Story archive for February 2010
Saturday, Feb. 27
- Olpe home damaged by fire
- EHS boys bowling team headed to State
- EHS wins 2nd straight State title; Kolmer finishes undefeated season
- Friends say farewell to Lehman
- Bidding Time
- Car design honors young cousin
- Building Permits
- Computer classes
- Menus
- Jordan receives Service to Mankind Award
- Bountiful food supply
- Agriculture Briefs
- Ribbon cutting; Another degree
- Local businessman wins top company award
- Flint Hills Digest
- Spartans blow late lead
- Lady Spartans lose heartbreaker in triple OT
- Sitting pretty
Friday, Feb. 26
- Girl Scout lemon cookies not affected by recall
- ESU baseball adds game to schedule
- First Time in the Big Time
- ESU men looking for indoor title
- Fog
- Students have say in budget cuts, too
- Friday Thoughts
- Pats on the Back
- Bonds Purchased
- Olpe gets stimulus funds
- State halts paper form displays
- Fewer admins locally
- Sunset cruise, bagpipe
- Annual Meeting
- Class 5A State wrestling tournament, Day One complete
- Smoking ban heads to Governor for approval
Thursday, Feb. 25
- Spartan seniors are chasing history
- Legion ball meeting; TRYSA spring league
- Going to Kansas City
- ESU can’t go back-to-back
- Tag renewal; Town meeting
- Crime of the Week
- Pancakes in Madison; Cookie care packages
- Loss not as great as expected
- More noxious weeds in 2009
- Pruning shrubs
- Commissioners look down the road
- Teacher of the Year
- Decision delayed on cuts
- Moran: Government is too partisan
- Is pro life
- Cared for others
- Get off the tracks
- Emporia’s loss
Wednesday, Feb. 24
- ESU beats Washburn in OT
- ESU women drop title match to Washburn
- No decision on cuts
- Most power restored
- On a roll
- ESU playing for its season tonight
- Spartans lose at Seaman
- Turnpike Title
- Lady Spartans lose a nail-biter
- Budget continues to dominate session
- Cruise collectibles on St. Pat's auction
- Enhanced services helps officers respond
- Book donations
- Cookie care packages for Troops
- Bike racks or door openers?
- Preparation is Key
- Income down at Health Center
- Don't cut arts
- Editor for a Day
Tuesday, Feb. 23
- EHS girls No. 4 in final poll
- ESU baseball team no longer No. 1
- A Made Shooter
- Hartford wins at Pleasanton
- Board begins changes brought to school closing
- Browning named Kansas Master Teacher
- Public: cut salaries
- Healthy Teeth
- Quik Lube II to offer full-service gas
- Honor roll
- School board
- Crime of the Week
- Chase Countians setting up community foundation
- Greatly missed
- Final patrol
- Grandma’s ghost chamber
- Constructive criticism
- Starting the challenge
Monday, Feb. 22
- Americus News
- ESU scholarships
- Walk Kansas
- Laundry lapse
- Storm training
- Farm strength
- Comment on cuts
- Perfect day for Polar Plunge
- Expo helps get ready for spring
- Spartan swimmers finish season
- ESU gets 14 in top 10 at KSU
- Hornets go 5-2 in Texas
- Army of 13
- Video: Polar Plunge
Sunday, Feb. 21
- Accident victims remain in critical condition
- Cancellations
- Lane change goes wrong
- Accident injures 3 Emporians
Saturday, Feb. 20
- EHS wins Regional, qualifies 13 for State
- Perfect weather for Polar Plunge
- Emporia board looks at cuts
- Change and adapt
- Spring activities
- Krause grabs state diving title at Topeka
- Trojan flush Emporia
- Lady Spartans convincing in win
- Madison loses close one to Lyndon
- Brown resigns from Madison
- ESU softball wins first two at Abilene tourney
- ESU gets four provisionals at Nebraska Tune-up
Friday, Feb. 19
- Disaster assistance
- Waiting His Turn
- ESU shows slight enrollment increase
- Lawn, Garden Expo
- Two in critical condition
- Random drug tests not required
- Artist’s work draws on memory
- Declaration of Independence
- Shiloh Open House
- Benefit Poker
- Avoiding Aging?
- Tye earns Eagle
- Friends social
- Just the facts
- Friday Thoughts
- Pats on the Back
- EMS student wins spelling bee for second year
- College scholarships available Sunday
- Attention focused on atrocities against women
- Heights girls easily defeat Crest
- Storytime; ESU music
- ESU postpones weekend series
- Krause top diver after Day 1
- Spartan boys finish second at League meet
- Accident sends two to hospitals
- Woods heads back to therapy after speech
Thursday, Feb. 18
- ESU shows slight enrollment increase
- Last Chance at State
- Sports Shorts
- Farr signs with Hutch CC
- Hornets lose at Central Okla.
- In control of their own destiny
- Tied at the Top
- Lady Hornets crumble down the stretch
- Osage City woman in spectacular pileup
- Hearing postponed
- Deaning adventures
- Tiahrt Town Hall
- Squash Arthur
- Americus 911 service
- A Life Saved
- Cuts keep hurting mental health
- Program alerts officers to special needs
- Inspiration
- Chili at EHS
- City waives parking for events
Wednesday, Feb. 17
- ESU men beat Pitt State
- ESU women lose at Pitt State
- Emporia's Movie Gallery to close
- Mesa honored at Pancake Day
- Soup-A-Palooza
- Community support
- Time to jump for Special Olympics
- Excess funds go to owner
- M-N Carpet Store to open second location
- 7-year-old donates savings to Haiti
- Spartans Unravel in 4th
- Madison wins in overtime
- A bittersweet win
- No interpreter, no hearing
Tuesday, Feb. 16
- Don’t scrimp on Sleep
- Every word a story
- Not neighborly
- Stop the attacks
- Loucks, Spartan boys win Emporia Invite
- Boston named MIAA’s best again
- A successful experiment
- Off the Ground
- Dara goes to school to help child with autism
- Calendar changes save Chase co. money
- Priorities for cuts
- Teen dies in rollover
Monday, Feb. 15
- Pink Power
- Hornets show toughness in win
- ‘Annie’ premiere
- Budget dominates forum
- Thanks for the help
- Honor Rolls
- Pancakes on Tuesday
- Riverside
- Almost perfect
- Butler Co. shooting
- Safe hunting
- Windows at Kenyon Hall
- Madison to open animal shelter
- League Champions, again
- Smart investment moves for 2010
- Time Magazine Honors Jeff Longbine
Sunday, Feb. 14
Saturday, Feb. 13
- ESU men beat Missouri Southern
- ESU women blow out Missouri Southern
- Overnight fires keep responders busy
- Legislators meet for second Eggs & Issues
- Chase County schools face lengthened school days
- Ribbon cutting
- Building Permits
- Chase County
- Menus
- Court ruling not surprising
- Uphill battle
- Enduring love
- Hornets open with dramatic win
- Can't Hold On
- Lady Spartans spend game at foul line
- Olpe loses fourth-quarter lead against Word of Life
- EHS takes fifth at league swim meet
- Hornets make their marks in Highland, Iowa meets
Friday, Feb. 12
- Kansas court denies school district lawsuit
- Cats, dogs up for adoption Sunday
- Year starts strong financially
- Founder’s Day lunch Tuesday
- Hospital bonds will be refinanced
- Sheriff: Don’t text to 911
- Back to Work
- Pancakes next week
- Krause finishes second at Centennial League dive meet
- Olpe beats SCC easily
- Underdog Strategies
- Lady Hornets set defensive goal
- Tech College plans Open House
- Seeing Him face to face
- ESU show opens Feb. 24
- Art exhibit
- A new chronicle of New York City
- Sanchez to serve 5 days jail, probation
- Look at Option 3
- Pats on the Back
- Tech college program to expand
- Dental clinic
- FHTC community classes
Thursday, Feb. 11
- Bowyer to start ninth in Daytona 500
- Spartans are the familiar favorites
- Strong resolve
- Lady Hornets win a shootout
- Lady Spartan Spring League; Boys Spring Basketball League
- Master plan
- More study
- Talking Terrorism
- District hopes for early retirements
- Grassland values down
- Enjoyed return to Emporia
- Narcissistic
- Fish Fry; Pancakes
- Open House
- Time to focus
- Early retirement approved by school board
Wednesday, Feb. 10
- Hornets beat SBU
- Boston scores 33 in Lady Hornet win
- More about soup
- Divine dining for your valentine
- ESU baseball & softball schedule changes
- Hartford girls win third straight
- Injury bug bites Hornets again
- Home lanes advantage
- Offensively challenged
- Ho-hum... Another Lady Spartan win
- Smoke free or not
- An attitude adjustment
- Childhood screening
- Graduates honored
- Birthday party
- AARP driver safety program
- Library board meeting
- Topeka gallery to feature Stauffer
- Pancakes
- EHS debaters score again
- Scam exploits family ties
- Biz owners offer feedback on project
- Video: Coming Soon High School Musical
Tuesday, Feb. 9
- Olpe girls remain No. 1 in Class 2A
- Still Room to Grow
- The Core of Winter Fitness
- Cookie time
- Remembering Rich
- Not the right venue
- St. Patrick committee readies for auction
- Lyon County Commission
- City commissioners continue goal setting
- Fire turns cereal crispy
- Census day around the corner
- FHTC board whittles away at agenda
- Final Days
- Heart Dance
- Hill’s heads for the hills
- Admire School to close
Monday, Feb. 8
- Spartans wrap up grueling stretch
- The Boston and Corker show
- Card shower for 90th
- Important connections
- Optimists
- Spartan swimmers finish 14th
- ESU softball splits with Regis
- Schuler, Howze shine at Husker Invitational
- Down the stretch, down the tube
- Pancake day
- Tickets still available for ‘Tap Kids’
- Travel budget not spent
- Birthday Reunion
- Gubernatorial candidate has local ties
- Campaign in final days
- Winter Weather Advisory
Sunday, Feb. 7
Saturday, Feb. 6
- ESU men lose to UNO
- Boston, Corker carry ESU past UNO
- Republican Women meeting
- 1 killed in Osage County crash
- Flint Hills Digest
- Focus on stopping tobacco chewing
- Championship Cider
- Drug sentencings continue in Coffey Co.
- Advanced teacher training supported by State Farm
- Campaign nears end
- Personalized Fitness
- Boy Scout 100th Anniversary
- Hard work pays off
- EHS beats Heights in another tough one
- Osage hands Olpe its first loss
- Hornets split with Colorado Mines
- Schuler sets school record
Friday, Feb. 5
- Emporia board meets Wednesday
- Boston named to all-academic team
- ESU honors Jaggard
- Spartans too tough to defend
- EHS Wrestlers win at Gardner-Edgerton
- Infinitely valuable
- Future leaders
- SOS to host anti-bullying speaker
- Arts Notes
- Grafton novel returns to ’80s
- Rare sounds to fill Albert Taylor Hall
- Furloughs deferred; quick action needed from lawmakers, governor
- Carbondale woman killed
- Students qualify for Lyon County Spelling Bee
- Menus
- Cancer survivor helps Walnut School launch fundraiser
- EMS team advocates for Special Olympics in Washington, D.C.
- Student’s story published online
- Time to order Angel Food boxes
- USD 386 school board; Republican Women in Allen
- County to sell scrap steel
- Pats on the Back
- Friday Thoughts
- Charlatan Spalding
- Bill introduced to legalize marijuana in Kansas
Thursday, Feb. 4
- Court furloughs deferred
- Hornet men in a fog at central
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Spartans sweep pair of duals at SMS
- Hornets Go Cold
- Kolmer signs with Washburn
- Hornets go for their needs
- Hot Shot competition; Lady Spartan Spring League
- Time for a stop
- Speak up
- Parents tune in
- A lost Emporia-Plus
- ESU Debate has breakout performance in Texas
- Pruning fruit trees
- Penny supper; Super Bowl
- County Commission meeting
- Women headed to Brazil
- Laser Expressions emerges as winner
- Game Day Pizza
- State of the City Speech
Wednesday, Feb. 3
- ESU men fall at Central Missouri
- Jennies ends Lady Hornets 14-game winning streak
- City to prepare new cable TV ordinance
- Crime of the week
- Card shower, Neosho Rapids Meeting & Health Center Meeting
- Video: Pizza Challenge
- Video: Glacier's Edge Pool Jump
- ESU track teams nationally ranked
- Chase County girls get bounce-back win
- EHS bowlers win at Manhattan
- Free falling
- Stars in Waiting
- Bake a cake to take to your Super Bowl party
- Purchase locally
- Enforce the Law
- Some clarification
- Emporia's simple pleasures
- Crash kills Coffey Co. woman
- Rape, kidnapping trial
- Hostess on TV
- Local business honored by Kansas Chamber
- Looking at the stars
- Emporia Motors preparing for customers' recall repairs
- "The Right Step" location changed
- Lyon County Commission
Tuesday, Feb. 2
- Burlington woman killed in accident
- Questions, questions
- All those zeros
- Boston named MIAA POW again
- Offensive solutions?
- Local QU chapter changes affiliation
- Lyon Co. Conservation District celebrates 70th annual meeting
- The many benefits of calcium
- Emporian sentenced for Coffey Co. sex crimes
- Teen accused of indecent liberties
- Chandelier Shop closing
- Former area student battling health issues
- Bread Bakers
- Get in shape
- Dine United
- Chase Co. cutting costs in increments
- Ribbon cutting
- 4-H News
- Americus News
Monday, Feb. 1
- Krause does it again
- Hornets win six events at MSSU
- Lady Spartans pull off four-peat
- EHS grapplers finish 6th at Garden City
- Olpe makes it five in a row
- The streak continues
- Hope remains for ESU
- Argabright soars for Eagles
- Camp gets a 4-wheeled goat
- Start Your Own Business
- Local Food Film Festival
- Purebred adoptions
- Art exhibit
- 4-day week, bus routes on agenda
- Briggs ready for a second term
- And It’s Gone
- Schools release honor rolls