Faculty and families of Logan Avenue Elementary School filled the USD 253 Board of Education room Wednesday evening to share their thoughts and feelings on the proposed closure of Logan, possibly within the next two years. Among those to speak during Wednesday's board meeting was Tricia Parks, who stated Logan Avenue i...

Lyon County commissioners have notable facility matters to address during their action meeting Thursday. Near the end of the meeting, commissioners could approve bids from Evergreen Design/Build and Kansas Security for Phase 2 construction on the county's new Emergency Communications Center near the Lyon County Transfe...

Two years into her tenure as Executive Director of the Emporia Community Foundation, Linda Keheres-Schmidt is now stepping down as leader and moving into a new role with the foundation. In a news release from the ECF Board of Directors Wednesday, it was announced that Kehres-Schmidt will be moving into "an advisor...

During her State of the State address back in January, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly called for lawmakers to pass limits on cell phone use in schools. Lawmakers have complied. Both the Kansas House and Senate of passed Senate Substitute for Substitute House Bill 2299, thus requiring school districts and "accredited ...

All facets of local Salvation Army operations are busy as we get into spring, and Capt. Mylie Hadden says one category is seeing more interest than normal recently. The food pantry has seen consistent traffic, and the Salvation Army is planning its annual partnership with the local Letter Carriers Association for the S...

After seven memorable seasons on the sidelines, Lebo girls basketball coach Patrick Gardner stepped down Monday morning as head coach of the Lady Wolves. Gardner closes his tenure following another competitive year for Lebo, capping off a run that firmly established the program as one of the area's most consistent cont...

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA) and the Shrine Bowl of Kansas have announced the high school senior wrestlers who have accepted their invitation to wrestle in the 3rd annual KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals. The KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals will be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at Fugate Gymnasium on the camp...

On Monday, the final winter sports Emporia and Area Athletes of the Week were announced. Sophia Hill earned the Emporia Athlete of the Week honor. She was the top bowler for the Lady Spartans, who claimed second at the State Meet last Thursday. She finished ninth with a score of 584. Kaelyn Boss of Osage City is the ...

The Emporia State softball team celebrated an Opening Day sweep at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on Sunday. ESU opened up their first home action of the year winning a 10-6 slugfest over Augustana. The Vikings scored five in the second to take the lead, but ESU answered with the next ten runs. ESU chipped awa...

The Emporia State athletics department was in action in multiple sports over the weekend. The Hornet baseball team couldn't follow up on a win in game one and fell two games to one to #3 Pittsburg State in their three-game series at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia over the weekend. The Hornet bats were quieted i...