Category Archives: News

The 2024 Lyon County Community Baby Shower was a record-setter before a single pamphlet was passed out Wednesday. According to organizers, more than 140 individuals registered for the informational ev...

Bid letting can now begin to address several immediate infrastructure needs for USD 253 Emporia following the USD 253 Board of Education's regular meeting Wednesday night. As part of the evening's age...

Tacos were sold throughout the day for a good cause Wednesday for the 12th annual Homemade Pan Fried Taco Feed at the Didde Catholic Campus Center. Proceeds from the event support the John "Doc" Baxte...

Local, state and national veterans officials were at the Emporia American Legion Post 5 on Wednesday for a special open house highlighting the ATLAS pod. The pod has an 8-foot-by-8-foot enclosed and s...

Residents are encouraged to learn more about a road rehabilitation project starting soon in west Emporia with a meeting Wednesday evening. The meeting includes information about the resurfacing projec...

Emporia Main Street is typically busy, but it has a lot of things going over the next two weeks. Main Street's Downtown Emporia Eggstravaganza continues through Friday, and Director Casey Woods says t...

The Bird scooters zipping around Emporia the past three years will be, pardon the pun, flying away soon. Bird has announced it will be ending its local presence March 31. Emporia city commissioners ap...

Emporia State University has a new director for its theater department. Aubrey Wilson graduated from Emporia State with a bachelor of art in theater with a minor in communication. She also has a maste...

Emporia State University will have its annual Women's History Month Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday. The Ruth Schillinger Award, named after Emporia State's first Affirmative Action officer an...

Flint Hills Technical College is the focus of a recent feature by Viewpoint Project. Viewpoint features noted actor, director and producer Dennis Quaid as its host. It creates documentaries on a range...