Category Archives: News
Crews make progress on temporary fix to sanitary sewer line, but stream advisory continues for Cottonwood River near Emporia
A stream advisory continues until further notice for the Cottonwood River at Emporia and nearby tributaries after a sanitary sewer line and nearby streambank crumbled this week. The Kansas Department ...
Jun 20, 2019
ESU mulling budget options after Board of Regents freezes undergraduate tuition
Could budget cuts be coming to Emporia State University after the Kansas Board of Regents decided to hold undergraduate tuition flat next year? Possibly — but Provost David Cordle says it’...
Jun 20, 2019
Annual Emporia Garden Tour slated for Saturday morning
Five stops are on the Lyon County Extension Master Gardeners’ annual Emporia Garden Tour on Saturday. Four homes and one public location are on the tour: *1915 Holiday, the home of Richard and D...
Jun 20, 2019
11th annual Schwilling Butterfly Count coming Saturday to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve; 'Making Hay' event rescheduled
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is gearing up for one of its big summer events Saturday. The 11th annual Marvin Schwilling Butterfly County is coming. Chief of Interpretation Heather Brown say...
Jun 20, 2019
Lyon County Commission begins 2020 budget refinement process
The Lyon County Commission has begun the process of refining the 2020 budget. During their weekly action session Thursday morning, commissioners were presented with their first look at the budget by L...
Jun 20, 2019
Temporary fix possible Thursday afternoon after failed sanitary sewer pipe forces stream advisory for Cottonwood and nearby tributaries
Officials with the city of Emporia and construction partners hope to have a sanitary sewer line stabilized by early evening after the pipe recently failed and the nearby streambank caved in. The failu...
Jun 20, 2019
Unsettled weather pattern is back into upcoming weekend
Our hot, steamy conditions expected the next few days could lead to shower and storm chances through the weekend. That now includes three separate periods of potential severe weather the next few days...
Jun 20, 2019
Stream advisory issued for Cottonwood River at Emporia, points downstream after unspecified line break
A stream advisory has now been issued for the Cottonwood River and connecting tributaries after a water line break near a south Emporia street. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the...
Jun 20, 2019
Area residents eligible to be part of streambank stabilization project to benefit John Redmond, Fall River reservoirs
The latest round of heavy rain across east central Kansas this week came as the Kansas Water Office has announced a new phase of streambank stabilization projects to help reduce sedimentation at four ...
Jun 20, 2019
In-state undergrad tuition to stay flat at ESU, other state universities after Board of Regents vote
The Kansas Board of Regents is not moving forward with plans to increase undergraduate in-state tuition at any of the state’s universities, including Emporia State. Instead, the Board of Regents...
Jun 20, 2019
