Category Archives: News
Emporia welcomes Sugar Skull! - A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure!
Sugar Skull! – A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure! is coming to Emporia on Tuesday. The production – hosted by the Emporia Arts Center – will take place at Albert Taylor Hall on ...
Oct 16, 2019
Emporia bike share program exceeding original expectations in first month since launch
Organizers of Emporia’s new bike share initiative have been pleased with the community’s response in the program’s first month. The program is a three-way partnership between Healthi...
Oct 16, 2019
Schreiber, Smith begin re-election campaigns for respective Kansas House seats
Locally, the current political focus is the general election next month for City Commission, City Council, mayor, school board and school bond matters. However, two state lawmakers have already starte...
Oct 16, 2019
Discovery of 'microbial growth' at Emporia State's Trusler Hall under investigation
Emporia State University is awaiting word from Stover Restoration on the nature of a localized “microbial growth” discovered late last week. Director of Residential Life Cass Coughlin says...
Oct 16, 2019
Lyon County Planning Board to discuss adjustments to Joint Comprehensive Plan for homes in ag-zoned areas
The Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board will have a meeting Wednesday night. Board members will review a text change to the Joint Comprehensive Plan which would remove all mention of 40-acre minimu...
Oct 16, 2019
Tower lease, power agreement among items before Lyon County Commission on Thursday
Lyon County commissioners appear ready to approve a lease agreement on a tower site northeast of Emporia during their action meeting Thursday. Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell will present a ...
Oct 16, 2019
Railroad crossing work announced in, near Reading
A maintenance project has been closing several rail crossings in Emporia. The project is now pushing into eastern Lyon County. The county highway department is listing three closures near Reading and ...
Oct 16, 2019
Emporia father, son killed in Montana wreck
A father and son from Emporia were killed in a wreck in northeast Montana last week. Lorenzo Javier Segura, 18, was driving on Montana Highway 16 four miles south of Culbertson when he lost control on...
Oct 16, 2019
Emporia Area Chamber Government Matters Committee/League of Women Voters hold first candidate forum Tuesday evening
Local voters had another opportunity to familiarize themselves with Emporia City Commission Candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 general election Tuesday evening. Flint Hills Technical College hosted the fi...
Oct 16, 2019
Goals, bond perspectives among lead topics in KVOE Candidate Forum on Tuesday
Tuesday’s candidates for USD 253 Emporia Board of Education say they have similar yet different goals if they are elected to the board. Incumbent Mallory Koci and newcomers Jeremy Dorsey and Jef...
Oct 16, 2019
