The unemployment rate has continued to grow throughout the summer - and now sits at 6.5% for Emporia, according to July labor ...

This past weekend was packed with events celebrating nearly forty years of Flint Hills Beef Fest. Originally established as a ...

An attempted armed robbery occurred early Sunday morning, and the Emporia Police Department is asking for help from the ...

With voices lifted in song and a final salute to fallen comrades, Emporia residents gathered Sunday afternoon to close out ...

Jones Aquatic Center held its annual end-of-summer Pooch Plunge Sunday afternoon. There were separate swim times for small ...

Meant for educational institutions, businesses, non-profits, or workforce boards, this up to $200,000 grant is for those ...

Judith Kay Bryan, of Burlington, KS, died Friday, August 15, 2025. She was 83. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, August 22, 2025, at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington with burial ...

Emporia High School and Middle School will have two new additions to their facilities this Fall. Both tracks for each school ...

Randee Jones, 46, of Emporia, was arrested Thursday afternoon, for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from Mel’s Tires during ...

Emporia’s own artist Elexa Dawson is flourishing beyond the local scene, having earned a coveted nod in The Bluegrass ...

Rosa Gonzalez is proof that it’s never too late to find your passion. After her priest, Jeanette Cavazos, said God told her ...

Hundreds lined The Wall That Heals Friday evening, in memory of all those who perished or were affected by Agent Orange due ...