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Nearly 20,000 pounds of food collected during Stamp Out Hunger
Lyon County residents were definitely on board with the Postal Service Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive over the weekend. Over 19,000 pounds of food was collected. Organizer J...
May 12, 2019
Take Me Back to Chicago provides rousing performances of superband's big hits
Founding Chicago member Danny Seraphine promised a night of hits when he brought his Take Me Back to Chicago experience to Emporia’s Granada Theatre on Saturday night. He did not disappoint. You...
May 12, 2019
EARLY UPDATE: Cottonwood River clear of K-99, but highway still closed
Rivers keep coming down across the KVOE listening area, but Kansas Highway 99 remains closed until further notice south of Emporia. The highway has been closed the past several days due to flooding an...
May 12, 2019
EVENING UPDATE: K-99 still closed, no word on potential reopen time as Cottonwood continues to drop
Rivers keep coming down across the KVOE listening area, but Kansas Highway 99 remains closed until further notice south of Emporia. The highway has been closed the past several days due to flooding an...
May 12, 2019
One person taken to hospital after crash near Olpe
Details are pending after an injury crash near Olpe on Saturday afternoon. Two vehicles collided in the 1000 block of Road 70, about a mile west of Olpe, around 2:15 pm. Emporia Fire took a female to ...
May 12, 2019
Royals shutout by Phillies 7-0
The Philadelphia Phillies shutout the Kansas City Royals 7-0 Saturday night. The Royals were shutout on 4 hits. They left 4 runners on base. Brad Keller took the loss giving up 6 runs on 5 hits in 5 i...
May 12, 2019
Emporia Highs Cameron Kienholz and Taylor Moorman 5th at State
The Emporia High tennis doubles team of Cameron Kienholz and Taylor Moorman finished in 5th place at the 5A State tennis tournament. The duo won all 3 matches they played on Saturday. They defeated a ...
May 12, 2019
Keselowski 1st Bowyer 5th at Kansas
Brad Keselowski was the winner of NASCARS Monster Energy Cup race at Kansas Speedway Saturday night. He won the race in overtime holding off Alex Bowman. Clint Bowyer tried to make a run at the lead a...
May 12, 2019
Emporia State track and field hosts Sam Williams qualifier
Emporia State athletes picked up 2 provisional qualifying marks for nationals and 1 first place finish in the Sam Williams Qualifier Saturday. Both provisional qualifiers came in the javelin. Carter S...
May 12, 2019
Emporia State mens basketball adds another player
Emporia State mens basketball has announced the signing of another player for next season. They have added Brendan Van Dyke a transfer from Cowley College. At 6-8 he led Cowley in scoring and rebound ...
May 12, 2019
