Nothing sets the senses tingling like a paranormal investigation. And nothing quite adds a layer of nerves to that activity quite like a heavy thunderstorm. That's what attendees of Flint Hills Paranormal's Spooktember had to handle as they toured the old Admire Elementary School. A sellout contingent observed the para...

Junior high and high school rodeo athletes from across the state and beyond came to Emporia this past weekend and took away much more than titles and experience in the arena. According to Kansas High School Rodeo Association State Secretary Suzan Adams, the competitors at the recent qualifier event held at the Lyon Cou...

An Emporia teen escaped serious injury following a rollover crash just east of town late Saturday night. According to Lyon County Deputy Daniel Calvert, deputies and Emporia Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of Road 160 and N at approximately 10:40 pm for a reported rollover crash. During the investigation, ...

The 10 pm hour Saturday got pretty busy for local law enforcement and emergency responders. Shortly after 10 pm, Lyon County Rural and Olpe firefighters were dispatched to Road 90 between Roads F and G for a brush fire. Early indications actually had more than one fire at that general location, possibly caused by light...

Conditions were hot, then they were stormy -- but there was still a good time for those attending Chase County Days this weekend. Chelsea Harshman, the owner of Harshman Creek in downtown Cottonwood Falls, got the idea for a county festival after hearing of a similar event held years earlier. Much of the event revolved...

Madison relied on a dominant rushing attack Friday night, in their 58-12 victory over Northern Heights. The Bulldogs finished with 349 yards on the ground, led by Cory Yowell with 192 yards and four rushing scores. Yowell credited his teammates for their efforts in helping in the victory. Madison improves to 2-1 and wi...

The Lebo Wolves remained perfect on the season Friday night, rolling past the Burlingame Bearcats 58-12 in Lebo to improve to 3-0 overall and 3-0 in the Lyon County League. Lebo got on the scoreboard with 9:08 remaining in the first quarter when Eli Konrade returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown. The Wolves never loo...

Emporia High erased an early deficit with 20 unanswered points in the second quarter, but Labette County rallied in the second half to hand the Spartans a 29-28 loss Friday night at Lucas Field. Emporia opened the game by turning the ball over on downs, and Labette County responded with a 50-yard scoring drive to take ...

The #18 Emporia State volleyball team romped early before rallying late to win in five sets over Pittsburg State 25-12, 17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-7 at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kan. last night. The Lady Hornets dominated the first set hitting .300 while the Gorillas hit under .100, but PSU turned the tables hitting...

Emporia High volleyball made its debut at Spartan Gym on Thursday night and came away with a pair of victories. The Lady Spartans opened the evening with a two-set win over Salina South, taking the first set 25-20 before closing out the match 25-21. Emporia followed that performance with another sweep, defeating Topeka...