Graduation activities begin Friday for Emporia State University. Graduate students and doctoral candidates will receive their degrees at 6 pm, with undergraduate ceremonies at 9:30 am on Saturday. Both ceremonies will be held inside William L. White Auditorium. On KVOE's ESU Buzz Thursday, Vice-Provost and Dean of the ...

Good Neighbor Day America is coming to Emporia this weekend. The Sertoma Club of Emporia is encouraging people to stop by Soden's Grove on Saturday. Club member Vickie Brooks: Brooks says the service aspect fits in well with the Sertoma Club, so local members agreed to have the Good Neighbor Day. More information is on...

Law enforcement organizations in Lyon and Coffey counties are asking for help in finding people wanted for various alleged criminal actions. Lyon County Crime Stoppers says 33-year-old Bradley Scott "Scotty" Fischer" has an active Lyon County warrant for failure to abide, although other details are pendi...

Traffic is just about to get back to normal on part of Commercial Street after a sinkhole developed earlier this year. 10th and Commercial, as well as the area immediately south, should reopen to drivers Thursday afternoon, closing down what City Engineer Jim Ubert says has been a 3-phase project. The city has to finis...

USD 253 Emporia's childcare program will be continuing through the end of the year; however, hopes that it could continue beyond that point have not materialized. During the USD 253 Board of Education's regular meeting Wednesday evening, it was announced that the district had not obtained a grant sought by the program'...

A local state representative will not be seeking re-election after his first term in office. Kansas 76th District Republican Representative Brad Barret of Osage City withdrew his filing to run for the seat Wednesday. Barrett was elected to the House of Representatives back in 2024, replacing longtime representative Eri...

An unsettled weather pattern is setting up for the next week. Non-severe storms are possible early Thursday, but there is a slight risk of severe weather for Thursday night and Friday night, both for wind and hail. Saturday evening has a slight all-hazards risk. Sunday currently keeps severe weather out of the KVOE lis...

Groundbreaking is coming this week for Stormont Vail's new Emporia Clinic. Activities will start at 9 am Friday onsite near the intersection of West 18th and Road G. Community leaders, caregivers and hospital partners are attending, with comments coming from Stormont-Vail CEO Mark Slyter, Dr Scott Smiley and Clinic Dir...

The recent visit by Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Department Secretary David Toland points up Emporia's economic attributes, but it also draws attention to Emporia's economic development efforts "getting back on track." Lyle Butler, the interim president and CEO for the Regional Development Associat...

Not everything is in place yet, but processes are moving forward as the Americus City Council moves toward the official end of its police department. Mayor Dustin Wright says the department's cruiser will be sold at a dealer auction in Topeka. The date for that has not been announced. Most other inventory looks like it...

Emporia senior diver Allie Weiss added another milestone to an already dominant season Thursday, breaking the EHS 11-dive record while capturing gold at the Centennial League Swim and Dive Meet in Topeka at Capitol Federal Natatorium. Weiss posted a record-setting score of 535.75. The record performance was another hig...

Emporia High softball split with Topeka West at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka on Wednesday. The Chargers scored the final eight runs to win 9-8 in game one. West struck first with one in the opening frame. The Lady Spartans answered with five in the second with seven straight reaching with two outs. MacKayleigh Arringto...

3A playoff baseball got underway on Wednesday. Council Grove punched their ticket to the semifinals with the 15-0 win over Herington. The Braves advance to play Cheney on Tuesday in Council Grove. Osage City fell to Trinity Academy 14-0. The Indians finish 8-17.

Emporia's Yaneli Carranza signed to wrestle at Barton Community College on Wednesday. Carranza finished sixth her senior year at the state meet and as a junior secured fifth. She competed at 145 pounds for the Lady Spartans. Carranza joins the Cougars who will be debuting women's wrestling in the fall.

KSHSAA handed out postseason assignments on Wednesday for area softball teams in 3A and 2-1A. In 3A Regional 3, Osage City earned the four seed and will host Chaparral. Council Grove heads to Hesston in the eight-nine matchup. Both games will be played on Tuesday, May 19. The semifinals and finals are scheduled for T...

Freshman outfielder Evan Abbott announced that he was entering the transfer portal via Twitter on Wednesday. Abbott hit .343 this year for the Hornets with eight home runs while driving in 54 runs, the second-most RBIs on the team. Abbott, a freshman from Kansas City, Mo., was the MIAA Freshman of the Year and earned...

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Emporia High soccer celebrated Senior Night at Spartan Field in a 4-0 loss to Hayden on Tuesday. The Wildcats won the Centennial League title in the victory. The Black and Red drop to 9-6 (1-3) and travel to Topeka High on Friday.

Emporia High baseball concluded Centennial League action with a pair of 12-2 wins Tuesday at Soden's Grove over Topeka High. Oliver Kline drove in five as EHS took game one 12-2. Emporia wasted no time with three runs in the first. Colton Eubanks doubled in a run and Eluterio Trujillo singled in another. The Spartans b...

Emporia State will defend Welch Stadium with 12 athletes as they host the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships beginning May 21 in Emporia. The Hornet men will be led by Brooks Lowe who is ranked eighth in the javelin. Also qualifying is the 4x400m relay team of Braden Lipgens, Israe...