Category Archives: News

Emporia State University's Presidential Search Committee is busy. Community conversations are underway, in part through an online survey. Committee Chair Jim Kessler says that's not the only method be...

Two Texas residents were hurt and hospitalized after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Emporia early Thursday. Emporia Fire/EMS was part of the emergency response to Turnpike mile marker 116...

A gas leak outside an Emporia church had Emporia Fire and Kansas Gas investigators busy Wednesday evening. Emporia Fire Capt. Willie Ward says crews from both entities were called to Calvary Baptist C...

Work continues on the Southeast Transmission waterline replacement project. The latest evidence of that will be the closure of Seventh and Elm for about two weeks beginning Thursday. Also, a shorter-t...

Newman Regional Health has a new physician on board. The hospital has officially announced internal medicine specialist Dr Ernesto Diaz on Wednesday. Diaz earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Univer...

After a special meeting early this month, the Regional Development Association Board of Directors had been set for its regular board meeting Friday. That is no longer the case. RDA Executive Assistant...

More hearings are coming in an attempted aggravated robbery case after an alleged incident in Emporia earlier this summer. Cristian Cervantes and Zuriel Trujillo had hearings in Lyon County District C...

CareArc has officially announced details for its annual drive-thru flu shot clinic next month. Marketing Manager Justin Ogleby says the event will be from 7:30 am to 4 pm Oct. 3 at CareArc, 420 West 1...

Regardless of political affiliation or personal viewpoints, political leaders at the state and federal levels continue condemning the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk on Wednesda...

The Emporia Recreation Commission has approved the 2026 fiscal year budget with a slight increase from the prior year, following a special meeting Wednesday evening. Specifically, Emporia Rec Director...