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Emporia State, Washburn announcing academic partnership for law students
Emporia State and Washburn universities are bitter rivals in any competition, but they have found a way to develop a significant academic partnership. ESU and Washburn will announce a new 3+3 partnership for students interested in obtaining a law degree as part of a special event at ESU on Friday. Emporia State student...
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ELECTION: US House Second District seat to have Republican primary
There will be a primary election for the US House Second Congressional District. Two-term Congressman Jake LaTurner has already announced his plans to leave the House without seeking a third term, thus opening up the Republican nomination -- and two people with deep government connections have stepped forward. Former K...
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Mad, Sad, Glad set for Saturday at Emporia Public Library
Beacon For Hope and the Emporia Public Library is set to host a Children's Mental Health event on Saturday. The 3rd annual Mad, Sad, Glad event is for children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade, but other children in other grades are encouraged to attend. The event takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Empori...
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Water main break reported in northwest Emporia neighborhood
Emporia's Underground Utilities Department is busy again Friday. Crews are handling a water main break in the 1600 block of Casa Loma as announced just before 8:40 am. The city says water service in that neighborhood may be affected. Other details are pending.
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City of Emporia adds e-newsletter to communication toolbox
The city of Emporia continues to increase its emphasis on communicating with its residents. The latest sign of that is an e-newsletter developed after the city's most recent communitywide online survey. On KVOE's Morning Show this week, Communications Manager Christine Torrens said the e-newsletter concept was popular ...
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Latest Sports
Hornets Drop Midweek Tussle
The Emporia State baseball team scored the last five runs of the game but couldn't come from behind in a 9-7 loss at Washburn on Tuesday. Washburn scored eight in the middle three innings of the game and tacked on one in the seventh for a 9-2 lead, but the Hornets responded with a Patryk Hernandez grand slam in the ei...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High's Weiss wins Topeka West Invitational
Emporia High sophomore Allisyn Weiss recorded her sixth first place finish in the Topeka West Invitational on Tuesday. Weiss won the meet with a score of 241.60, 27.10 points better than runner-up Caroline Fields of Salina Central. Junior Brooke Monroe finished sixth with a score of 165.30. Emporia High returns home fo...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High's Stewart, Simons take fourth at EHS Invitational
Emporia High seniors Sheldon Stewart and Jacob Simons recorded a season-best finish on Tuesday in the EHS Invitational. Stewart and Simons finished fourth with a 2-2 record. The duo opened with an 8-0 victory over Liberal followed by an 8-7 victory over Mill Valley's No. 2 doubles team. Stewart and Simons fell in the s...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High softball sweeps Highland Park
The Emporia High softball team snapped an 8-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep over Highland Park Tuesday at Peter Pan Park. Emporia High took the opener, 14-0, in five innings, while taking the finale, 15-0, in three innings. In game one, Emporia High scored five in the second, four in the third and five in ...
Apr 24, 2024
Emporia High baseball sweeps Wichita Independent
It was quick work for the Emporia High baseball team against Wichita Independent Tuesday at Soden's Grove. Emporia High needed six innings total to sweep Independent, 16-0, in the opener and 17-0 in the finale. In game one, the Spartans scored 10 runs in the first inning and tacked on six in the second for the win. And...
Apr 24, 2024