Part of Road 170 east of Emporia is closed to thru traffic Tuesday. The Lyon County Highway Department has 170 closed between Roads U and X for pavement repair. The department has not said how long the closure will be in effect.

Emporia's Fetal Alcohol Diagnostic Clinic is celebrating 25 years of serving families Wednesday. Longtime team member Bev Long says the clinic offers parents initial peace of mind and continued support. Activities will be from 9-10:30 am at the Trusler Business Center, 719 Commercial. Parents with questions can call Ka...

Emporia's Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday evening. There is one discussion item on the agenda as the board discusses medical terminology in the city's zoning regulations. The topic came to light during the early stages of Stormont Vail's move to build its own medical clinic in west Emporia and Newman Regional He...

Harvest season is getting started, and the National Education Center for Agriculture Safety is urging drivers of non-farm vehicles to pay attention over the next few weeks. Director Dan Neenan says this is a time of year when regular vehicles and farm vehicles use the same roads a lot. The Kansas Highway Patrol has its...

Hot, dry conditions may finally be nearing the end after 10 days of baking the KVOE listening area. After a high of 102 and a top heat index reading of 106 Monday, We will have a high again of 102 and a peak heat index up to 105 Tuesday. An extreme heat warning continues until 7 pm for Lyon , Coffey, Morris, Osage and ...

The Emporia State volleyball team completed a perfect Sioux Falls Tournament at 4-0 with a 26-24, 25-17, 25-18 victory over Upper Iowa on Saturday at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, S. D. The first set was tight after Peacocks scored the first four of the match. ESU committed just three errors in the second set on...

The Emporia State soccer team again had the advantage in possession but failed to capitalize in a 3-1 loss at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon. ESU gave up two Bulldog goals in the first 20 minutes of the match and trailed by that score going into halftime. SWOSU added a goal with just under 30 minut...

The cross country season got underway Saturday morning for Emporia High in Manhattan at Warner Park. Emma Beatty claimed bronze for the Lady Spartans and Madison Evans slid into 15th. Manhattan earned the team title. The boys were led by Xaden Delgado in 30th place. The team title went to Washburn Rural. EHS will host ...

Both Emporia State cross country teams ran third Saturday morning at the JK Gold Classic in Wichita, Kan. on Saturday morning. Dylan Hunter led the Hornets in the 6k run with an 11th place finish. The top five spots for the Lady Hornets were all freshmen with Montgomery Morgan leading the way with a 16th place finish...

Osage City made the most of its big-play opportunities Friday night, rallying from a halftime deficit to defeat Olpe 20-7 in the season opener at the new Olpe Fitness Park. Osage City struck first when Sawyer Speece broke loose for a 61-yard touchdown run with 9:03 remaining in the opening quarter. The Indians missed t...