Category Archives: News
Financial gains and rise in visitations highlight FHCHC Board of Directors meeting
Positive trends across the board were reported during the Flint Hills Community Health Center Board of Directors meeting Tuesday afternoon. The monthly clinical reports each indicated rising numbers o...
Nov 19, 2019
Closing arguments, jury deliberations ahead in civil trial against Emporia State, former CECE staffers
Closing arguments are coming Tuesday as a civil trial against Emporia State University and two former staffers of the university’s Center for Early Childhood Education comes to a close. Jury ins...
Nov 19, 2019
Kress Center ownership changes hands
One of Emporia’s more recognizable downtown office spaces has sold. Innovest Corporation is selling the Kress Center at 702 Commercial to Kress LLC. Terms are not being released. The Kress Cente...
Nov 19, 2019
Fees could be added to USD 253 Emporia open records requests
Emporia Public Schools may add fees to open records requests. The Emporia chapter of the National Education Association is citing a document saying the district could charge fees in several categories...
Nov 19, 2019
Emporia City Commission meeting to focus on development, infrastructure items
Emporia city commissioners have a full agenda for their action session Wednesday night. Commissioners may formally establish the Pleasant Point Rural Housing Incentive District along and south of Seve...
Nov 19, 2019
Defendants in Emporia robbery, jail assault cases to have final pretrial hearings this week
Trials are coming next week in the cases of an alleged armed robbery and a battery inside the Lyon County Jail, and the defendants are set for their final pretrial hearings Wednesday. Harold Stewart a...
Nov 19, 2019
Lyon County inmate captured after not returning from work release assignment
A Lyon County inmate faces more charges after allegedly leaving a work release assignment last week. Bret Fallis was out on work release but failed to return to the Lyon County Jail until his arrest a...
Nov 19, 2019
Planned power outage to affect Lyon-Coffey Electric customers east of Emporia
A number of Lyon-Coffey Electric customers have been told to expect a power outage Tuesday. The outage will go from 12-6 pm, according to the company. Most of the affected customers are out of the KVO...
Nov 19, 2019
Heating issues main focus of Emporia Recreation Commission monthly meeting
An update on the Lee Beran Recreation Center’s heating system highlighted discussions during the Emporia Recreation Commission’s monthly meeting Monday. According to Rec Director Tom McEvo...
Nov 19, 2019
Emporia Symphony Orchestra to focus upcoming concert on diversity
The Emporia Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert will showcase the spirit of diversity within the Emporia community Tuesday evening. A Symphonic Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Diversity in Emporia w...
Nov 18, 2019
