Category Archives: News

The Special Olympics torch is now well on its way to Wichita for the annual State Games. The torch left Emporia shortly after 9 am, with law enforcement and Special Olympians parading down Commercial ...

As expected, there was a flurry of activity on the last full day before the 2023 candidate filing and withdrawal deadline at noon Thursday. Incumbent Gary Heine filed for reelection to the USD 251 Boa...

So far, Emporia hasn't seen much of any rainfall despite numerous chances of rain this week. That hasn't been the case elsewhere, with area rain totals of 1 inch in Cottonwood Falls from Tuesday, 1.5 ...

Unbound Gravel activities began Wednesday night with the celebration of the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Unlike the Class of 2022 where seven riders were inducted into the Hall of Fame, ...

The Emporia Public Library's Summer Reading series is off and running. The library hosted its official kickoff Wednesday afternoon following a high volume of promotion by staff across the community. Y...

USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members spent roughly an hour in executive session as part of a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The board convened for a pair of executive sessions before adjou...

All amenities are up and running at the Jones Aquatic Center. The slides, lazy river and splash pad are all open to the public following a water main break that left the amenities offline on opening d...

For at least one weekend, the Emporia Farmers Market is changing locations. Market vendors will be lined up at Waters Hardware from 8-10:30 am, reflecting the traffic in downtown Emporia for Unbound G...

More candidates are stepping forward to be on the Lyon County election ballot. Incumbent Gary Heine filed for reelection to the USD 251 Board of Education position 1. He now joins fellow incumbent Dav...

Emporia Main Street's HYPE Team makes its debut for Unbound Gravel this week, and Main Street Director Casey Woods says team members will be busy. Woods says this offers a chance for Main Street to en...