A pair of entities with like-minded focuses teamed up Saturday afternoon for a new, engaging, and educational event that drew a strong turnout from residents. Good Way Gardens hosted the inaugural Botanical Bingo event, which combined the classic game with botanical education, focusing on various plant species and thei...

Pickleball continues to be the sensation sweeping the nation in terms of the sports world and also when it comes to charitable endeavors. A case in point is the turnout for the second annual Pickle for a Purpose pickleball tournament benefiting the JuneBug Foundation, held at the Reeble Courts at Champions Landing Satu...

In the decade since Vamos a Pescar (Let's Go Fishing) began with a handful of families and a simple mission of exposing Spanish speakers to the great outdoors, the event has grown tremendously in both attendance and its core messages, as was evident at the tenth anniversary event Saturday. Beginning in 2016 at Camp Ale...

A Lebo woman is dead following a vehicle and semi collision near Beto Junction Friday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just after 8:30 pm at Interstate 35 mile marker 155 northbound. KHP says the accident unfolded as a 2015 Toyota Highlander, driven by 80-year-old Anita Morgan of ...

The City of Olpe had a pair of reasons to celebrate Friday night, and they did just that, starting with the grand official opening of the city's new football field. The event filled the stands of the new, better-than-$2 million stadium, which was constructed as the first phase of the Olpe Fitness Park Project. The proj...

The Emporia State teams were picked in the bottom half of the 2026 MIAA Cross Country Preseason Polls released on Friday. Pittsburg State was picked to win both the men's and women's title. The Hornets were slotted 10th in the men's poll while the Lady Hornets were picked eighth. ESU starts the season on Saturday, S...

The Emporia State football team used a strong running game and a good kicking game to hang on for a 36-30 victory over Minot State in Herb Parker Stadium in Minot, N. D. on Thursday in the 2026 season opener. The teams both came up empty on their opening drives of the game before Minot State scored first on a 4-play d...

The Emporia State soccer team gave up the lead with less than seven minutes to go in a 1-1 tie at Drury to open up the 2026 season on Thursday. ESU tallied first just over 18 minutes into the match when Megan Kephart got the Black & Gold on the board on an assist from Avery Zimmerman. Drury's goal with just under...

The Emporia State volleyball team opened up 2026 with a four-set victory over Minnesota State-Mankato on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Hornets started the season 1-0 with a 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 25-18 victory. ESU used a 4-0 run to break open a 9-8 first set and cruise to the win before holding off a late Maverick push...

Ron Slaymaker went "Beyond the Scoreboard" as part of a documentary that made its debut in Emporia on Wednesday. And close to 600 people went with him to the Emporia Granada Theatre. "Coach Slay: Beyond the Scoreboard" highlights Slaymaker's days growing up in Peabody, changing his college plans fro...