Policies to help current military service personnel are included in the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. That help specifically comes in the form of a 5- to 7-percent pay raise, something Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt was pleased to discuss during his monthly KVOE Morning Show visit last week. Dole wa...

Emporia's Abundant Grace food ministry continues serving the community. Grace United Methodist Pastor Debbie Senters says numbers have been steady. There haven't been as many people lining up for meals as there were earlier. Grace United Methodist agreed to be the meal program's host site after the Emporia Rescue Missi...

The Emporia City Commission is meeting Wednesday. It will not meet in person. A news release from the city says meetings Wednesday and Aug 19 will be held virtually "in the interest of public safety." Meetings will be available for view at emporiaks.gov/agendas starting at 11 am to be "consistent with th...

Emporia Police Master Patrol Officer Gabe Withington has a new assignment. Withington has been named as the department's first School Resource Officer at Emporia High School as part of an agreement forged between EPD and USD 253 Emporia Public Schools earlier this year. Withington is a graduate of Emporia High and brin...

Emporia Police officers made 3 separate arrests this past weekend on alleged drug-related activity. Officers arrested Daniel Jackson Friday evening on suspicion of drug distribution, as well as drug and paraphernalia possession and interference with law enforcement. Officers then arrested Melissa Dempsey early Saturday...

The Emporia State athletics department announced a new strategic plan to guide Hornet athletics through the 2028-29 athletic season. The plan, titled "The Black & Gold Standard", outlines six major objectives that will be the focus of the department. The priorities in order are competitive excellence, u...

Emporia High has turned to one of its own to lead the school's diving program. The school announced Tuesday that Haylee Weiss has been named the head coach of the Lady Spartan diving team following the retirement of longtime coach Barb Clark. Weiss, a 2019 Emporia High graduate, is no stranger to success in the pool. S...

The Emporia State football team has been selected sixth by the coaches and media in the 2026 MIAA Football Preseason Polls released on Monday. Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri were chosen as the favorites to win the league this year after splitting last year's title. The Gorillas were favored by the coaches wit...

The NCAA Division II Management Council has recommended that the Division II Executive Board adopt emergency legislation to establish an age-based eligibility model. The proposal would create a five-year eligibility period and would be effective immediately for the upcoming 2026-27 season. It would replace the longst...

Emporia State's Welch Stadium is getting new turf ahead of the 2026 football season. Installation is in progress now for a new state-of-the-art FieldTurf system. The project is anticipated to take two weeks so the field will be ready for the beginning of Hornet fall training camp which is set to begin on August 3. I...