Lyon County Commissioners are still in the early stages of the 2027 budgeting cycle and already, the list of appropriation requests has surpassed $1 million. Commissioners convened their second budget study session Wednesday morning, where they received the following appropriation requests, nearly all of which were inc...

Civic leaders supporting the Flint Hills Digital Campus data center project as announced Tuesday have repeatedly mentioned the impact on higher higher education, most immediately with students at Flint Hills Technical College. Which is just fine for President Caron Daugherty. Local leaders have said the college stands ...

The Emporia High School Theatre Department is offering two more chances for the community to see a performance of the production that has helped them make school history on more than one occasion this past year. Those opportunities will come Saturday afternoon and evening when the department hosts a pair of benefit per...

The deadline is the close of business Monday, but an organizer of a petition to save Logan Avenue Elementary from closure hopes to wrap up her work well before then. In fact, Olivia Grover says she wants to finish collecting petition signatures by Wednesday -- and she's alternatively nervous and optimistic about where ...

Money, money and more money. There are a lot of discussions with one focus for Lyon County commissioners in their study meeting Wednesday. Commissioners began diving headfirst into budget requests with department heads and allocation agency leaders last week, and that pace picks up Wednesday with requests from Treasure...

The Centennial League announced its 2026 All-League softball honors Monday, with Emporia High senior Alivia Barrett representing the Lady Spartans as a Second Team selection. Barrett capped off an outstanding final season in an Emporia High uniform by earning one of the league's top postseason honors. She was asked to ...

Emporia Training Center fighters had a stellar showing in Kansas City Saturday. ETC had four fighters on the evening's card, including three amateurs who went 2-1 in their bouts. In his second outing, Pierce Moore won by knockout in 15 seconds, defeating Jacob Burch earning him knockout of the night. Moore is now 1-1 i...

The University of Kansas baseball team claimed its second ever Regional title with a 13-10 victory over No. 2 seed Arkansas at Hogland Ballpark on Sunday. Jayhawk slugger Tyson LeBlanc crushed a three-run homer in the fourth to put the 'Hawks in front 6-5 after a six-run top of the fourth inning. Kansas added two in ...

The No. 1 seed Kansas baseball team used timely hitting to pick up a 5-3 victory over No. 2 seed Arkansas in a match up of 1-0 teams in the Lawrence regional. Down 3-1, Tyson LeBlanc, the KU single-season home run record holder launched a two-run shot to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth. Kansas loaded the base...

The Kansas Jayhawks baseball team knocked off Northeastern 6-3 in the first game of the Lawrence Regional on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence. With 'The Backyard' setup, the game set a new attendance record for Kansas as 3,571 fans watched the Jayhawks advance to play Arkansas Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. Ty...