Category Archives: News
Motorcycle driver hurt, hospitalized after crash with car
Lyon County authorities say two people injured following a car vs. motorcycle crash in North Lyon County Friday evening are going to be alright. The vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 99...
Apr 14, 2018
FHTC Gala highlights fundraising campaign to renovate, expand culinary arts program
A sold-out crowd witnessed history during Friday’s annual Flint Hills Technical College Foundation Gala. While final numbers are still being calculated, this year’s auction and benefit rai...
Apr 14, 2018
USD 386 board president: Moeckel 'the right guy for the job' of superintendent
Madison-Virgil has its new superintendent, and Board President Jeff Williams could not sound more pleased with the selection Friday night of USD 432 Victoria junior-senior high principal Stu Moeckel f...
Apr 13, 2018
K-130 railroad crossing reopens
Highway traffic can now move freely by Neosho Rapids. Work has finished up on Kansas Highway 130. Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews had shut down the K-130 crossing to replace rails, triggering a roa...
Apr 13, 2018
Veteran heading to Honor Flight trip killed in wreck
MERIDEN, Kan. – A Kansas veteran killed in an early morning rollover crash in Jefferson County has been identified. Authorities say 69-year-old Gary D. Kirkwood of Topeka lost control of his veh...
Apr 13, 2018
KHP trooper honored with Award of Valor for saving Emporian's life
The Governor’s Award of Valor is going to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper who saved the life of an Emporia truck driver this past winter. Technical Trooper Raul Carillo was southbound on the Kan...
Apr 13, 2018
Local seniors lace up their boogie shoes for prom night
Seniors and Emporia State athletes dusted off their dancin’ boots for a night of celebration Thursday evening at Memorial Union’s Webb Hall. The 11th annual Senior Prom invited residents o...
Apr 12, 2018
ESU students organizing annual Sleep in a Box fundraiser
Students from the Didde Catholic Campus Center at Emporia State are planning to spend the next couple nights in boxes along Merchant Street to benefit the Emporia Rescue Mission. The annual Sleep in a...
Apr 12, 2018
Emporian critically hurt in Kansas Turnpike crash
An Emporia man was badly hurt when his pickup collided with a semi on the Kansas Turnpike on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol crash log says a truck driven by 54-year-old Kenneth Main of Emporia h...
Apr 12, 2018
State investigating after security issues noted with iKan mobile platform
Security concerns have developed with a state website. Both the TopekaCapital-Journal and Wichita Eagle say The iKan vehicle registration renewal site has issues because one person can look up another...
Apr 12, 2018
