The Emporia Sertoma Club is inviting one and all to enjoy the miniature train this weekend. A special celebration is coming from 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday at Soden's Grove. Club member Vicki Brooks says the event celebrates the Sertoma Club's 25th season of operating the train. Besides free train rides, the event will also...

Emporia's Jones Aquatic Center closed out its regular summer season Sunday. Supervisor Jennifer Wegener says there was a good attendance for the Final Fiesta, the human half of the event, before the dogs took over for the annual Pooch Plunge. Now that the summer pool season has ended, Wegener and the Rec Commission sta...

Trial was supposed to begin this week in an aggravated human trafficking case in Lyon County. The defendant in the case has averted trial by accepting a plea agreement. Patrick Rosenberg was set to begin trial Monday. At his status hearing this past Wednesday, Rosenberg pleaded no contest to single counts of aggravated...

Allegedly stolen items from Lyon County are part of a criminal case that has led to formal court procedures in Wabaunsee County. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant in Eskridge on Thursday as part of what it calls an "ongoing criminal investigation" that led to the reported discovery...

School starts this week in Emporia -- at least for USD 253 and Emporia Christian School. Jump Start is Tuesday for students that are new to either their respective buildings or the district as a whole. The first full day of classes is Wednesday. Emporia Christian School also begins Wednesday, while Sacred Heart began c...

After an 8-1 campaign, Lyndon football enters the 2026 season facing a new challenge. Third-year head coach Michael Massey must replace a talented senior class that included several all-district and state-recognized players. The Tigers also suffered a major setback when returning standout Josh Vignery tore his ACL in M...

Two senior defenders for the Emporia State football team have picked up additional preseason honors heading into the 2026 eason. Senior linebacker Landon Boss and redshirt senior safety Tyler Schultze have each been named to the Elite 100 Preseason Watch List by D2Football. Boss was a consensus All-American last year...

Despite a 4-5 record and an injury-plagued season, Chase County still reached the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year and enters 2026 with plenty of optimism. Head coach Derick Budke's squad battled through a long list of injuries in 2025, but those setbacks also created opportunities. Numerous underclassmen were...

Emporia High approved Cassidy Barclay as head softball coach at Wednesday's 253 board meeting. Barclay returns to Emporia, where she suited up for Emporia State at catcher for four seasons. The former Lady Hornet has experience as an assistant coach with University of Mary and spent last fall as the Seneca High softba...

Emporia High football is looking to take another step forward in year two under head coach Danny Goodman. The Spartans finished 2-7 last season, a noticeable improvement after back-to-back winless 0-9 campaigns. For Goodman, an Emporia High graduate and former Emporia State player and assistant coach, the second season...