Lyon County Extension's Master Gardeners will debut a new community event next month that's designed to use gardening as a way to build a stronger community. BloomFest is set for June 13. Extension Horticulturist Travis Carmichael says this reflects a pivot from the traditional summertime Garden Tours. Carmichael says ...

Lyon County's annual Preparedness Fair is now less than a month away. This year's event will be at the Lyon County Fairgrounds on June 13. As usual, it's designed to give residents valuable information about planning for -- and surviving -- emergencies of different impact levels. Numerous booths will be occupied with i...

Law enforcement across Kansas is urging drivers to buckle up as the Memorial Day weekend approaches. The Emporia Police Department and Lyon County Sheriff's Office are among the law enforcement agencies statewide taking part in Click It or Ticket. The Memorial Day weekend serves as the unofficial launch of the summer t...

Out-of-state travel and purchase requests all gained unanimous approval from Lyon County Commissioners during their regular action meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners would approve a trio of requests from Lyon County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield, who was seeking approval to purchase a rebuild kit from Murphy Tractor...

For the second consecutive year, the United Way of the Flint Hills ended its annual fundraising campaign with a total well above original expectations. During the annual campaign celebration Thursday afternoon inside the Bowyer Community Building, United Way Leadership announced that this year's campaign managed to rai...

Four Emporia State Track & Field athletes have been honored by the USTFCCCA as All-Region for 2026. Hornets Brooks Lowe was honored in the javelin, Ezekiel Seamster got the nod in the 100m dash, and Israel Domeh picked up the honor in the 200m dash. Representing the Lady Hornets, Stella Agbokpah was a two-time ho...

Emporia State pitcher Colby Deaver has been named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week for the second time in 2026. Deaver picked up the honor after a marathon 130-pitch outing as he led the Hornets to a quarterfinal victory over Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament last week. The Hornets a...

Emporia senior diver Allie Weiss added another milestone to an already dominant season Thursday, breaking the EHS 11-dive record while capturing gold at the Centennial League Swim and Dive Meet in Topeka at Capitol Federal Natatorium. Weiss posted a record-setting score of 535.75. The record performance was another hig...

Emporia High softball split with Topeka West at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka on Wednesday. The Chargers scored the final eight runs to win 9-8 in game one. West struck first with one in the opening frame. The Lady Spartans answered with five in the second with seven straight reaching with two outs. MacKayleigh Arringto...

3A playoff baseball got underway on Wednesday. Council Grove punched their ticket to the semifinals with the 15-0 win over Herington. The Braves advance to play Cheney on Tuesday in Council Grove. Osage City fell to Trinity Academy 14-0. The Indians finish 8-17.