Category Archives: News
American Legion No.5 potato bar fundraiser huge success
American Legion No. 5 held a potato bar fundraiser to help fund the Emporia’s Legion baseball team on Saturday. The fundraiser saw huge success with the room being completely full and a line tha...
Apr 27, 2019
Successful Prescription Drug Take-Back at Flint Hills Community Health Center
The Emporia Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency helped area residents clean out medicine cabinets at Operation Prescription Drug Take-Back on Saturday. The event was located at the Flint...
Apr 27, 2019
Chase County in wind advisory until 6 pm; high winds expected areawide
Gusty northwest winds will be the key item in the Flint Hills weather picture Saturday. Chase County is in a wind advisory until 6 pm for expected winds as high as 45 mph. Other area counties are not ...
Apr 27, 2019
Health care issues take center stage at Congressman Roger Marshall's town hall Saturday
Not surprisingly, health care matters dominated a town hall meeting led by Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall at Newman Regional Health on Saturday. A small group quizzed Marshall on matters like hospi...
Apr 27, 2019
NRH ends flu-related visitor restrictions
Visitor traffic is now back to normal at Newman Regional Health. The hospital has ended its annual visitor restrictions with influenza numbers dropping recently, both locally and across Kansas. Restri...
Apr 27, 2019
Emporia's Hostess facility at full production after April 20 fire
A week after fire damaged equipment inside Emporia’s Hostess production plant, the company says full production has resumed. The Hostess media relations department says donut production resumed ...
Apr 27, 2019
Night of Inspiration generates almost $100,000 for FHTC scholarships
Friday was an inspiring night for Flint Hills Technical College — and not just because of the name of the Foundation’s annual fundraising gala. The Night of Inspiration generated around $9...
Apr 27, 2019
Swedish Bonfire sets table for rousing GBO finish
The Glass Blown Open culminates this weekend. Play enters its final rounds Saturday morning, with most groups except flex start doubles wrapping things up by early evening. Doubles play will end Sunda...
Apr 27, 2019
EFD busy with small fires Friday night
Emporia Fire handled two small blazes Friday night. Fire crews went to an alley behind 818 Sylvan for a small waste burn around 8:30 pm. Battalion Chief Rich Gould says the currently-unnamed occupant ...
Apr 27, 2019
Featured speaker Kevin Willmott talks at the annual Friends of the Plains Dinner
Highlighting the annual Friends of the Plains Dinner on Friday was keynote speaker Kevin Willmott, who discussed the Center for Great Plains Study as well as his own recent success. Each year, the Cen...
Apr 27, 2019
