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In January of this year, Flint Hills Technical College welcomed a new Culinary Arts Department Director, and chef Kendra Smith says it has been an amazing experience so far. Smith has worked in the cu...

Trial is set for late September for a man accused of shooting a neighbor in the head with a pellet gun earlier this year in Madison. Terry Lynn Bogart, 53, is charged with aggravated battery, marijuan...

Emporia’s American Legion Post 5 was a busy place over the lunch hour Thursday as military officers from around the world stopped in town. Over 110 foreign military officers from 90 countries ma...

Lyon County needs child care providers, and Flint Hills Community Health Center has a special orientation coming next week for people who may be interested. Child Care Coordinator Jamie Roberts, a gue...

Two public ponds in Osage County are now under a blue-green algae warning. Melvern Lake’s Outlet Pond and Swim Pond were added to the warning list after algae was visually reported last week. Th...

State revenues are starting the fiscal year in good shape, based on one measurement. Overall tax collections were over $496 million, $2 million above projections. However, collections were almost $3 m...

Emporia State University has a new senior diversity officer on board. Dr. Aswad Allen begins Aug. 12 after a nationwide search. Most recently, Allen was the University of Colorado’s assistant de...

Deep cleaning continues inside the Emporia Public Library. Work also continues outside the library in advance of sanitary sewer work nearby, and library patrons will have to make an adjustment if they...

Periodic heavy rainfall is a distinct possibility for most, if not all, of the KVOE listening area through lunchtime Friday. The National Weather Service has expanded a flash flood watch affecting mos...

A pretrial hearing has been set for next week in the case of an Emporia teen facing aggravated robbery and related charges. 19-year-old Malik Dorsey waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Lyon C...