Category Archives: News
Reading town leaders mulling city's future with school closure edging closer
The closure of Reading Elementary figures to have an immediate and long-lasting impact on the community. Mayor Todd Hensley, who moved to the area better than three decades ago so his family could enj...
Apr 16, 2018
Community members to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research through Laps for Landon
The 11th annual Laps for Landon cystic fibrosis fundraiser will take place Tuesday night. All proceeds from the special walk fundraiser will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which helps to find...
Apr 16, 2018
Rec Commission receives update on Optimist Baseball Diamonds
Updates and meeting plans were the major topics of discussion for the Emporia Rec Commission monthly meeting Monday. On the agenda was a progress update on the Flint Hills Optimist Ball Diamonds. Orig...
Apr 16, 2018
Road, railroad projects begin
Work has started on railroad crossings in Emporia. Burlington Northern Santa Fe has announced three crossings will close at some time this week. Early indications are the crossing at Peyton Street cou...
Apr 16, 2018
Emporia man remains in critical condition following Turnpike crash last week
The Emporia man badly hurt in a crash last week is still in critical condition at a Wichita hospital. Kenneth Main, 54, was involved in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near the Matfield Green service a...
Apr 16, 2018
Haven't filed your taxes yet? You have an extension -- until Tuesday
Thanks to the weekend and a holiday on the East Coast, you have two extra days to file your taxes this year. Tax Day fell on Sunday, and Washington, D.C., celebrates Emancipation Day Monday — so...
Apr 16, 2018
'He really enjoyed being from Emporia:' Decorated veteran, respected actor R. Lee Ermey dies at 74
He went from serving our nation to entertaining the world. Now Emporia native R. Lee Ermey has died at the age of 74. Ermey was a former Marine Corps sergeant who also served as a drill instructor dur...
Apr 15, 2018
Effect of recent hard freezes on plants may vary
Plants are not having much help from Mother Nature this spring. In fact, there have already been five hard freezes in Emporia since April 1 and another freeze is expected Sunday night as temperatures ...
Apr 15, 2018
Emporia pets get microchips to find their way home
Microchipping is helping keep families and their pets together. L&L Pets hosted Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter’s annual Pet Microchip event on Sunday. FEAS Secretary Deb Ghere says m...
Apr 15, 2018
Ark City men arrested in connection with Greenwood County tire thefts
Two men from Arkansas City have been arrested for allegedly stealing truck tires from a lot in southern Greenwood County last month. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Robby ...
Apr 15, 2018
