Miniature train riders, take note: the train is ready for you. The Sertoma club's featured public attraction at Soden's Grove was closed temporarily after some warping issues were discovered on the track Wednesday. The club spent Thursday inspecting the track and making necessary repairs. Weekend hours are 6:30-8:30 pm...

With the failure of its previous bond initiative in March, USD 417 Morris County is getting ready to sit down with members of the community to try and draft a new, more agreeable option for voters, possibly by next year. KVOE recently welcomed USD 417 Morris Superintendent Tyson Esslinger on its Newsmaker 2 segment to ...

Classes begin in less than a month for USD 253 Emporia school students, and the district has now outlined details of its adherence to the state's new "Bell to Bell, No Cell" policy on electronic devices. USD 253 Community Relations and Marketing says students will not have access to a list of personal communi...

Typically, a constitutional amendment doesn't get a lot of voter attention -- but an amendment designed to change the initial selection method for Kansas Supreme Court justices has done just that. Kansas Appleseed held a "Justice for All" forum Thursday night, featuring comments from retired Supreme Court Jus...

Staffers at Lyon County Emergency Communications have been dealing with some untoward callers recently. The department says it has been getting calls from people who are launching offensive or abusive statements to emergency dispatchers because they don't like unspecified matters unrelated to the department. Emergency ...

There will not be a girls basketball season at Hartford High this fall and winter. USD 252 board members reluctantly approved a 1-year pause in scheduling and operations as part of their meeting Wednesday night, according to Superintendent Ryan Muhlig. Hartford girls had a small roster for the 2025-26 campaign that was...

Emporia State cross country is gearing up for a five-race schedule in 2026. ESU will open the season for the ninth-straight year at Wichita State's JK Gold Classic where the E-State men will run the 6K course and the Lady Hornets will attack the 5K route. ESU then heads to Butler County CC for the Ollie Isom Invite o...

The Emporia State football team has been selected for three games in the MIAA's 2026 MIAA Football Game of the Week Package. It's the third year of the deal between the conference and 38 the Spot in Kansas City, owned by Scripps News. The package will include 13 MIAA games to TV audiences in the greater Kansas City a...

The Mighty Spartans youth football program has officially extended its registration deadline to July 24th, giving local parents additional time to sign up their athletes for the upcoming season. ​Roster spots are still open for athletes entering the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. To ensure development and health, the prog...

Emporia State women's basketball has added a final piece for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Head coach MJ Baker has added freshman Camilla Sartori from Milan, Italy. She led her team to a runner-up finish at the Italian U19 Nationals in 2025 and helped her team to the Series B playoffs last season. She joins seven pla...