A new retail option has opened its doors in Emporia as Ollie's Bargain Outlet officially welcomed customers to its new location inside the Flint Hills Mall on Wednesday. Ollie's specializes in purchasing name-brand merchandise in bulk and passing the savings along to customers, offering discounts of up to 70 percent of...

Emporia State Provost Brent Thomas says his 20 years with the institution have been full of memories, relationships and skill-building opportunities he plans to take with him into his next role with the Kansas Board of Regents next year. This past week, it was announced that Thomas has been selected as the next Vice Pr...

The Baby Closet of Emporia is asking residents to dispose of recently recalled baby wipes, some of which were distributed by the local non-profit. On its official Facebook Page, the Baby Closet stated that a mother who has utilized their services shared information about the recall of Up & Up Fragrance Free and Fre...

One person is in custody following a joint search warrant served by the Kansas Department of Revenue and Kansas Highway Patrol in Emporia Thursday. Full details are not available; however, Emporia Police say the Kansas Department of Revenue and KHP notified EPD they would be in town to execute the warrant. The locatio...

Residents of Emporia voted Tuesday to approve a 10-year ban on high-impact data centers and type 2 and 3 battery energy storage systems; however, the City of Emporia says the matter is not at an end just yet. After thanking local voters who "helped shape this community decision," a news release posted to the ...

The Emporia High Unified Bowling team took first place Wednesday at Royal Crest Lanes in Wellsville. The Spartans now turn their attention to regionals on Tuesday at Let's Roll Seneca in Wichita.

The Emporia High Unified Bowling teams delivered an impressive performance at the Seaman Meet in Topeka on Tuesday, securing 2nd and 4th place finishes. EHS rolls into Wellsville on Wednesday as they wrap up the regular season.

The Emporia State volleyball team remained 12th in this week's AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. Ferris State received all but one first-place vote and is followed by Tampa, Fresno Pacific, Wayne State College and Angelo State. Nebraska-Kearney is still sixth with Missouri Western still at No. 10 and Washburn hol...

The Emporia State football team dropped to No. 15 in the AFCA Division II Football Coaches Poll released on Monday. There are seven teams remaining who are undefeated in the poll after No. 3 Kutztown, No. 12 Davenport, and the then No. 8 Hornets all lost last week. Ferris State received all but one first place vote a...

The Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. ​Xaden Delgado is the EHS Athlete of the Week. The long-distance runner secured 12th place at the 5A State Meet on Saturday. ​Emily Criqui of Marais des Cygnes Valley is the Area Athlete of the Week. The junior helped lead MdCV to a fourth-pla...