Emporia State University is encouraging area residents to attend a special event on space exploration this upcoming weekend. ESU will hold Signals from Space, an event highlighting the work of amateur radio in long-distance communication. Peterson Planetarium Director Mark Brown, staff from the Prophet Aquatic Research...

Campaign season is fully underway, and that means political appearances will become more prevalent. Don Coover is planning to meet with residents at Gravel City Roasters from 5-6:30 pm Tuesday. Coover, a Democrat, is running for the US House Second District seat currently held by Republican Derek Schmidt. Coover is a v...

The Emporia Recreation Commission, the City of Emporia, and USD 253 Emporia will form a new committee to help oversee sports facility usage in the future. The committee's creation followed a vote by the ERC during its monthly meeting on Monday evening as part of discussions on use priority. According to Rec Director Am...

The 2026 National Teachers Hall of Fame class of inductees has been selected; all that remains is for them to be named publicly. Preparations for those announcements are currently underway, according to NTHF Director Maddie Fennel on KVOE's Morning Show Monday. While she could not reveal the names of the individuals on...

The potential for a new dredging method at John Redmond Reservoir is being considered as a way to ensure Wolf Creek's operations for decades to come. It's also being considered as a significant point in the state's water plan. Richard Rockel, the Kansas Water Office's manager of public water supply systems, says a rece...

The Area and Emporia Athlete of the Week awards were announced on Monday. Lahna Passmore from Chase County is the Area Athlete of the Week.. The wrestler won the 321A East Regional at 115 pounds. The freshman won all four matches by fall. The Emporia Athlete of the Week is Michael Wendling. The sophomore bowler rolled...

The Emporia State athletic department had another busy weekend in the spring crossover season. The weekend started with indoor track and field at the Russ Jewett Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. starting Friday. MIAA Athlete of the Week Stella Agbokpah bested her own school record to run 7.57 in the women's 60m dash...

The Emporia State Hot Flashes split two games in granny basketball action in Emporia. Emporia fell to the Kansas Sunflowers 56-51 in their first game of the weekend. The team roared back with a 64-43 win over the Oklahoma Thunderbolts in their second game. Emporia (4-1) heads to Lawrence for two games Sunday, Februa...

Emporia girls wrestling claimed fourth Saturday at the Newton High School 5A Regional. The Lady Spartans have 11 girls advancing to the next level. Kensley Medrano 120 won her bracket while Alexa Castillo secured silver at 170. Chloe Steele (4th-100), Sienna Spaulding (6th-105), Dixie Heins (5th-110), Kynlee Maxfield ...

The Emporia State basketball teams split with Nebraska-Kearney at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney, Neb. on Saturday. In the women's game the Lady Hornets held off the Lopers for a 78-75 victory. ESU finished 14 of 17 from the free throw line in the second half to secure the win. Five ESU players scored in d...