Matt Baker has a few months to process his new job duties as Emporia State University's 19th president, but he has a lot of people willing to work with him as he gets started. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking wants to see the city's ongoing relationship with ESU continue to grow and evolve. Baker comes to Emporia afte...

With a new leader named, Emporia State University now turns its attention to another celebration. Winter commencement activities take place Friday evening and Saturday morning at White Auditorium. Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Jerald Spotswood says almost 350 students are eligible for graduate degrees, u...

Various aspects of the cattle industry will be addressed in a special seminar in Emporia next week. Tuesday will see "Building Better Herds: Calving, Bulls and Pasture Planning" at the Bowyer Community Building. Lyon County Extension Ag Agent Brian Rees says the event is designed to help ranchers be more prof...

Emporia Public Schools invited the community to White Auditorium for its annual musical holiday gift this week. The district held its two-day Seasonal Celebration on Wednesday and Thursday, with Emporia Middle School and Emporia High students performing alongside an Alumni Choir. As normal, White Auditorium was full bo...

The city of Emporia's new online Budget Book is the product of conversations and behind-the-scenes work for over a year, according to City Finance Director Janet Harrouff. She tells KVOE News it gives context to the numbers in a way that's easily understandable. The city has been working on the new online document sinc...

Area Basketball Scores from 12/11/25 Boys: Hartford 68 Altoona-Midway 27 Chase County 45-Council Grove 43 OT Madison 59 Cherryvale 42 Santa Fe Trail 55 Lebo 53 Olpe 38 Neodesha 19 MdCV 58 Southern Coffey County 33 Manhattan CHIEF 74 Northern Heights 45 Girls: Olpe 38 Madison 18 Hartford 64 Altoona-Midway 15 Osage City ...

Emporia divers competed Thursday in Wichita at Campus High School. Archer Wilson scored 142.35 and placed fifth. Morrow Kreuger finished seventh with an 133.60. Emporia swimming and diving returns to action Tuesday at Shawnee Mission West.

Emporia girls wrestling remained fifth in the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association Poll for 5A. The Lady Spartans won their own tournament last Saturday. Chloe Steele 5th 100 Sienna Spaulding 5th 105 Kensley Medrano 1st 120 Yaneli Carranza 4th 145 Alexa Castillo 1st 190 For the boys, Jose Vargas broke into the ...

Night one of the Paul Terry Classic tipped off with Emporia splitting with Spring Hill. The Emporia girls dropped their first game of the season Tuesday night in Emporia to Spring Hill 59-48. The Lady Spartans led 8-5 in the first until a 12-0 run by the Broncos gave them the advantage. Spring Hill never gave it back ...

Osage City and Council Grove both placed numerous athletes on the 2025 Kansas Football Coaches Association All-Senior team. The Indians had the top QB Kasen Parsons, WR Quenten Stark, LB Austin Lamb, and returner Dylan Theel. The Braves had three selections OL Gunner Gleason, DL Tyler Hutchinson, and DB Blaise French.