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Proceeds from a 135-mile poker run on Saturday will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Fort Hays grads Area students who are spring 2008 graduates of Fort Hays State University include Grant W. Davidson, bachelor's degree in agricultural business; and Olivia D. Conway of Reading, bachelor's ...

By The Emporia Gazette Tuesday, July 22, 2008 City budget hearings The city has scheduled its third and fourth hearings for the public and the city commission to discuss the 2009 budget.

Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work.

Addison and Aiden top the list of most popular baby names in Kansas for 2007. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the list of the top 25 baby names in Kansas for boys and girls.

By The Emporia Gazette Originally published 01:41 p.m., July 11, 2008 Updated 01:41 p.m., July 11, 2008 Vacation Bible School Lamont Wesleyan Church will have Vacation Bible school, "Power Lab! Where Kids ...

Originally published 02:53 p.m., July 3, 2008 Updated 02:53 p.m., July 3, 2008 New ministers Area United Methodist Churches will have new pastors beginning their ministry on Sunday, as announced by United ...

An unidentified male shooting victim was treated at South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City in the early hours of Saturday.

Friday, June 20, 2008 Garden tour The Emporia Garden Tour sponsored by the Lyon County Extension Master Gardeners will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

' It's that time again - ' time to head to Madison for some big fun in a small town for Madison Days.

Pre-trial conferences resulted in no trial dates being set in cases involving two men accused of involuntary manslaughter.

Democrat Chris Bartel has paid the fee to file for position three on the Lyon County Commission, according to an announcement from County Clerk Karen Hartenbower.

The city's planning commission will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. June 2, at City Hall to consider rezoning the downtown area.

By The Emporia Gazette Originally published 02:16 p.m., May 20, 2008 Updated 02:16 p.m., May 20, 2008 Honored at Newman U. Joe Sliter of Hartford and Jordan Schawe of Madison, both recipients of the Cardinal ...

Emporia Middle School eighth-grader Nishat Yasmin poses with some of the memorabilia she has received for her upcoming participation in the National Geographic National Spelling Bee.

“Kansas is not what you think about when you think about opera”

Originally published 01:41 p.m., May 16, 2008 Updated 01:41 p.m., May 16, 2008 Kansas Concert Opera was created to boost the careers of singers from the state of Kansas. via Emporia Gazette

The Coffey County Republican reported that Mayor Bill Freeman told the LeRoy City Council that he attended a county commission meeting with city engineer Hub Caspar to ask for funding to renovate the Union ... via Emporia Gazette

Originally published 09:15 a.m., May 3, 2008 Updated 09:15 a.m., May 3, 2008 Madison The dates for Madison Days are set. via Emporia Gazette

Madison made a sweep of it at Monday's Hartford Invitational, as the boys won the meet with 123 points and the girls easily took the team title with 162 points. via Emporia Gazette

A Madison man will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges after a preliminary hearing Thursday in Lyon County District Court. via Emporia Gazette