A man arrested after an speed-limit-level chase through some Emporia neighborhoods earlier this month is now into the court process. David Christian Sohn will have a preliminary hearing Aug 5 after his first appearance in Lyon County District Court this past Thursday. Sohn is charged with one count of flee and elude af...

A special meeting is coming Monday for USD 251 North Lyon County. Board members will discuss health insurance plans for the 2026-27 academic year. USD 251 is part of the Greenbush collective involving close to 50 school districts across Kansas, and Greenbush is moving its coverage from Blue Cross Blue Shield to UnitedH...

The Emporia Recreation Commission Board will be busy Monday. Board members will have their annual Closing of the Books to end fiscal affairs for the 2025-26 operations. Immediately following will be the regular board meeting, which will have several financial matters to address -- including, in order: resolution of a B...

The Battle of the Badges traveling trophy stays with Emporia Fire. The popular vote had 55 votes for Fire/EMS, with 45 votes for Lyon County Emergency Communications and 30 for Emporia Police. Fire Marshal Stephen Beemer says it was good to take home the trophy for the second straight year, but the bigger win was for t...

Emporia's Granada Theatre is being recognized at the national level. The Granada was recently acknowledged as one of the nine most beautiful historical movie theatres in the US by Architectural Digest. The Granada was the only theatre in Kansas to be recognized on the list and one of five theatres in the Midwest to mak...

The Emporia State football team has been selected for three games in the MIAA's 2026 MIAA Football Game of the Week Package. It's the third year of the deal between the conference and 38 the Spot in Kansas City, owned by Scripps News. The package will include 13 MIAA games to TV audiences in the greater Kansas City a...

The Mighty Spartans youth football program has officially extended its registration deadline to July 24th, giving local parents additional time to sign up their athletes for the upcoming season. ​Roster spots are still open for athletes entering the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. To ensure development and health, the prog...

Emporia State women's basketball has added a final piece for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Head coach MJ Baker has added freshman Camilla Sartori from Milan, Italy. She led her team to a runner-up finish at the Italian U19 Nationals in 2025 and helped her team to the Series B playoffs last season. She joins seven pla...

Emporia State athletics has announced home football start times for the 2026 season, including several historic firsts. The home opener is set for 1:00 p.m. on September 12 in Week 3 against Michigan Tech, the latest opening day for the Hornets at Welch Stadium since 2010. Nebraska-Kearney is in town the next week fo...

Six local youth athletes secured top-four finishes at the Sunflower State Games swimming competition Saturday in Topeka at Hummer Sports Park. The team successfully translated their summer technique training into podium results across multiple age groups, setting a strong foundation for the upcoming winter season. ​B...