Area residents paused to honor military men and women who died while serving the country during Memorial Day activities. Emporia had its traditional service at the All Veterans Memorial on Monday. Retired Colonel Fran Oleen spoke of her family's experience in the military. Also, there was a brief review of the All Vete...

The Lyon County History Center has new exhibits for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Discussed for months, the History Center now has a traveling exhibit, "Declaration at 250," courtesy of Kansas Humanities and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. It also has an ...

Bushong started the Memorial Day weekend with a car and bike show and first-ever Gary Smith Memorial community fish fry Saturday. The threat of rainfall kept some potential cars and trucks parked at home, but Doc Schneider of Council Grove brought a 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Holiday edition -- meaning a few extra...

The Memorial Day version of Click It or Ticket is now into its second week. Lyon County Deputy Danny Broyles says law enforcement officers are, as usual, looking for all violations of all kinds -- but they are focusing on one aspect of traffic safety. The special traffic enforcement effort goes through June 1. Broyles ...

A GoFundMe account has been set up for a woman hurt during a workplace incident at Emporia's Simmons Pet Food on Friday. According to the "Support Kristina's Recovery" page, Kristina Bush had a system malfunction, leading to boiling hot water spraying over her. Bush's husband, Matthew, has told KVOE News Bush...

Emporia High track and field turned in strong performances Friday at the Regional Meet at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka, with the Lady Spartans finishing fourth in the team standings and the boys placing fifth. The Spartans were led by several top-three finishes on both the boys' and girls' sides, with athletes securing...

Stella Agbokpah qualified for the finals of the women's 200 meters to lead Emporia State on Friday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at Welch Stadium in Emporia. Agbokpah won her heat in 23.38 and advanced with the fourth-fastest qualifying time. The Hornets' men's 4x400-meter rel...

The KSHSAA State Tournament for baseball begins on Monday and two local teams will compete. [1] Council Grove HS (26-1) vs [8] Silver Lake HS (16-11) on Mon, 5/25 @ Emporia, Trusler Sports - 11:00 AM [3] Frankfort HS (23-3) vs [6] Southern Lyon County (20-6) on Mon, 5/25 @ Blue Valley West - 1:15 PM

Osage City softball fell in the 3A Regional Championship Thursday in Haven. The Lady Indians won their semifinal over Kingman/Norwich 4-2 to start the afternoon. They then fell to top seeded Haven 9-6. They end the year 24-5.

Emporia High soccer ended their season Thursday in Wichita as the Lady Spartans fell to Bishop Carroll 7-0 in the Regional Championship. Bishop Carroll broke through with 25 minutes remaining in the first half to take a 1-0 lead before adding two more goals in quick succession with 18 and 17 minutes left to build a 3-0...