3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (321+ words) Harold L. Culver, of Emporia, passed away Friday, June 19, 2026, at Presbyterian Manor. He was 95. Harold L. Culver was born in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Clarence E. and Erma M. Culver, on March 30, 1931. He was raised in the Madison area and graduated from Madison…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago  (439+ words) Microphone voice speaker in business seminar, speech presentation, town hall meeting, lecture hall or conference room in corporate or community event for host or public hearing "Residents interested in the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus will have multiple opportunities to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (188+ words) Lyon County commissioners discuss agenda items during their weekly action session Thursday morning at the Lyon County Courthouse. Topics included senior services funding requests, road improvements, technology upgrades and public concerns regarding the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus. Lyon County…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (324+ words) Emporia State University's long-standing commitment to advancing childhood literacy in Lyon, Osage and Coffey counties has been strengthened by a generous $2. 5 million grant recently received from the Walter S. & Evan C. Jones Testamentary Trust, Bank of America, N. A. , Trustee. Through the efforts of…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (194+ words) High winds and high temperatures are in the forecast for today with more rain coming up this Father's Day weekend. The National Weather Service has put out a wind advisory for the following counties, Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Wabaunsee, and Osage…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (326+ words) Heaven in a Wildflower, a novel by Cynthia Mines, is the story of Kristin Thorsen, who is forced to grow up in a lonely prairie parsonage in central Kansas with her father as the Great War rages in Europe. Twenty…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (245+ words) ESB Financial team members presenting a donation of $4, 659 to SOS Inc. , proceeds raised through ESB's 125th Anniversary Golf Tournament. The tournament brought together 27 teams and numerous sponsors in support of SOS and its mission of serving the community. EMPORIA, Kansas " ESB…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (189+ words) One person was injured Tuesday morning after a fuel tank ruptured at a business in the 2900 block of Sutton Place. The Emporia Fire Department was initially dispatched shortly after 9 a. m. to 2805 Bellaire Drive for a reported explosion. While en route, responding…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (128+ words) Pratt - Jacqueline Schrader, 62, passed away Thursday, June " One of the hottest topics across the country today is the growth of data centers" Emergency responders are on the scene of a reported explosion at a residence in the 2900 block of Sutton…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (488+ words) Kent Schnakenberg, founder of Team Schnak Strong, at a recent bike race." Kent Schnakenberg, founder of Team Schnak Strong and a tireless advocate for people living with Type 1 diabetes, died Thursday following a health emergency Wednesday. Schnakenberg and his wife,…...