Category Archives: News

Once again, Devawn Mitchell is officially appealing both his conviction and sentence in the traffic death of fellow Emporian Steve Henry from March 2021. Mitchell had originally appealed his convictio...

Friday was supposed to be Tyson Foods' last day of local operations. That is no longer the case. City Manager Trey Cocking says Tyson has sent a letter detailing plans for a phased approach to closing...

Listed here are warming center locations as announced for Lyon and surrounding counties. Emporia * Emporia Police Department. The entryway is open 24/7 to those in need of shelter from severe cold tem...

At most tribute concerts you'll often hear audiences say if I closed my eyes it was almost as if they were right there in front of me. Well, a sold-out crowd inside of the Emporia Granada Theatre Satu...

Longtime Emporia entrepreneur and Emporia's Radio Stations owner Steve Sauder was laid to rest Saturday. Sauder had been battling a raft of health problems over the last year before he passed away Feb...

Lifelong Chiefs fan Kathy Johnson admits she was disappointed the boys in red didn't bring home another Lombardi trophy this past weekend, however, her new 55-inch 4K LED smart TV will certainly help ...

The splashes came fast and furious at Emporia's 19th annual Polar Plunge on Saturday. As has been the case for nearly two decades, area residents signed up as individuals or teams to jump into Mouse L...

Stormont Vail Health's move to improve property in far west Emporia may take a step forward Tuesday. The Emporia Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meets Tuesday evening and has a request to approv...

An investigation is underway after a vehicle hit a utility pole in south Emporia on Friday night. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire responded to South Merchant and Kansas Avenue around 9:30 pm. Emporia ...

Another week, another update on Emporia's 24th and Prairie wateline replacement project. The city's contractor is tentatively set to begin connecting an existing 10-inch water main in 24th that feeds ...