Emporia State University hosted its annual Hayes Lecture Series Wednesday evening as part of the university's homecoming week of festivities. ESU alumnus, entrepreneur, executive coach and leadership consultant Jermaine Jamison was this year's keynote speaker. Titled "The Leader Within," Jamison chatted with ...

Flint Hills Senior Life Fair Committee hosted its 24th annual Senior Life Fair on Wednesday. Seniors and caregivers gathered in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds to enjoy live entertainment and hear from keynote speaker Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach while learning about all the resources availa...

Lyon County Commissioners will consider a previously tabled ordinance and tax abatement resolution during their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The resolution abating taxes is for a parcel on Road 330 that houses a publicly assessed utility owned by Broadwing Communications. The reason for the abatement is d...

An Emporia woman was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Emporia Monday evening. According to the Emporia Police Department, the accident was reported just after 7 pm at 8th and Merchant. EPD says the accident unfolded as a pedestrian, identified as Becky Mishler, was crossing the street at 8th Av...

Emporia City Commissioners held a public discussion regarding the city's recently released development agreement standards to close out its regular meeting slate Wednesday afternoon. The discussion focused on questions submitted through the city's online portal in relation to the guidelines, with City Manager Trey Cock...

A spot at the top of the standings and critical playoff positioning will be decided Friday night as local high school football teams clash in the regular-season finale. The featured Area Game of the Week sends the Madison Bulldogs on the road to Rosalia to face off against the Flinthills Mustangs on Mix 104.9 FM. Madis...

Sub-state assignments have been released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, and area volleyball teams are just one strong Saturday away from punching their tickets to the state tournament. With sub-state championships on the line this weekend, several area squads will look to keep their seasons ali...

Marais des Cygnes Valley, Lebo, Waverly, Northern Heights, and Burlingame all punched their tickets to Saturday's sub-state tournaments following strong regional performances on Tuesday. ​The Trojans dominated their home court, securing straight-set victories over Centre and Southern Coffey County to capture the regi...

Freshman Taylen Koch placed tied for 22nd at the Class 5A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Hesston Golf Course, concluding an impressive postseason run for Emporia High. ​After entering the final round tied for 15th place following a strong performance on Monday, Koch faced tough conditions on Day 2, shooting a 21...

Emporia State linebacker Jake Tucker has been selected as the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week. In his first career start for the Hornets, Tucker had career highs of 8 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 Sacks, forced a fumble, and blocked a punt to help the Hornets knock off Central Oklahoma 23-16 last week. ...