Category Archives: News

An Emporia man accused of charges ranging from aggravated robbery to aggravated kidnapping to aggravated indecent liberties is moving closer to trial after a hearing this week. Daniel Olivarez had a m...

The Wall That Heals is now officially open for public view. An opening ceremony Thursday morning had between 500-750 people. Local organizer Ed Rathke was glad to see the turnout and the cross-section...

An Emporia woman is now facing a raft of formal charges after an alleged chase incident. Carly Siebuhr was arrested by Emporia Police on Aug. 8. Details on the triggering incident have not been releas...

The Howe House Hoist is returning to the community calendar. Lyon County History Center Director Greg Jordan says the second Hoist is taking place Sept. 6. The Hoist is a collaborative effort involvin...

Emporia State students aren't the only ones on campus getting ready for the fall semester. ESU has its Fall Semester Kick Off on Thursday, giving faculty and staff a chance to hear from university lea...

USD 253 Emporia will see a notable mill levy increase based on the proposed 2025-26 budget presented to the USD 253 Board of Education on Wednesday evening. As it stands, the budget will carry a price...

Much of Emporia State University's campus has extra traffic Wednesday and Thursday. Students began officially moving into their residence hall spaces Wednesday, with more students coming Thursday befo...

Short-term planning is underway at Emporia's Friendship Center as repairs have paused on a nearby water main break. Part of the planning is done -- and it means no Friendship Meals for Thursday. The F...

Formal charges have been filed against a juvenile allegedly involved in Emporia's street racing crash incident from last week. And Lyon County Attorney Amy Aranda has named the defendant. Aranda says ...

An Emporia woman facing charges of theft and illegal dentistry in one of two local cases will have a pretrial hearing next month -- just days before a preliminary hearing in her other case. Iris Sando...