We Are Emporia Area Community Theatre, formerly known as We Are Emporia Arts Council Theatre, is gearing up for a new local partnership after the Emporia Arts Council announced the two organizations would be severing ties earlier this week.

The Lyon County Commission approved emergency funding for the North Lyon County Senior Center’s roof repairs during its meeting Thursday morning.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is backing a recommendation to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a Schedule 3 drug, marking a historic shift in the federal government’s stance on cannabis. The proposal came Tuesday.

One person died following a single-vehicle accident Wednesday, when their vehicle struck a tree on the Emporia State University campus.

Emporia City Commissioners approved a $783,401 contract with APAC-Kansas Shears Division for the 2024 Street Rehabilitation project Wednesday.

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One week after the City of Emporia confirmed there was “sufficient support” to remove Quaker Park from the city’s surplus real property list, city commissioners made good on the promise. Commissioners voted 4-0 to decline a sale of the park to the Emporia Land Bank, thus halting all possible…

Both Emporia High School girls and boys track & field teams brought home team wins at the Circle Invitational on Thursday.

The Emporia High School boys golf team finished second at the Junction City Invitational on Thursday at Rolling Meadows Golf Course.

Courtesy ESU Athletics

Courtesy ESU Athletics

The Emporia State softball team will start their quest for their 11th MIAA Championship this afternoon in Edmond, Oklahoma.