Emporia Fire will be making the move to its new headquarters soon and is inviting the community to a housewarming party of sorts next month. The City of Emporia and EFD will be holding a grand opening ceremony on March 1 at the new Station One headquarters in the 500 block of Market Street. Emporia City Manager Trey Co...

Typically, the United Way of the Flint Hills doesn't issue any fundraising updates from the start of the year until its annual Campaign Celebration. That's not the case this year -- because the campaign goal is definitely in sight. The United Way says it has generated $485,000 in donations, fast approaching the goal of...

Now that the city of Emporia and Lyon County are among local entities that have signed off on the Region I Hazard Mitigation Plan, Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says there are goals to tap that plan for targeted federal funding. Fell says notices of intent have already been filed for two project...

There is an enrollment period underway soon for the USDA's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says ag producers can begin enrolling Monday through April 17. Farmers and ranchers who filled out their crop acreage reports shortly after the program was unveiled late last year will have pre-fille...

Jury scams are now becoming commonplace nationwide. And there is another circulation happening locally. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office now says it has received "multiple" reports of people being contacted by phone and getting told they missed jury duty. Those calls also include payment demands to avoid arre...

Following a weekend off, Emporia State softball returned to action in Silver Lake, Kan. at the Washburn Tournament beating Minnesota State-Mankato 4-1 on Friday. Brooke Flewelling continued her power surge with her fifth home run of the season to put the Lady Hornets up 2-0 early. Elina Bartlett and provided the othe...

The Emporia State tennis teams swept a doubleheader over Southwest Baptist at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. on Friday afternoon. The Lady Hornets came back from 3-1 down for a 5-4 victory over the Bearcats while the men picked up a 4-1 win over their former MIAA rivals. The ESU comeback was fueled by...

The Emporia State track and field team was at the Northwest Tune Up on Thursday hosted by Northwest Missouri. Freshman sprinter Stella Agbokpah broke a school record for the third straight meet en route to winning the women's 200m dash. She is the first Lady Hornet under 24 seconds in the race finishing with a 23.88,...

Emporia State football has announced their schedule for 2026. The Hornets will open up the season in Week 0 with a road trip to Minot State Saturday, August 29. The Hornets stay out on the road for their MIAA opener heading to "The Jungle" to face 2025 NCAA Playoff qualifier Pitt State September 5. ESU's h...

Emporia State sophomore pitcher Colby Deaver is now receiving national recognition. The Sophomore starter has been named the NCBWA Central Region and National Pitcher of the Week. The Blue Springs, MO product tossed 6.0 shutout innings in ESU's 6-3 win over Sioux Falls last weekend on the way to striking out 10 Couga...