Category Archives: News

Former Kansas Secretary of State and 2018 candidate for Kansas Governor Kris Kobach visited Emporia Tuesday evening to speak at the Kansans for Constitutional Integrity meeting and present his bid for...

On Wednesday, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office will auction off a notable downtown Emporia property. The former Brickyard 20 Ale House at 402 Merchant will be auctioned as part of a foreclosure ...

Emporia city officials say they are disappointed by Tuesday’s announcement the Detroit Reman complex will be closing by the end of the year, but they are withholding most other comments until ad...

Emporia’s Altrusa Club is bringing Vegas to Emporia in March all for a great cause. Residents are encouraged to attend the club’s annual Casino Night taking place on March 7th at 6:30 pm i...

Plumb Place is using food as a fundraiser for the second time in a month. Plumb Place is holding a taco feed on Saturday featuring Director Mary Richardson’s recipe. The feed will be from 11 am ...

Will it cost you more to get caught while texting and driving? Possibly so. Kansas lawmakers are discussing whether to increase most fines for texting while behind the wheel and even restrict the hold...

One man accused of stabbing another man in east Emporia last fall is nearing trial. Cody Risner has a final pretrial at 4 pm Wednesday before trial is supposed to begin Feb. 24. Risner is accused of s...

The Boy Scouts of America have filed for bankruptcy, but leaders of the Jayhawk Council’s Sojadi District don’t expect any impact on how they operate. District Chair Jim Wayman spoke with ...

Updates to the DeBauge Family Sports Complex headlined the Emporia Recreation Commission’s February Board Meeting on Monday evening. Drainage issues have been commonplace for the DeBauge Complex...

Emporia city leaders are awaiting formal documents to support a potential travel plaza in far west Emporia. The city has been in regular contact with Brown Stone Development 3 LLC about the developmen...