Category Archives: News

For the third consecutive year, the Olpe Fitness Park Committee will be hosting the Green Machine Gala and for the third consecutive year, the event will be a sellout. The committee announced last wee...

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and in recognition of this, SOS Inc. and Emporia High School Theatre are teaming up to present a powerful production aimed at educating residents of a...

Curtis Simons says he is ending a better than four-decade career in education when the academic year ends at Sacred Heart Elementary. Simons informed the parish community last week of his decision, si...

After a couple postponements due to weather, the Wreaths Across America retirement activities are finally coming Saturday. Volunteers are asked to gather at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery shortly be...

Kansas Day has passed, but the David Traylor Zoo and Emporia State University's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center are taking the approach of "better late than never" after winter weather th...

Burlington Police Chief Mike Roney is advising residents about a pair of scams. Last month, Burlington Police officers responded to a theft by deception incident where the victim reported taking a cal...

Formal charges are pending against an Emporia man accused of sexual exploitation and other crimes. Emporia Police officers arrested Nicholas Aaron Rodriguez on Wednesday on suspicion of exploiting a c...

The 911 Goes to Washington conference is coming later this month, and Lyon County Emergency Communications Director Roxanne VanGundy will be among those attending. VanGundy is the first vice president...

Emporia Main Street's incubator space has a new tenant. Main Street announced Thursday afternoon that Juniper and Sage will open to the public this coming spring. Described as a "thoughtfully curated ...

Next week, the Americus City Council could finalize the dissolution of the town's police department. Following a special town hall Tuesday, the City Council has a meeting at 7 pm this upcoming Tuesday...