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Three brand-new groups, one that is back in the fold after a year off and 21 longstanding community partners make up the list of organizations for the 2019 Emporia Community Foundation Match Day. Grou...

Student retention and safer routes to healthier foods highlighted conversations during the Emporia City Commission study session Wednesday. Emporia State University President Allison Garrett opened th...

A Butler County woman suffered apparently serious injuries after a crash in Chase County on Tuesday. The Kansas Turnpike Authority says 19-year-old Victoria Wolff of Augusta was northbound and had rec...

One-time Lyon County sheriff Cliff Hacker has died. Hacker died Saturday at age 72. Hacker served as sheriff from the mid-1980s until 2001. He led the effort to build the current Lyon County Jail at 4...

This week, the Kansas Turnpike Authority will dedicate a new memorial to Knute Rockne. The memorial will be part of the Matfield Green service area at mile marker 97, 30 miles southwest of Emporia. Ro...

A very high fire danger is in place across the KVOE listening area Wednesday. Southerly winds up to 40 mph will affect Lyon and surrounding counties Wednesday afternoon. Outdoor burning is strongly di...

Emporia State University is gearing up for its annual Women’s History Month reception and awards ceremony. Mallory Koci, clinical instructor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, will ...

Formal charges are currently pending after a chase in northern Greenwood County last week. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a reported crash involving a dirt bike...

After a short agenda for Wednesday’s study meeting, Lyon County commissioners have a much fuller agenda for their action session Thursday. Commissioners will review County Engineer Chip Woods...

Wednesday is a big day for the Emporia Community Foundation and a number of area community groups wanting to be involved in the Community Foundation’s sixth annual Match Day. A special reveal ev...