Dollar General has made a substantial contribution to the United Way of the Flint Hills. In a news release Friday, the United Way announced it has received a $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) to support summer youth literacy programs in the local community, including the Dolly Parton Imagi...

The western half of the KVOE listening area has a low-level severe weather risk for most of the rest of Friday. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for areas along and west of a line from just west of Harveyville to just west of Emporia to near Rosalia. Isolated to widely scattered storms are possible from ...

Emporia and Lyon County are seeing improvements for unemployment numbers for the second straight month. Emporia's jobless rate went from 5.4 percent in January and February to 5.1 percent in March and, now, 4.2 percent in April. Lyon County has a similar trajectory, going from 5.4 percent in January to 5.3 percent in F...

The two defendants in a Chase County retail theft case are moving along in the court process. Joni Osage and Jeremiah Terry, both of Strong City, have had their charges amended since the alleged incident May 12. Both are charged with possession of stolen property, marijuana, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The ...

Details are pending after a drug-related arrest very early Friday morning. Emporia Police arrested Leobardo Castillo-Bedolla shortly after midnight on suspicion of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. Officers have not said what led to the arrest, and they typically do not release the amount of drugs allegedly...

Emporia High soccer ended their season Thursday in Wichita as the Lady Spartans fell to Bishop Carroll 7-0 in the Regional Championship. Bishop Carroll broke through with 25 minutes remaining in the first half to take a 1-0 lead before adding two more goals in quick succession with 18 and 17 minutes left to build a 3-0...

Emporia State's heptathletes led the charge through a rainy day one of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships at Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track. ​Lou Dumas sits in 11th place in the women's heptathlon with 3021 points. She excelled on the track, running a 14.35 in the 100-meter hurdl...

Allie Weiss competed at the KSHSAA 5-1A Diving Championships at Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center in Lenexa on Thursday. The senior sits in second with a score of 326 after the first eight dives. In the top spot after the semifinals is Sydney Schumaker of Maize South with 331.05. Weiss will have to come fr...

White Auditorium will not host KSHSAA state basketball semifinals and finals in 2028 after serving as a recent championship site. KSHSAA announced all semifinal and final games for the 2028 state tournament will be played in the Wichita area, marking the first time the championship rounds for all classes will be held i...

Regional action wrapped up for area 3A and 2-1A teams. Baseball: SLC 10 Flinthills 0 SLC 16 Central Heights 1 SLC punches ticket to first ever 2-1A State Tournament Council Grove 6 Cheney 4 Council Grove 10 Wichita Collegiate 4 Council Grove Qualifies for 3A State Tournament Marmaton Valley 15 Chase County 2 Softball: ...