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Third political newcomer now in Emporia City Commission field
The list of candidates for Emporia City Commission keeps growing. Lisa Brittain is the latest to file for the commission, joining incumbent Becky Smith, Emporia School Board member Susan Brinkman and ...
May 11, 2019
ESU sends spring 2019 graduates out in style
Commencements have concluded for Emporia State University. Your browser does not support the audio element. ESU held three sets of graduation activities, with graduate students getting their degrees F...
May 11, 2019
Emporia High tennis doubles teams at State
The Emporia High tennis doubles team of Cameron Kienholz and Taylor Moorman are in line to earn a medal at the 5A State tennis tournament. The duo advanced to the quarterfinal round before losing thei...
May 11, 2019
Emporia High softball sweeps Manhattan
The Emporia High softball team swept a doubleheader from Manhattan Friday. The Lady Spartans won the 1st game 13-6. They scored 6 runs in the 3rd and added 5 runs in the 7th. Kaylee Thomas was 4 for 4...
May 11, 2019
Emporia High girls swim 5th at Centennial League meet
The Emporia High girls swim team finished in 5th place at the Centennial League swim meet Friday. The Lady Spartans did pick up 3 automatic qualifying times for state. Ashlyn Alingh finished 2nd in th...
May 11, 2019
Lyon County and Flint Hills leagues crown track champions
Both the Lyon County and Flint Hills leagues held their track meets Friday. At the Lyon County League meet Olpe won the girls championship. Madison and Olpe share the boys team title. There were sever...
May 11, 2019
Royals out score Phillies 5-1
The Kansas City Royals out scored the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Friday night. Big night for Alex Gordan. He hit a 2 run home run in the 1st inning and added a solo home run in the 5th giving him 1500 ...
May 11, 2019
Kevin Harvick earns pole at Kansas, Bowyer qualifies 3rd
Kevin Harvick has the pole for Saturday nights NASCAR Monster Energy Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Harvick was .083 seconds faster than teammate Aric Almirola who in turned topped Clint Bowyer by .068 ...
May 11, 2019
MORNING UPDATE: Three people safe, one arrested after water rescue; K-99 still closed south of Emporia
Three people have been rescued and a fourth arrested as part of a water rescue that developed before sunrise Saturday morning. Lyon County deputies were called out to the intersection of Road 160 and ...
May 11, 2019
EVENING UPDATE: List of closed Lyon County roads shrinks but is still long
Barricades have been removed from several Lyon County roads affected by flooding this week. Unfortunately, Kansas Highway 99 south of Emporia is not yet on that list. Hours after saying barricades wou...
May 11, 2019
