There were glad tidings to be had as Emporia Main Street had its second Enchanted Emporia on Saturday. The gathering space was the 10 block of West 9th, and Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Coordinator Sarah Megredy says a lot of the attendees were definitely invested in the event. Attendees got a quest scroll as a w...

After an active day Thursday for severe weather, strong storms are possible this weekend. Showers and storms are increasingly possible by late Saturday afternoon and early evening, with severe weather possible through midnight. There is currently a slight overall risk areawide for hail up to the size of quarters and wi...

Twelve years after Radius Brewing opened to the public, the microbrewery has taken another step towards local enjoyment and regional production. Radius had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and formal reveal of its new Production and Taproom at 17 West 4th. Co-owner Chad Smith says it felt "amazing" to reach this poi...

Two people were hurt, one seriously, during a UTV crash in southeast Lyon County on Friday night. Lyon County deputy Sarah Werle says the wreck was reported just after 9:45 pm near the junction of Roads 20 and X. Werle says the UTV was eastbound on Road 20 when a deer came out of the north ditch and hit the front of th...

Flint Hills Technical College's annual fundraising gala went back to its roots Friday night inside White Auditorium. The theme for the evening, A Night of Inspiration, was a return to the event's origins after a few years of various themes, including the Kentucky Derby last year. Almost $182,000 was raised. FHTC Vice-...

Emporia High baseball dropped game one of the doubleheader against Manhattan, but salvaged game two with a walk off win at Soden's Grove on Friday. Manhattan picked up the game one win 13-2. The Indians scored three in the second and third to build a commanding lead. They added an additional run in the fifth. The Black...

Emporia State baseball came up short Friday night in Topeka, falling 5-4 to Washburn in the opening game of the Turnpike Tussle series. The Hornets struck first in the second inning, working three walks before Cooper Schwindt lined a two-run single to give Emporia State an early 2-0 lead. Washburn answered in the fourt...

Emporia tennis hit the home courts on Friday for the EHS Invite. Brecken Hines was the top Spartan at singles in tenth. The sophomore had a 2-2 day including 8-1 and 8-2 victories in his middle matches. The Black and Red back in action hosting an invite on Tuesday.

Emporia High softball dropped both league contests in Manhattan on Friday. In game one, the Indians came out on top 4-1. Emporia scored first in the top of the first before being shutout the final six innings. Yzabel Ultreras reached on an error and Alivia Barrett brought her home with a triple. Manhattan answered imme...

Emporia State athletics announced Friday that the interim tag would be removed from Megan Hill and that she would be the head coach moving forward for Emporia State softball. Hill had spent the previous two years with the Lady Hornets as assistant coach. Hill previously was the head coach at Northern Oklahoma College...