
Two more Gold Medals were won at the Sunflower State games by Emporians over the weekend. Taryn West finished in 1st place for her age group in the cross country race. She finished 21st overall. Miran...
Jul 20, 2019
Kari's Diamonds and Bridal celebrates 10-year anniversary as Radio Shack name returns to Emporia
A pair of businesses celebrated different milestones this weekend. Kari’s Diamonds and Bridal marked its 10th anniversary. Owner Kari Stookey says the decade has flown by. Your browser does not ...
Jul 20, 2019
Homegrown Celebration brings families downtown for food, watermelon contests
Homegrown was a hit again. The annual partnership between the Emporia Farmers Market and ESB Financial brought hundreds of people to downtown to enjoy produce, face painting, the Arts Center Artmobile...
Jul 20, 2019
Lyon County farmers hoping for decent yields after 30 inches of rain, five rounds of flooding since late April
Now that Lyon County’s fifth round of flooding since late April has dried out, ag producers are taking stock of their current situation and looking ahead. Brian Schaefer has a farm four miles ea...
Jul 20, 2019
Cleveland out scores Royals 10-5
The Cleveland Indians out scored the Kansas City Royals 10-5 Friday night. Cleveland scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning after the Royals had taken a 2-1 lead. The Royals scored 3 runs in the 6th inning o...
Jul 20, 2019
Emporia AAA to open Zone Tournament
The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team will open zone tournament play Saturday. The Post 5 seniors are the number 1 seed in the Zone 2 tournament to be played in Frontenac. They are 27-1. Th...
Jul 20, 2019
Emporia Arts Center receiving submissions for Shaping the Future Exhibition
The Emporia Arts Center will be showing off artwork by children at the second annual Shaping the Future a Young Artists’ Exhibition on August 1st. The exhibition is an art show for kids ages 5-1...
Jul 19, 2019
NRC Confirmatory Order details action steps after falsified record incident at Wolf Creek
The federal government has outlined certain action steps for Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation after an investigation unveiled a falsified cleaning and inspection record from 2016. The Nuclear ...
Jul 19, 2019
Audio - Friday - 07-19-19
Feel Good Friday – Cops Stay Cool Your browser does not support the audio element. Update on SOS Strong from Lucas Moody of SOS and SOS Strongman Joe Russell. Your browser does not support the a...
Jul 19, 2019
Audio - Thursday - 07-18-19
Kari Stookey owner of Kari’s Diamonds and Bridal previews the stores 10th anniversary and a fundraiser this Saturday for Newman Regional Health’s Denim and Diamonds event Your browser does...
Jul 19, 2019
