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Emporia High diver Haylee Weiss finished in 2nd place at the State diving meet. Cadance Vincent finished in 10th place and Karalyn Karjala finished in 12th place. Natalie Leachner of Blue Valley South...

There are changes for the State High School Boys golf tournaments that are scheduled to be played Monday. The 5A tournament at Dodge City has been rescheduled for Tuesday. Emporia High will be playing...

Pomp and circumstance ruled White Auditorium as Emporia High held its commencement activities Sunday. Principal Britton Hart says he’s surprised by the “depth and quality” of the gra...

After nearly two solid weeks of flooding ended Wednesday for Lyon County, it appears flooding is set to resume southeast of Emporia. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Neo...

The good news: almost all power outages have been restored after powerful thunderstorms cut off power to thousands of people in the KVOE listening area Saturday. The bad news: there is currently no wo...

More MealSpot locations for the summer have been announced by Emporia Public Schools. On Friday, the Emporia Public Library announced it is serving lunches on Wednesdays in June and July. The school d...

Reading Elementary has a new owner. On Friday night, the USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education unanimously approved a $20,000 offer from Lions LLC. Additional details about the purchase, includ...

Another candidate has stepped forward for the upcoming election cycle. Matt Gehring filed Friday for USD 251 Position 3. He is currently facing off against incumbent Angela Anderson for that position....

If weather permits — and this week, that’s a big if — work is set to begin Monday to repair part of Weaver Street. Emporia City Clerk Kerry Sull says saw cutting and concrete pavemen...

The weather has not been in a forgiving mood recently. And it doesn’t look like that mood will improve this week. After two rounds of flooding this month, powerful storms brought wind damage to ...