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Newman Regional Health gears up for strategic planning retreat Monday
Campus plans are part of the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees' strategic planning retreat Monday, according to Chief Executive Officer Cathy Pimple. Board members will meet at the hospital from 8:30 am to 3 pm, and Pimple says the overall plan is to align the hospital's priorities and "establish a strong f...
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Revisions coming to Emporia skate park plan
Design progress continues for Emporia's new skate park. The city of Emporia says the Skate Park Advisory Committee met this month to work with American Ramp Company with the goals of evaluating potential revisions to the original design, and there were some changes made. There will be what the city calls a "dynami...
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Emporia Kansas Children's Service League office holds open house for Healthy Families program
Emporia's Kansas Children's Service League had a special open house Thursday. Residents interested in the longstanding KCSL Healthy Families program had a chance to learn more about how it works and who it helps. Local director Lisa Harder says Healthy Families is designed to help families with a health and safety curr...
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'A fundraiser for the future, a celebration of the past:' Flint Hills Technical College 60s Groovy Gala raises over $186,000 for FHTC students Friday night
White Auditorium was the site of one groovy fundraiser Friday evening. Once again the auditorium played host to Flint Hills Technical College's annual Gala and Auction supporting scholarships for FHTC students and the Wrangler Student Crisis Relief Fund. The 22nd annual event comes with the college still celebrating i...
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MEDICAID: Local officials tout expansion following governor's short visit to Emporia
Medicaid expansion may not move through the Kansas Legislature this session, but local officials involved in Governor Laura Kelly's short visit in Emporia on Thursday say it's needed. Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods tells KVOE News Medicaid expansion offers potential benefits to employers. Governor Kelly has b...
Apr 26, 2024
Latest Sports
Burlingame's Kaylin Noonan signs with Emporia State women's basketball
The Emporia State women's basketball program is adding another local standout to its 2024-25 season roster. Burlingame's Kaylin Noonan signed to play for the Lady Hornets on Wednesday. Noonan holds eight school records at Burlingame. Noonan holds career school records in points with 1,654, rebounds with 733, and steals...
Apr 25, 2024
Sarunic Bright Spot for Hornet Tennis in Tussle Loss
The Emporia State men's tennis team fell 6-1 to #9 Washburn in the Turnpike Tennis Tussle on Wednesday at the Kossover Family Tennis Center. The loss eliminated the Hornets from postseason contention in the MIAA/GAC Tournament. The Ichabods took the doubles point winning two of three matches. #50 Anton Sarunic talli...
Apr 25, 2024
Lady Hornets Knock the Rust Off in KC
The Emporia State softball team scored three runs in the first and never trailed in a 4-1 victory over Rockhurst in Kansas City, Mo. Tuesday. The game ended a 10-day layoff for ESU. Alexis Dial started the scoring with a triple before an Emma Furnish squeeze bunt made it 2-0. Bailey Flewelling doubled her in to cap ...
Apr 24, 2024
Hornets Drop Midweek Tussle
The Emporia State baseball team scored the last five runs of the game but couldn't come from behind in a 9-7 loss at Washburn on Tuesday. Washburn scored eight in the middle three innings of the game and tacked on one in the seventh for a 9-2 lead, but the Hornets responded with a Patryk Hernandez grand slam in the ei...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High's Weiss wins Topeka West Invitational
Emporia High sophomore Allisyn Weiss recorded her sixth first place finish in the Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday. Weiss won the meet with a score of 241.60, 27.10 points better than runner-up Caroline Fields of Salina Central. Junior Brooke Monroe finished sixth with a score of 165.30. Emporia High returns home fo...
Apr 24, 2024