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UPDATE: Rain causes minor schedule adjustment for sanitary sewer repair near South Arundel cul-de-sac
Heavy rainfall this morning is causing a bit of a schedule adjustment as work continues to shore up a sanitary sewer line that failed earlier this week in far south Emporia. Assistant City Manager Lan...
Jun 21, 2019
Heat advisory issued Friday near Emporia; severe weather risk areawide for upcoming weekend
Hot, soupy air is expected across the KVOE listening area Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Chase and Greenwood counties from 1-8 pm. Air temperatures are expected in...
Jun 21, 2019
Emporia Municipal Band celebrates NHTF week with Children's Concert
The Emporia Municipal Band celebrated National Teachers Hall of Fame Week with their Salute to NTHF and Children’s Concert on Thursday. Your browser does not support the audio element. Songs per...
Jun 21, 2019
American Legion Junior and Senior ball teams pick up wins over Ottawa
The Emporia Senior and Junior American Legion baseball teams each collected dominating wins over Ottawa Wednesday. The Senior Legion returned to action Wednesday night, picking up a 10-3 win, at Soden...
Jun 20, 2019
Royals brief win streak ends following 8-2 loss to Mariners Wednesday
The Kansas City Royals’ win streak ended at three games, Wednesday, as the Seattle Mariners won 8-2 in the series finale. Seattle rocked Royals’ starter Brad Keller, scoring four runs in t...
Jun 20, 2019
Hottest days of 2019 quickly approaching; medical experts offer advice to reduce risk of heat-borne illness
Temperatures are set to rise significantly in the coming days and local health professionals are offering tips to help you beat the heat. This is the time of year where heat-related illnesses, such as...
Jun 20, 2019
Crews make progress on temporary fix to sanitary sewer line, but stream advisory continues for Cottonwood River near Emporia
A stream advisory continues until further notice for the Cottonwood River at Emporia and nearby tributaries after a sanitary sewer line and nearby streambank crumbled this week. The Kansas Department ...
Jun 20, 2019
ESU mulling budget options after Board of Regents freezes undergraduate tuition
Could budget cuts be coming to Emporia State University after the Kansas Board of Regents decided to hold undergraduate tuition flat next year? Possibly — but Provost David Cordle says it’...
Jun 20, 2019
Annual Emporia Garden Tour slated for Saturday morning
Five stops are on the Lyon County Extension Master Gardeners’ annual Emporia Garden Tour on Saturday. Four homes and one public location are on the tour: *1915 Holiday, the home of Richard and D...
Jun 20, 2019
11th annual Schwilling Butterfly Count coming Saturday to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve; 'Making Hay' event rescheduled
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is gearing up for one of its big summer events Saturday. The 11th annual Marvin Schwilling Butterfly County is coming. Chief of Interpretation Heather Brown say...
Jun 20, 2019
