The City of Emporia and United Way of the Flint Hills are in a transition period when it comes to homelessness policy. The city's Homelessness Advisory Board has been busy since it began operations in July 2023, with work to identify needs and service gaps coupled with additional work to solidify Rural Champions grant ...

Lyon County commissioners meet Thursday to discuss budgetary matters, purchases and year-end reports. The budgetary business involves a public hearing to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate around 10 am, near the end of the meeting business. Before that, commissioners will consider approving the fiscal 2026 year-end report...

It is now official: the 2026-27 school year will be the final year of operations for Logan Avenue Elementary School following a final vote by the USD 253 Board of Education Wednesday evening. The vote was 6-1, with Barb Fowler again serving as the lone no vote, as she did in the original vote back in April, before a ci...

After over a month with barely any rainfall, things have certainly changed course. Following severe thunderstorm warnings for portions of Chase and Greenwood counties, as well as scattered heavy rainfall Wednesday afternoon, more widespread moderate to heavy rain has been crossing much of the KVOE listening area Thursd...

After 25 years of operation, organizers of Emporia's Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic Clinic are glad for the supports they have provided to families and are looking to build on those successes. The Trusler Business Center's conference room was busy Wednesday with current team members, founding members and representat...

Marais des Cygnes Valley outside hitter Emily Criqui was named the North Central Kansas Female Athlete of the Week from KSHSAA on Wednesday. The junior surpassed 1000 career digs and kills in the opening weeks of the season. In nine matches this fall, Criqui has recorded 139 kills, 99 digs and 19 aces. MdCV is currentl...

The first EHS and Area Athlete of the Week awards for fall sports was announced on Tuesday. Noah Rodecap is the EHS Athlete of the Week. The sophomore picked off two passes and returned them both for touchdowns in Emporia's 67-0 win over Wichita North. Parker Engle of Hartford won the Area Athlete of the Week. The Jagu...

The Emporia State volleyball team played their first match of the season in Kansas and swept the Newman Jets 25-23, 25-18, 25-21 in a non-conference match at Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita Tuesday night. ESU played clean offense hitting .296 in the first set but gave up the lead in the middle of the frame when the Navy &...

Emporia High soccer dropped its first game of the season 8-1 at the Salina South Invitational to Hays on Tuesday. The Indians raced out to a 6-0 advantage in the first forty minutes. Brayden Sailer got EHS on the board in the second half to cut the deficit to five. Hays finished with the final two goals of the match. T...

Emporia State senior linebacker Landon Boss has collected his fourth-straight MIAA Defensive Player of the Week award dating back to last season. Boss has five-career awards including the last two weeks of last season and the first two of this year. Boss registered seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss with an intercep...