With Newman Regional Health now named as one of eight hospitals across the nation participating in the National Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, Community Engagement Champion Saylor Middleton says the hospital is in a process that could see growth in efficiency, national reach and quality in the coming months. The...

The Daily Station is expanding its operations later this year. The Emporia food truck featuring different Hispanic items is adding a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 11 East Sixth, the previous home of Schrockbier Smokehouse BBQ -- which has recently moved to 737 West Sixth and changed its name to The Smokehouse. The Dai...

Budget bills are through both the Kansas House and Senate. Now it's time for conference committee members to sort through the details and hammer out a final version. The House package, HB 2434, came out first, including almost $11 billion in the State General Fund and nearly $27 billion in total spending for fiscal 202...

A high fire danger Monday leads to a severe weather chance Tuesday. Fire danger will be elevated Monday, thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures around 80 degrees, relative humidity levels at or below 30 percent and drying grasses after recent rainfall. For Tuesday, there is a slight severe risk for the evening hours,...

Wednesday is an important day for the future of USD 253 Emporia. Shortly after its regular meeting starts, the Board of Education will officially discuss the Cost Containment Committee's report and recommendations as outlined this past Wednesday. Included is a two-phase, roughly $4.5 million plan for cutting costs as e...

KSHSAA has set the State Tournament assignments for the opening round in basketball. New this year, locations for the first games were set based off proximity of the matchups. Boys: Lebo punched their ticket to the 1AD2 tourney for a fourth straight year and will start against Victoria at White Auditorium in Emporia. T...

Osage City topped Burlington 62-43 Saturday in the West Franklin Sub-State Final in Pomona. The Lady Indians raced out to a 22-12 lead. Osage City grew the advantage to 36-25 at half. The lead grew to 14 after three 51-37. The Lady Indians improve to 23-3 and will take on Girard in the first round of the 3A State Tou...

The season came to a close for Waverly Saturday night as Hutchinson Central Christian pulled away late to claim the Class 1A Division II Sub-State Championship, defeating the Bulldogs 55-47. The opening quarter set the tone for a competitive contest, with both teams trading baskets throughout the period. Waverly kept p...

Marais Des Cygnes Valley punched its ticket to the state tournament with a decisive 67-44 victory over Elyria Christian in the Class 1A Division II Substate Championship. The Trojans set the tone early, building an 18-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and stretching the advantage to 29-13 by halftime. Marais Des C...

Cold shooting doomed Hartford Friday at the Hartford Sub-State Final on a 69-59 loss to Hutchinson Central Christian. The Jaguars built a 29-24 lead at half. Hartford shot 14 of 40 from inside the arch and 11-20 at the free throw line while HCC shot 12 for 21 inside, 10 for 20 from three point range and 13 for 15 from ...