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The Emporia State Track team opened the indoor season at Pittsburg State Saturday. In the Boo Rogers Multis heptathlon Emporia States Tanner Raubenstine finished in 7th place and provisionally qualified nationals. In the Crimson and Gold Invitational Murad Baheyadeen finished in 2nd place in the 800

Festive trees have popped up all around Emporia as the holiday season has commenced, but some are a little extra special. Because Christmas is the time of year to give as well as receive, and because some people can’t afford to give their children a Christmas, these trees allow others to help bridge

The annual Delane Drive Toy Drop once again helped ensure all children will have something under the tree this Christmas. The holiday tradition sees all members of the Delane Drive neighborhood pitch in to collect donations of toys and money to provide gifts for children in need. Once again the enti

The Emporia High wrestling team finished in 2nd place at the Eudora Invitational Saturday. The lone individual champion was Anthony Delgado at 170 pounds. 3 wrestlers finished in 2nd place, Levi Buckridge at 126, Drew Baker at 195 and Whitney Hall at 220 pounds. Emporia High will be hosting the Wint

Neither the Emporia State Lady Hornets or Fort Hays State are any stranger to the national limelight. So when the 24th-ranked and ninth-ranked teams in the country met Saturday in Gross Coliseum, the expectation was for a dogfight.

Three local organizations teamed up to bring a new holiday-themed educational event for families this weekend. "There's Snow Place Like Home," a fun play on words from the classic Wizard Oz, was held Saturday at the Lyon County History Center. The event was a collaboration between Parents as Teacher

An annual holiday tradition in Emporia will be continuing this weekend for the 35th year. It's time once again for the annual Delane Drive Santa Toy Drop which will be taking place Saturday evening. The holiday event sees residents drop of donations of toy and money to provide children in need with

The joyous sounds of Christmas music echoed through the halls of the First United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon from the Emporia Chorale. Fourteen magical songs were sung by the many members of the Emporia Chorale. The songs that were sung left Christmas spirit in the air as the birth of Chri

MORAN — The Madison girls had been seeking offense, in some way, shape or form through most of the first three games of the season. Then, finally, the long-lasting lid over the hoop finally toppled away on Friday.

Representatives from Better Life Technology declined to comment on a recent accident that resulted in an employee being airlifted to Wichita. Just before 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21, emergency responders were dispatched to Better Life Technology, 1219 Hatcher St., for an entrapment. At the time it was stated

Brianna Schmitz scored a provisional qualifier with the third-best mark in Emporia State history in the pentathlon to highlight day one of the Boo Rogers Multis at Pittsburg State.

In a game that saw seven ties and 12 lead changes Emporia State fell 86-78 at Fort Hays State on Saturday afternoon in Gross Coliseum. The opening ten minutes were extremely tight as neither team could muster more than a three point lead until Aaron Nicholson's three-pointer with 8:58 left gave the

Emporia Fire investigators are working to determine exactly what caused a fire that destroyed about 20 tires and came close to damaging a west Emporia business Thursday. Firefighters were dispatched to Waechter Trucking, 1761 Road G, shortly after 2 pm. Thick black smoke belched from the tires, whic

HESSTON — The Emporia High girls basketball team couldn’t overcome an early deficit Thursday night against Hesston. The Swathers started the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back in a 46-33 victory over the Spartans.

Fort Hays State used a 21-12 run in the final 5 plus minutes to out score the Emporia State men 86-78 Saturday. The game featured 7 ties and 12 lead changes. The biggest lead for Emporia State was by 3 in the first half. Their biggest deficit was by 8. Emporia State grabbed a 66-65 lead with 5:58 to

HESSTON — The Emporia High girls basketball team battled Nickerson tough Friday, but ran out of steam late. The Spartans kept it close for two-and-a-half quarters, cutting the Panthers’ lead to two points in the third quarter. After that, Nickerson controlled the remainder of the contest, earning a

One of several people convicted earlier this year of trafficking contraband into the Lyon County Jail is receiving probation as a sentence. Angela Peres was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months probation with an underlying prison term of 10 months. She also has to spend 60 days in jail as part of her se

Lyon County deputies say a vehicle-bicycle wreck in Bushong late Wednesday afternoon was a hit-and-run collision, and they are asking for help in solving this case. Deputy Brandon Early says deputies and rescue workers from Emporia and Allen-Admire were dispatched to 219 East Third in Bushong around

Two suspects in a drug distribution case dating back to October had separate but connected hearings Wednesday in Lyon County District Court. A bond modification request for Marquise Richardson was denied by Magistrate Judge Doug Jones, and a separate preliminary hearing scheduled to take place immed

Jamie Dawson said the Emporia High boys swim and dive team had a stellar performance in its dual against Blue Valley Southwest Friday at Emporia High School. Even with it being a stellar performance, the Spartans took second in the dual to the Timberwolves, 130-49.