Play beginning for Dynamic Discs Open
Play is getting underway soon for the Dynamic Discs Open. First-round action begins at Champions Landing on Friday for top-tier players, while A-Tier players get rolling Thursday. Courses are at Champions Landing, Jones Park -- East and West courses will both be in play -- and Peter Pan Park. Play ends Sunday, with the...
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Removal of Quaker Park from city surplus property list and awarding of contracts for Southeast Transmission line project both approved during Emporia City Commission meeting Wednesday
Quaker Park is no longer for sale. Emporia City Commissioners made it official during their regular action meeting Wednesday morning by unanimously approving a resolution to rescind its previous action from March that placed the property on the city's surplus property list in preparation for a possible sale or transfer...
May 01, 2024
Child sex investigation involving Osage, Anderson, Franklin county authorities going to federal court
Osage County authorities are working with counterparts at the local and federal levels on what they say is a child sex investigation. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says the investigation involves police departments in Garnett, Osage City and Ottawa as well as Osage County deputies and the Federal Bureau of Investiga...
May 01, 2024
Driver dies after wreck on ESU campus
Emporia Police officers say the driver of a car that crashed on the Emporia State University campus Wednesday has died. Officers from both Emporia Police and ESU Police and Safety responded to 12th and Mechanic after a car crashed into a tree near Roosevelt Hall and Beach Music Hall. Officers say the car was northbound...
May 01, 2024
Fourth annual Emporia State University Special Athletes Track and Field Day set for Friday
Nearly 300 special athletes will be competing on Friday at Welch Stadium. The Emporia State University Special Athletes Track and Field Day will begin with the parade of athletes at 9:30 a.m. with events going through 2 p.m. Event Spokesperson and Riverside Elementary Special Education Teacher Kelly Olson says she's ex...
May 01, 2024
Federal government plans to reclassify marijuana as less serious drug
In an historic shift, the Drug Enforcement Administration supports recommending the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from a Schedule 1 classification, alongside drugs like heroin and ecstasy, to a Schedule 3 drug, like ketamine, steroids and testosterone, sources told ABC News. A source...
May 01, 2024
Strong City man arrested after alleged foot pursuit
Chase County deputies have arrested a Strong City man after an alleged foot pursuit this week. The Sheriff's Office says the incident developed around 11:45 pm Monday as deputies tried to contact Trenton Collins for unspecified reasons. Collins allegedly fled on foot by using the pedestrian bridge over the Cottonwood R...
May 01, 2024
Meals on Wheels letter to Chase County seniors determined as scam effort
Senior citizens in Chase County may have received a letter asking them to sign a petition on a Meals on Wheels program. Officials say that solicitation is a scam. The letter is ostensibly from Meals on Wheels America, based out of Arlington, Virginia. It says about 10 million seniors face the threat of hunger and 50 pe...
May 01, 2024
WEATHER: USDA encourages residents to apply for Rural Development funding to either offset storm repair costs or to build shelters
With tornadoes and other forms of severe weather affecting Kansas, especially the last two weeks, the US Department of Agriculture's Kansas Rural Development office is asking residents from rural communities to apply for available loans and grants so they can offset at least some repair costs. The funding is through th...
May 01, 2024
STATEHOUSE: Republicans pass new tax relief plan for governor's review
There may well be tax relief coming for Kansas residents before lawmakers end their official work this year. Members of both the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed House Bill 37 on Tuesday, setting the stage for $2.3 billion in tax relief over a five-year period if Governor Laura Kelly approves. This version of a p...
May 01, 2024