Progress is visible as Olpe's Fitness Park project continues to take shape. Since November, work has centered on Olpe High School's football stadium. Fitness Park Committee member and spokesman Tyler Schmidt says, pardon the phrase, a lot of ground has been covered. The update on the Fitness Park Phase 1 construction d...

If the cloud deck parts Monday night and early Tuesday morning, you will see a full lunar eclipse. Emporia State University doesn't have a formal watch event on campus, but Peterson Planetarium Director Mark Brown says there are some preliminary and optional activities for his students early Tuesday. If you can see the...

"Major combat operations" have started in Iran. President Donald Trump has confirmed a joint operation between the United States and Israel against Iranian military and government sites, involving missile strikes from US warships as part of what the US is calling "Operation Epic Fury" and the Israel...

Emporia's Rapid Response Task Force met Friday to discuss plans to help employees at Hopkins -- and other area employers -- that either have been or will be displaced by different business decisions. Team members are discussing how best to help the 130 employees at Hopkins either already displaced or soon to be displac...

Lyon County Road Y-5 reopened to traffic several hours after a non-injury crash involving a semi. Y-5 was closed for around five hours for cleanup. 11:45 am Friday Lyon County deputies say a semi crashed near Hartford on Friday, causing an extended detour affecting traffic in southeast Lyon and southwest Coffey countie...

Emporia's Nate Green signed his National Letter of Intent to bowl at Ottawa University on Wednesday. The senior has dominated the last four meets. Green has finished as a top two individual in each of those contests including winning the Centennial League crown. He credits extra practice and a ball change for the succe...

In a tightly contested 1A-D1 Substate matchup, the Rural Vista Heat kept their season alive Tuesday night with a 49-46 victory over the Burlingame Bearcats, ending Burlingame's season at 10-11. The game was close from the opening tip. The teams were tied 9-9 at the end of the first quarter before Burlingame used a stro...

Emporia High basketball fell in their Senior Night games with Manhattan on Tuesday. In the girl's game, the Indians picked up the win 58-38. EHS held an early 6-2 lead after Kinsley Hines knocked down two threes. The two teams went back and forth the rest of the first playing to a 12-12 tie. Manhattan scored 13 strai...

Emporia girls bowling finished second Tuesday at Gage Center Bowl in Topeka and will return to the State Meet after qualifying at regionals. The Lady Spartans were led by Sophia Hill, who was second as an individual. Taylor McKay added a fourth place finish. EHS heads to state at Bowlero Northrock in Wichita on March ...

The last Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association Rankings were released on Tuesday, February 24. Emporia girls enter the State Tournament ninth in the 5A team rankings. 5A Girls: Chloe Steele 100 5th Kensley Medrano 120 1st Alexa Castillo 170 3rd 5A Boys: Jose Vargas 285 4th 321A Girls: Lahna Passmore 115 3rd Chase Count...