Category Archives: News

For the 42nd straight year, the streets of downtown Emporia were filled with Christmas cheer Tuesday evening for the annual Emporia Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. Activities began at 719 Commer...

Kansas Children’s Service League will once again be serving up a delicious benefit breakfast to assist with their mission of protecting and promoting the well-being of children across Kansas. Th...

Joy is part of the holiday season, and it was part and parcel of Tuesday’s Match Day check presentation at Flinthills Mall. Emporia Community Foundation Director Becky Nurnberg was pleased to an...

Emporia Police Chief Scott Cronk is retiring, and city leadership is taking this time to both find a new department leader and see what other personnel adjustments may be needed. City Manager Mark McA...

Several items are up for approval during the Emporia City Commission’s action session Wednesday afternoon. Commissioners could formally approve a bid for the South Arundel sanitary sewer line re...

DUI arrests increased from last year during a special traffic enforcement effort by the Kansas Highway Patrol last week. The Highway Patrol conducted its special enforcement effort from last Wednesday...

Final pretrial hearings are slated Wednesday for two business robbery suspects. Both Daniel McClead and Ruby Garza will be in court for hearings at 4 pm. Both are also set for trials beginning next Mo...

Another big gift has been secured as Flint Hills Technical College continues a fundraising campaign to renovate its Hospitality and Culinary Arts area. The Sunderland Foundation of Kansas City has app...

An Emporia man faces criminal charges for alleged sexual activity with a teenager. Darion Winn Phillips, 23, was charged last week with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child betwe...

As soon as Monday’s school day ended, USD 253 Emporia Public Schools administrators stopped at Walnut Elementary to announce the district’s elementary-level candidate for Kansas Teacher of...