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Emporia State softball sweeps Northwest Missouri State
The Emporia State softball team swept a doubleheader from Northwest Missouri State Friday. The Lady Hornets won the first game of the doubleheader 11-3. Hannah Steeby was 3 for 4 with 4 RBI. Gaby Bion...
Apr 26, 2019
Emporia High softball sweeps Junction City
The Emporia High softball team swept a doubleheader from Junction City Friday. The Lady Spartans scored 7 runs in the first inning on the way to a 10-0 win in game 1. Payten Redeker, Gracie Gilpin and...
Apr 26, 2019
Emporia High divers 1,3 and 4th at Manhattan
The Emporia High girls diving team had another good day Friday at Manhattan. They finished 1, 3rd and 4th out of 16 divers. Haylee Weiss was 1st. Karalyn Karjala finished 3rd and Cadance Vincent 4th. ...
Apr 26, 2019
Season ends for Emporia State womens tennis team at MIAA Tournament
The season came to an end for the Emporia State womens tennis team at the MIAA Tournament Friday. The Lady Hornets were defeated by Northwest Missouri State 4-0.Northwest won 2 of the doubles matches ...
Apr 26, 2019
Emporia High baseball splits with Junction City
The Emporia High baseball team split a doubleheader with Junction City Friday. Junction City won the first game 7-4. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed. Empor...
Apr 26, 2019
Mayor gets in the Arbor Day spirit with tree planting
A young tree found a new home in Peter Pan Park at the Mayor’s Tree Planting on Friday. Even Emporia’s mayor was in the Arbor Day spirit while planting the tree. The Mayor’s Tree Pla...
Apr 26, 2019
Kansas Supreme Court affirms woman's right to abortion after Attorney General appeal
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that maintains a woman’s right to an abortion. The Supreme Court ruling follows a Shawnee County District Court ruling halting enforcem...
Apr 26, 2019
Fire destroys truck in southeast Emporia
A pickup was destroyed by fire Friday morning. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Rich Gould says the incident developed shortly after 9 am at the intersection of East South Avenue and East Street. The curr...
Apr 26, 2019
Situation returns to normal quickly after gas meter broken in Reading
No injuries were reported after a gas meter was broken in Reading on Friday morning. Reading and Miller first responders were toned out to 118 Osage around 8:30 am. City Maintenance Manager Brian Knig...
Apr 26, 2019
USD 251: Tentative contract in hand for Reading Elementary property
Some big facility news has been announced by USD 251 North Lyon County this week. Less than a month after putting the former Reading Elementary property up for sale, the district has a tentative agree...
Apr 26, 2019
