Emporia Public Schools has a lot of teachers up for state awards this fall. The nominees joined KVOE for the monthly Showcase program with Superintendent David McGehee on Tuesday. Kate Nicolay, a kindergarten teacher at Logan Avenue Elementary, is up for the 2027 Kansas Horizon Award honoring outstanding first-year tea...

Despite recent rainfall, grass fire activity is still possible -- as was evidenced Monday afternoon east of Emporia. A pair of spot fires developed on Interstate 35 near mile marker 139 shortly before 4 pm -- the same general spot where another small fire developed several days earlier. Emporia Fire and Hartford-Neosho...

The foundation has been laid; however, the exact look of future homelessness policy development locally is still in the early stages of development. That was according to United Way of the Flint Hills Director Whitney Johnson, who, along with Assistant City Manager Tayler Wash and UWFH Community Food and Housing Coordi...

Last week was a quiet one on the local data center front for the first time since the potential project was announced over 3 months ago. This week may not be. Lyon County Community Alliance has scheduled a Let's Learn All About Data Centers and the Flint Hills Digital Campus discussion at the Emporia Public Library fro...

Two people were hurt and hospitalized after a bus crash northeast of Emporia early Monday. The wreck involving a Greyhound bus happened shortly after 5:30 am at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 131 northbound, so just outside the Emporia service exit and nearly 5 miles northeast of the Emporia exit. The Kansas Highway Patro...

Emporia State sophomore outside hitter Lavra Krizanic has been named the MIAA Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Lady Hornets to a 5-0 week. After beating Newman in a non-conference match, the Black & Gold went 4-0 at the MIAA-GAC Crossover with Krizanic racking up 69 kills while hitting .35...

The Emporia State soccer team led 2-0 at halftime and never trailed on the way to an emphatic 5-1 victory over Oklahoma Baptist on Monday at the ESU Pitch. E-State jumped on OBU early with two goals by Megan Kephart in the first 15 minutes of the match. The Bison scored just three minutes after halftime, but Kephart ...

The Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. Cael Claibourn is the Emporia Athlete of the Week. The sophomore quarterback threw for three touchdowns and ran in a couple scores in Friday's 58-20 victory over Wichita West. Council Grove's David McDiffett is the Area Athlete of the Week. McDif...

Emporia High tennis hosted the Emporia Invite on Saturday. Izabella Hinst went 2-1 in singles and finished the event in ninth. Chelsea Mendez and Alexa Tovar teamed up for fourth in doubles with a 2-2 day. The Lady Spartans take to the courts on Wednesday at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka.

The #24 Emporia State football team pitched a second-half shutout on the way to a 34-20 win over #20 Michigan Tech on Opening Day at Welch Stadium on Saturday. The Hornet defense set the tone early with a three-and-out before the Hornets used a 49-yard run by Ondraye Beasley to set up his first touchdown catch as a Ho...