Category Archives: News

There is definitely a new look waiting to greet you if you are heading to the Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University. Gone is the typical college lecture hall interior -- think brick facade ...

Two notable street resurfacing projects begin next week in Emporia. Weaver Street will get resurfaced from East Sixth to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. This will mean no thru traffi...

The summer pool season closes down this weekend at Emporia's Jones Aquatic Center. Supervisor Jennifer Wegener says concession specials began Wednesday and will continue through the weekend. There wil...

Emporia State University's food pantry stands to benefit from a special event this weekend. The third annual Car Show for Corky's Cupboard will literally be front and center at St. Mark's Lutheran's C...

Everything is back to normal at Emporia's Friendship Center on Friday. Manager Gwen Burenheide says Friendship Meals will be served as per usual. Also, a commodity giveaway will take place between 9 a...

Lyon County's WIC department is getting national recognition for its work. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Lyon County WIC has received the Gold WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excelle...

CareArc is asking area residents to help with a special effort to help babies and their mothers as served by Shiloh House. CareArc has a community diaper drive all next week. All diaper sizes are welc...

Summertime heat will definitely be in place for the upcoming weekend. All area counties are in heat advisories from 1-8 pm Friday. Most area counties -- Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee -- ac...

A hot weekend is coming, and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most area counties. The heat advisory affects Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties between 1 pm F...

Claire's has been a fixture at Emporia's Flinthills Mall for nearly 40 years. That is changing -- and perhaps before month's end. Mall Manager Clarence Frye says he was notified Thursday about plans t...