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Local students and residents alike flooded Commercial Street Monday evening to celebrate the start of a new school year. The annual Welcome Back Students Block Party was held in the 1000 and 1100 bloc...

The Emporia Recreation Commission board of directors took no action Monday evening but they did do a lot of listening. Rec Commission Director Tom McEvoy previewed an architect meeting planned for nex...

Emporia State is abuzz with Hornets — the students, not the insects — as the 2018 fall semester began Monday. Spokesperson Gewen Larson says it has been a busy summer, with a lot of infras...

The David Traylor Zoo helped kids get excited for the new school year with a special event Monday. Close to 200 people including parents and their children visited the Mobilizing Literacy at the Zoo e...

This year’s Eureka Pro Rodeo was another success but it was the generosity of the community that was the highlight of the weekend. During Saturday’s Mark Out Cancer Night, $9,300 was raise...

Emporia liquor stores, grocery stores and convenience stores did something Sunday they haven’t done for a long time, if ever: they opened for business. Traffic was hard to gauge because of the d...

For the third day in a week, east central Kansas was graced with rain. Emporia *Antler Ridge: 2 inches*Camp Alexander: 2.05 inches *Camp Double-E: 2 inches*Darlene Drive: 2.2 inches*Emporia Country Cl...

TOPEKA — The teen suspect in a homicide in Topeka last week has been taken into custody. Brandon Gayer, 18, was arrested in Topeka. Further details will be released by Topeka Police. Lyon County...

SALINA — Kansas State University is receiving a six-figure federal grant to help with smoke management in the Flint Hills. The grant of $100,631 will help develop what the US Department of Agric...

The Emporia Recreation Commission Board has its monthly meeting Monday evening. Board members will receive updates on several items for the Lee Beran Recreation Center gymnasium, including acoustic ti...