If you want to see greater job creation, you have to start with the employers you already have. That was the opinion of Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Interim President Lyle Butler during a discussion on business retention and expansion as part of the RDA Board's monthly meeting. With this in m...

An investigation continues after several crashes happened on Interstate 35 near BETO Junction shortly after 6 am Friday. The Coffey County Sheriff's Office says a southbound car hit a deer and was disabled on the Interstate. The car's driver saw two semi trucks approaching. As the driver ran towards the median to avoid...

The Emporia Police Department has recently been honored by the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police for investigative work with two high-profile cases that developed over a year ago. It's a set of honors that has Police Chief Ed Owens proud of his staff. The case led to the discovery of almost 100 gallons of liquid m...

Mid-spring means splash pad season gets underway. Emporia's splash pad at Peter Pan Park opens Friday. Hours are 10 am to 8 pm Tuesdays through Sundays and 12-8 pm Mondays. The splash pad typically stays open through mid-October. The city has a web page, emporiaks.gov/splashpad, with more information on rules. Opening ...

Survey work continues as Emporia, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Kansas Department of Transportation eye potentially significant improvements to the railroad corridor in east Emporia. The survey is available at corridorsafetyimprovements.com. You are encouraged to click the "Share Your Feedback" link at...

The No. 6 seed Emporia State baseball team pummelled the Griffons late and run-ruled Missouri Western 14-1 in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament at Wendell Simmons Field in Edmond, Okla. on Friday. The Hornets started by manufacturing three in the first and adding one in the second. The Hornets continued the assau...

Emporia High hosted a softball classic beginning on Friday at Peter Pan Park. The Lady Spartans used a big first inning to take down Blue Valley West 7-1. The visitors scored in the first, but the Lady Spartans roared back with five runs and never trailed again. Alivia Barrett and Oaklie Dawson each had two hit game...

Emporia High boys tennis was at the 5A regionals hosted by Salina Central today. Brecken Hines and Ricard Macias each fell in straight sets in the first round. The doubles teams Aiden Sanchez and Tegan Mitchell along with Collin Moody and Nicholas Weller both dropped straight-sets decisions in the first round. The t...

Emporia High senior diver Allie Weiss broke her older sister's six-dive school record to win in Topeka at Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka on Friday. Weiss dominated the field again winning by nearly 90 points with a 342.70. That broke older sister Haylee's Lady Spartan record of 323.90. Weiss dives again at the...

The #7 Missouri Southern softball team scored six runs, all with two outs, on the way to a 6-1 victory over Emporia State in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. Southern got on the board first with two outs in the third thanks to their first two-out homer of the game. E-Stat...