Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, marking the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Saturday morning marked ...

The whole purpose of the event is to show strategies and different topics so families can be prepared for emergencies,” Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Director of Emergency Management Jarrod Fell ...

Party for the Planet is North America’s largest combined Earth Day celebration,with over 120 accredited zoos and aquariums in the U.S. participating–including Emporia’s own David Traylor Zoo.

Light the Way for Hope Suicide Prevention Walk, brought indoors due to rainy weather, offered resources, face painting, and community engagement at the Emporia State University Recreation ...

Sena, 26, of Emporia, is facing multiple charges in a child rape case filed in Lyon County District Court on April 14.

Lyndon - David Gene Burkdoll, 67, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. He was ...

Quarterback Ryan Browne has opted to transfer back to Purdue after joining North Carolina earlier this offseason. Browne ...

Clouds and the cold did not stop hundreds of children, Easter basket in hand, from descending on Jones Park for the 39th Annual Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt.

Lyon County Democrats will be joining the Kansas Democratic Party in hosting a Town Hall for the 2nd Congressional District ...

The first permanent dean of Emporia State University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Mark Meister, brings an ...

Following an over-height load striking a northbound I-35/KTA bridge over U.S. 50, west of Emporia Friday morning, the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority have adjuste ...

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