The Emporia Pickleball Club hosted its first annual Friday Night Lights Teen Pickleball Tournament on July 17. Twenty six ...

The Emporia Energy 18U softball team played its final tournament of the summer over the weekend in Hutchinson.

Whether it was watching the Hornets or playing as a Spartan, Welch Stadium has a special place in Clint Drake's heart. Thanks ...

I have no interest at all in that project,” Pinkston said under oath last month in reply to a question about the Emporia data center. Pinkston has been the folksy plaid-shirt ...

Then here comes the data center, about which I am basically neutral, except that we needed more information earlier and we need more information each step on the way to final approval.  Part of the ...

Mark Schreiber and Maddison Glover are candidates for the House of Representatives in the 60th District come November. Neither has an opponent in the primary, so each candidate should win ...

Like many in this community, I recognize that Emporia needs new opportunities. We have watched employers downsize, industries change and jobs disappear. We cannot simply hope the next generation of ...

An Emporia woman who pleaded no contest earlier this year to methamphetamine distribution, aggravated battery and fleeing law ...

Federal bankruptcy testimony by Gary Pinkston, combined with documents filed with the City of Emporia, is raising new ...

Mary Dale Smiley, of Emporia, died on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. She was 97.

Jason M. Smith, age 55, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Midland Hospice House, after a courageous battle with cancer.

EMPORIA - Norma Lou Weltha, 92, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Stormont Vail Health Hospital in Topeka.