Category Archives: News
iLuminate show sells out
If you were planning to wait until Monday to get tickets for the iLuminate show Monday night, you have waited too long. The show was listed as a sellout Sunday night by the Emporia Arts Center. Direct...
Feb 18, 2019
FHTC to host a series of dinners on the third Thursdays of the coming months
Flint Hills Technical College will host a series of exotic dinners in the coming months. Three dinners will be hosted by FHTC on the third Thursday of the month, each having a different theme from a d...
Feb 17, 2019
KDWPT gives awards to Pioneer Bluffs and other local organizations
Pioneer Bluffs recently received an award from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism (KDWPT). Pioneer Bluffs is a historic ranch in the Flint Hills where visitors can experience the ...
Feb 17, 2019
UPDATE: Road conditions improve despite recent precipitation
While Saturday’s round of wintry precipitation may have been a bit delayed, it still managed to make an appearance. Originally forecasted to begin in the afternoon, it was around sunset before a...
Feb 17, 2019
VA: Shift from outpatient clinic to community care should improve medical access for local veterans
Emporia-area veterans needing outpatient medical care will need to make out-of-town arrangements later this year. The Department of Veterans Affairs office in Topeka confirms the Emporia Community-Bas...
Feb 17, 2019
Polar Plunge nets over $17,000 for Special Olympics
The theme for Emporia’s 13th annual Polar Plunge was “Embrace Your Inner Polar Bear,” and Mother Nature certainly complied with temperatures below 20 degrees and a light coating of s...
Feb 17, 2019
American Democracy Project on its 15th year of involvement with ESU
The American Democracy Project (ADP) has been a part of campus life at Emporia State Univesity for around 15 years now. The ADP began in 2003 with the goal to produce college graduates that have the k...
Feb 16, 2019
US Court of Appeals rules against Wolf Creek in union representation case
A quartet of Wolf Creek employees have apparently won a lengthy battle with the plant to be represented by a labor union. A recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals says Wolf Creek used unfair labor p...
Feb 16, 2019
Former Chase County jail staffer set for prelim after unlawful relations charge
A preliminary hearing is on the docket for a one-time Chase County jail staffer accused of an unlawful relationship with an inmate. Courtney White-Dold made an appearance in the Chase County Courthous...
Feb 16, 2019
ESU celebrates 156 years during annual Founders Day luncheon Friday
Alumni, administrators and community members all came together Friday to celebrate 156 years of educational success at Emporia State University. The annual ESU Founders Day luncheon took place inside ...
Feb 16, 2019
