Category Archives: News

Newman Regional Health has announced a lot of milestones and major initiatives over the past decade, but Wednesday's board meeting divulged an impressive accomplishment. During Wednesday's monthly mee...

There is a new care package drive to help local and area soldiers serving overseas. Staff Sergeant Stephen Nuessen currently leads the 387th Movement Control Team, a 40-soldier detachment deployed at ...

There could well be a transformation of the Emporia Community Club beginning soon. Dynamic Discs founder Jeremy Rusco has been in the process of buying the property at 1801 Rural from the Community Cl...

The Emporia Community Foundation has named its next leader. Linda Kehres, current director of the KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is set to replace longtime director Becky Nurnberg following her...

As the Kansas House mulls an expected override effort of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of a Republican-backed tax reduction plan, the governor's plan is now officially in front of lawmakers. Hear...

Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner has made a habit of having mobile office hours across his coverage area every month, and the schedule for February's mobile hours is now set. LaTurner representatives ...

ValuNet FIBER has announced the recipient of its Charitable Giving Fund project. Emporia's First Christian Church will receive $3,000 for its food pantry, which has seen a "dramatic" increase in deman...

Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness is welcoming the community to a special first-aid training seminar next month. Crosswinds will be hosting an 8-hour public education program on youth mental health f...

Emporia Native and flight nurse Adam Tebben was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. Tebben was escorted to Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery by various local and state emergency agencies along with hundr...

The fifth annual EmporiYum is about set to launch. Or lunch, depending on your choice of meal. Starting Thursday and continuing all through February, EmporiYum is designed to celebrate the local resta...