USD 253 approved a bid for the Maynard Building from Simmons Pet Food at its meeting Wednesday evening. Simmons plans to use the space to open a 24/7 early education child care center.

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USD 253 hosted a convocation for its educators at the William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium Monday morning, in preparation for the new school year.

Flint Hills Technical College is preparing a night of fun activities for everyone in Emporia.

The Newman Regional Health Auxiliary awarded scholarships to five area students pursuing degrees in the field of health care Monday morning.

Moths were in the spotlight during the Moth Week Event at the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center on Saturday evening.

District leadership provided an update on the staffing situation at USD 253 during its board of education meeting Wednesday night.

Where does your tax money go? The city of Emporia wants you to know.

The teacher shortage is hitting Kansas hard, with 1,381 vacancies in the state as of spring 2022, according to the Kansas Department of Education. Emporia Public Schools has also been heavily affected, with over 70 open positions, according to numbers the district published Tuesday.

Do you have a “Zoom room” in your home? Or something like it?

Emporia State University is currently on track to have an estimated 77 new teachers who could enter the workforce in late December and early January.

USD 253 has added a special meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the Mary Herbert Education Center to allow for public comments.

Coronavirus might be making a comeback. But one option for holding public meetings in the pandemic is ending in Southern Lyon County schools.

An Emporia native is in the final round of an international piano competition in Europe. His Emporia musical mentor never has seen anything like him.