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On Saturday, Operation Prescription Take Back was responsible for getting unwanted prescription medications off shelves and, potentially, out of the reach of people who would use those drugs for the w...

Organizers of Emporia’s first-ever Dia de los Muertos celebration weren’t sure how the community would embrace the event Saturday. It turned out they didn’t have to worry. From the p...

Sertoma Club members welcomed the masses to the Emporia Senior Center for the club’s annual scholarship breakfast. Club member Mark Summey says funds go to scholarships, so it was gratifying to ...

A Kansas Court of Appeals panel has denied a Coffey County man’s appeal of his sentence following a conviction of child sex crimes. Alvin Houston III pleaded no contest in late 2014 to aggravate...

A woman who recently pleaded no contest to a conspiracy count of bringing contraband into the Lyon County Jail has now lost an appeal for drug activity in another case. Angela Peres was originally cha...

Emporia State University is rolling out the red carpet for the Higher Learning Commission to start the week. A site visit team from the HLC will be on campus Monday through Wednesday as the university...

A missing Emporia teenager has been found safe. Sydnee Fowler was reported missing to Emporia Police on Monday. Officers have not given specifics on when she was found and they are not releasing other...

Babes on Bikes held its third annual Boo Cruise on Friday night. Group organizer Gretchen Russell was glad about 30 people turned out on a busy Friday night to raise money for Plumb Place. Your browse...

Local and state economic trends are trending in more positive ways than they had in the past, but there are still “headwinds” to conquer. Those were the big takeaways from Friday’s E...

Up and coming country music artists Farewell Angelina entertained Emporians Friday night at the Granada Theatre as part of the EAC Performing Arts Series. The Nashville based all-female grouped named ...