Category Archives: News
Wright: NRH building 'the premier emergency room in Kansas'
Construction continues at the site of Newman Regional Health’s new emergency department. Construction has slowed down somewhat because of recent rainfall, but contractors believe they can catch ...
Apr 25, 2018
Excitement palpable with 16th annual Glass Blown Open set to begin
They have come from far and wide to participate in the Glass Blown Open. Play begins Thursday, and hundreds of players lined up in the rain downtown to check in and finalize their tourney preparations...
Apr 25, 2018
City Commission presented with costly first look at potential airport runway extension, golf course reconfiguration
The Emporia City Commission received new information at Wednesday’s study session regarding potential costs associated with a proposed extension of the Emporia Municipal Airport runway. The Fede...
Apr 25, 2018
Emporia, Lyndon teens found safe after recent disappearances
Two missing area teenagers are now safe after being found recently. Emporia teenager Malik Dorsey went missing in January and was found earlier this month. Local authorities have not said what led the...
Apr 25, 2018
Sentencing hearing planned Thursday for man convicted of burglary
Sentencing is coming Thursday afternoon for Joseph Paul Jones. A one-hour setting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday. In January, Jones was convicted after pleading no-contest to one count of non-res...
Apr 25, 2018
Legislative update: Eric Smith, 76th District House
The Kansas Legislature’s official three-week vacation is just about done. Lawmakers are back in session at 10 am Thursday, and even though education funding is now largely handled — at lea...
Apr 25, 2018
Relay for Life kickoff event moving indoors Wednesday
Rain or shine, the community is encouraged to attend Wednesday’s Relay for Life of the Flint Hills kickoff event. Activities will be from 11 am to 1 pm inside Central Care Cancer Center, 1401 We...
Apr 25, 2018
ESU adjusts spring commencement schedule
Six years ago, Emporia State University moved away from a longstanding tradition by holding two spring commencement activities instead of one. Now it’s changing its approach again. For the first...
Apr 25, 2018
Alma man expected to be OK after second McPherson County plane crash in 13 months
ROXBURY — A Wabaunsee County man was hurt in a plane crash in McPherson County on Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Shannon Randal Scot of Alma was piloting a Maule M5 235C, a ...
Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday webinar to focus on farmland values, economic trends
Ag producers interested in land value trends and the overall farm economy are encouraged to be part of a special webinar Wednesday morning. Dr. Mykel Taylor, an ag economics professor at Kansas State ...
Apr 25, 2018
