Within the next three months, ABZ Valve will halt its workflow in Madison. ABZ has told its employees it plans to end its Greenwood County operations in May. Mayor Paul Dean says this is part of a company plan to relocate those operations in Illinois. ABZ Valve is a subsidiary of ASC Engineered Solution and has had a p...

Nearly two months after announcing the departure of its inaugural leader, Southwick House has selected the individual who will be taking over the reins of the organization for the future. Sunday night, Southwick Board President Jeremy Dorsey announced via a news release that the organization has chosen Cara Codney to s...

Plenty of community, combined with an abundance of soul, made for a great turnout at the second annual Taste of Soul Food fundraising meal for the Emporia Eastside Community Group on Sunday. The group hosted the meal, which included soul-food staples such as barbecue neck bones, chicken, collard greens, mac & chees...

Emporia's Regal Plumb was celebrating hundreds of years of history in Emporia, as well as Emporia itself with a house party unlike any other Sunday afternoon. The bed and breakfast, and former home of Emporia co-founder, Preston Plumb and his wife Carrie Plumb, opened its doors to the public for a Founders Day celebrat...

Emporia Police officers say one person was arrested after a short foot pursuit in central Emporia early Sunday. The incident allegedly began shortly before 2 am after an attempted traffic stop in the 700 block of Oak. The driver allegedly got out of the car in question and ran -- only to get arrested in the 700 block o...

Regional action took place across the state in boys wrestling Saturday. Area athletes traveled to three different sites as they tried to punch their ticket to the 321A State Meet. State qualifiers in Region A at Eureka HS 150 4th Place - Jaxson Markowitz of Olpe State qualifiers in Region B at Southeast of Saline High ...

Emporia boys wrestling finished 11th at the 5A West Regional Saturday in Hays. Seven Spartans punched their ticket to the State Tournament. EHS was led by Jose Vargas, who claimed second at 285. Bryan Cubias (132) claimed bronze. Garrett LeBlanc (165) and Kolton Wyatt each secured fourth place. Holden Timmons (138) fin...

The Emporia State basketball teams swept Newman Saturday at White Auditorium in Emporia. In the women's game, Gracie Gilpin powered the Lady Hornets with a game-high 22 points to a 71-59 victory over the Jets. ESU scored the first eight points of the game and NU never led. A late first-half run put ESU up by six at t...

Emporia high swimmers swam Friday and Saturday at the State Meet at Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center in Lenexa. The Spartans qualified for day two in one of the two relays. Luke Marshall, Beckett Schultz, Collin Moody, and Brayden Shaw teamed up for the 200 Free and finished 17th place and missed the cut ...

Playoff assignments for 2A and 3A basketball teams were released by KSHSAA on Saturday. In the Haven 3A Sub-State, Council Grove boys received the 15 seed and will travel to Hesston on Thursday. On the girl's side, Council Grove opens on the road Friday at Cheney. In the West Franklin 3A Sub-State, Osage City boys will...