Plans continue to unfold on how to repair the new Rocky Ford bridge deck. Issues went public during the Lyon County Commission meeting last week when County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield said rebar was poking through the new concrete deck in spots, following the decking process in early April. The potential cause or caus...

Logan Avenue Elementary School's future will be discussed as part of a special Emporia Public Schools board meeting Wednesday. Residents are invited to give their thoughts as USD 253 considers whether to shut down school operations at Logan Avenue as the key component of the district's ongoing cost containment discussi...

Bridge replacement is ahead in Coffey County, starting next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation says the Lynx Road bridge over Frog Creek is designated for replacement. It's nearly 2 miles north of Old Highway 50, or 26th Road, and is set for a 3-span structure that will be wider and longer than a bridge buil...

A threat of severe weather has not materialized. A tornado watch for south central and southeast Kansas, including Chase and Greenwood counties, was issued Tuesday afternoon and ran almost its full length before being canceled with no severe weather reported. There is a slight risk of severe storms along and east of th...

Severe thunderstorms initially weren't part of the forecast for Monday, but scattered storms produced a range of severe hail and led to a pair of tornado warnings. Storms began developing before 4 pm near the Chase-Marion county line, leading to a trail of severe hail reports. National Weather Service meteorologist Sar...

Emporia State freshman sprinter Stella Agbokpah has been named the MIAA Women's Track Athlete of the Week. Agbokpah broke her own school record in the 200m dash last week finishing third at the Jo Meaker Classic hosted by West Texas A&M last week. She later shaved a hundredth of a second off her 100m dash time wh...

Baseball: MdCV Lyndon postponed until April 14 Wolfdogs Mission Valley postponed until April 14 Baldwin 11 Osage City 3 Softball: MdCV Lyndon postponed until April 14 Mission Valley 14 Wolfdogs 4 Mission Valley 21 Wolfdogs 2 Burlingame 24 NH 7 NH 20 Burlingame 0 Osage City 4 Baldwin 0 Osage City 2 Baldwin 1 postponed i...

Chesney Erkel finished eighth to lead Emporia High golf at Manhattan Country Club on Monday. Erkel shot an 81. Marley Harter wasn't far behind with an 84. Maddex Gurley was third in the team with a 91. The Spartans as a team shot 354. Emporia returns to action on Monday, April 20 at Circle

Emporia High softball battled the elements and a resilient Junction City squad Monday, coming away with a doubleheader sweep in a rain makeup at Peter Pan Park. The Lady Spartans claimed the opener 12-5, setting the tone early before a rain delay hit in the fifth. Emporia struck first in the bottom of the opening innin...

The Area and Emporia Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. Brayden Lienemann of Southern Lyon County is the Area Athlete of the Week. The senior crushed three home runs in a sweep of Crest last Thursday. He finished the night with 13 RBI's. He also earned the win in game one with a complete game, seven...