Category Archives: News
DK debrief taking place this week
Dirty Kanza organizers plan to debrief this week after yet another successful — and record-breaking — event in Emporia earlier this month. All told, around 3,200 riders took part in Dirty ...
Jun 10, 2019
Denim and Diamonds pre-event schedule continues
Dine for Denim and Diamonds events are underway, and the schedule is full for the next six weeks beginning Tuesday. Newman Regional Health Director of Business Development McKenzie Cinelli says these ...
Jun 10, 2019
ESU Teacher's College receives CAEP Accreditation
The Emporia State Teacher’s College has received national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The achievement is the culmination of a seven-year process...
Jun 10, 2019
Home Free on Granada Theatre calendar Aug. 29
One of the hottest a cappella groups in America will come to Emporia this summer. Home Free is slated for a concert Aug. 29 at the Granada Theatre, and Director Aden Lindholm expects tickets to sell o...
Jun 10, 2019
Two Lyon County Most Wanted suspects recently captured, third at large
Two men recently placed on the Lyon County Most Wanted list have been captured. Another recent addition remains at large at this time. Tony Ray Smith, added to the wanted list a week ago, was arrested...
Jun 10, 2019
Moderate West Nile Virus risk areawide, statewide
Record rainfall and resulting floodwaters have developed a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes across Kansas. As a result, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a statewide moder...
Jun 10, 2019
FEAS dinner event draws attention to local need for spaying and neutering pets
Raising money and awareness were the main goals of the Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter’s big fundraising meal this past weekend. Mission accomplished on both ends, according to FEAS member...
Jun 10, 2019
Public encouraged to attend early-childhood community input sessions in Emporia on Monday
Area residents are encouraged to attend one of two community input sessions Monday on improving the state's early childhood system. The Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund, Kansas Department for ...
Jun 09, 2019
Court of Appeals upholds sentence in latest appeal of 1999 Lyon County kidnapping, rape convictions
The Kansas Court of Appeals has denied the latest appeal in a Lyon County kidnapping, rape and criminal sodomy case dating back nearly 20 years. The recent ruling follows convictions in 2000 against J...
Jun 09, 2019
Suspect added to Lyon County's Most Wanted list
The Lyon County Most Wanted list is expanding. Tony Ray Smith, 60, is now sought on suspicion of violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. He was convicted in Lyon County on an aggravated batter...
Jun 09, 2019
