Story archive for February 2008
Friday, Feb. 29
- Emporia High boys advance to State
- Busts gone bust?
- Prince Harry taken out of Afghanistan
- No. Heights boys survive scare in 36-33 victory over Central Heights
- Mandatory kindergarten
- Schools bill advances
- Actor shares life experiences
- Arts notes
- Zoo friends auction is next week
- ESU's Rossbach looking to win 3 events at MIAA championships
- City Chief reports on relief efforts
- Terror on skis
- Disaster trailer stationed nearby
- Olpe boys advance with 65-53 win
- Stueve preparing for final home game
- Return engagement
- A Free Pass
- Somali Farewell
- Student group helps with owls project
- Emporians compete in robotics
- Guest authors announced for 2008 Young Writers' Conference
- Sunday Sermon
- Faith News
- Friday thoughts
- Pats on the Back
- About Town
- The Daily Report
Thursday, Feb. 28
- Kendrick to receive Schillinger Award
- Free tax return preparation services
- Overnight event to raise money
- ESU hosts psychology convention
- Small things make big impression
- Why in Kansas?
- ESU baseball has schedule changes
- Sports shorts
- Money to help
- Buxton retail report
- Churches are taking orders for next Angel Food distribution
- Emporian challenging Rep. Moran
- Barnett’s immigration bill gets hearing
- Tyson gives food to Emporia
- Rock Band Fun
- Hospital outpatient revenues high again
- ‘Urban access corridors’ an issue for county commission
- Friends group organized for Flint Hills Health Center
- Police chief makes pItch for a k-9 unit for Emporia department
- Here comes asparagus
- Good causes
- About town
- Danger Zone
- ESU men find offense against Truman; play way into MIAA Tourney
- Lady Hornets right themselves thanks to hot outside shooting
- Police converge on schools as precaution
- A Lesson Learned
- New Eminem book planned for fall release
- How about a foot rub?
- Administrators retain jobs
Wednesday, Feb. 27
- Village and Lowther projects on hold
- GAME UPDATE: ESU men 84, Truman 72 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 80, Truman 54 — FINAL
- Interstate Bakeries posts loss
- Hushpuppy Heaven
- The News Briefly
- Make a news rack an objet d'art
- Stores, Schools raising money
- Newman handling flu cases
- Extension office's latest move proves costly
- Fixing the system
- A question of purity
- Jury convicts Lank of aggravated burglary
- About Town
- The Daily Report
- RDA president discusses new challenges and opportunities for city
- January finances good at the health center
- Untimely Offense
- EHS girls seek State experience
- Top-seeded Lebo boys roll past Chase Co.
- Accused slayer waives hearing
- How much for the Giraffe?
- Emporia - Lyon County most wanted
- Bloomquist suspended for tonight’s game
- Different canvases
Tuesday, Feb. 26
- Award-winner
- Flags to half staff
- Quail Unlimited banquet is set for March 4
- Schools preparing for losses
- Air Force band to land in Emporia
- Fanestil wants to move to Lenze building
- Making house calls
- Taxpayer, open your wallet
- Give now
- Community news
- Names on the map
- No Time, No Problem
- Spartans taking underdog mindset into Sub-State
- Hornets look to get by Truman, advance to MIAA Tournament
- Heights boys open Sub-State with win
- About town
- Daily report
- Health agenda
Monday, Feb. 25
- History Denied
- Washburn women blast ‘scared’ Lady Hornets, 78-52
- 2nd half dooms ESU men in 76-58 loss
- Olpe girls win Regional title with 60-39 victory over Southern Coffey Co.
- Damon Birk places 4th at KSU Open
- The atheist’s problem
- Time to step up
- Expo brings touch of spring and crowds to fairgrounds
- Community news
- Club news
- Senior calendar
- Club agenda
- Americus news
- About town
- Daily report
- Friends meeting
- Dillon’s store not closing
- This week
- Tyson layoffs important to lawmakers
- Raising money is next step
- Creative outlet
Saturday, Feb. 23
- Class 5A State wrestling in Hutchinson Day 2, completed
- GAME UPDATE: Washburn men 76, ESU 58 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: Washburn women 78, ESU 52 — FINAL
- Building permits
- Reason to Celebrate
- Newman regional health employees are honored at banquet
- Defense leads EHS girls to easy 51-24 victory
- Spartans lose temper, early lead in 62-50 loss to No. 1 Highland Park
- Flint Hills Calendar
- Do dogs make us happy?
- Olpe girls top Waverly, advance to Sub-State
- Learning to ride
- Immigration woes put hotel back on market
- Ethanol, it just makes sense
- Tractor safety training offered
- Ag Brief
- Pride in Bowyer
- Already closed
Friday, Feb. 22
- Class 5A State wrestling in Hutchinson Day 1 completed
- Waddell found guilty
- Brawl for it all
- Olpe boys top MDCV, move on to Sub-State
- ESU grad Tim Weiser resigns as KSU A.D., takes job with Big 12
- Snow Geese
- Bode honored at high school
- Students place in competition
- Scrabble Scramble spells success
- The Daily Report
- Much Appreciated
- Friday thoughts
- Pats on the back
- Commissioners approve permit for mobile home
- Roberts says teaching profession important
- The News Briefly
- Lane has plans to recruit students to ESU
- Senator wows students
- The mystery of redemption
- Faith News
- Geraint Wilkes returns for Welsh concert
- Art Notes
- Infectious
- Trouble in Turkmenistan
- Spring Expo to open Saturday
Thursday, Feb. 21
- Doctors in Kansas
- What’s ‘unclear’?
- One Last Chance
- More about meat
- That kind of night: ESU women dominate Pittsburg State, 94-49
- Hornets come out flat, fall to Gorillas, 88-71
- Emporia High wrestling squad’s 9 qualifiers believe they are prepared for State tournament
- Emporia High boys might continue to use slow-down offense against Scots
- Sports Shorts
- Daily report
- Good causes
- Waddell retrial begins
- Black History month on campus
- Fagg eases financial burden
- EHS students’ work selected for exhibit
- County waits to finish extension agreement
- Because you asked
- St. Pat’s committee plans to buy bikes
- City hires company to study station 2
- Another 50 years
Wednesday, Feb. 20
- GAME UPDATE: Pittsburg State men 88, ESU 71 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 94, Pitt State 49 — FINAL
- Showing Some Fire
- The slow down: EHS boys fall to No. 1 Hayden
- Madison girls survive
- Hornet baseball falls to No. 10 UCO
- From the band
- Footnotes to history
- The Daily Report
- Murphy's Menu
- The News, Briefly
- Harry Waters remembered as 'kindest man'
- Flu is hitting Emporia hard
- PETA on Tyson
- Will freedom radiate from Kosovo?
- Martha Stewart Omnimedia buys out Emeril
Tuesday, Feb. 19
- Online Chat with ESU President Michael Lane
- Sports briefs
- Why license pets?
- Emporia: halfway to 300
- Coal-plant bills differ
- Flu comes to Kansas
- History vault to be sealed Wednesday
- City, State officials discuss layoffs
- ESU community Bids Schwenn good-bye
- New home for the arts
- ESU softball drops 2 more
- MdCV boys hold off Hartford
- Lady Hornets playing better on defensive end
- Welcome to Holton
- Health agenda
- Emporia Lyon County Most Wanted
- About town
- Daily report
- Like father, like son?
Monday, Feb. 18
- On Another Level
- Still-ailing ESU men fall to Mules, 71-52
- EHS wrestling team sends 9 to State
- Clark named 2nd-team All-State after pair of top-8 finishes
- Lady Spartans get rare victory in the Dungeon
- Spartan boys build early lead, hold off Topeka High, 66-54
- Let us give thanks
- Death by expense
- One-minute performance review
- About town
- Americus news
- Injuries minor in I-35 accident
- Daily report
- Emporia Middle School honor roll
- Club agenda
- Senior calendar
- Club news
- Community news
- Plunge raises $25,000
- The week ahead
- No Somali refugees attend farewell dinner Saturday
- Daytona party
- Job/Community Fair huge success
- Harshman wins Regional wrestling title
- 5 more ESU athletes earn NCAA provisional marks at Mo. Southern
- ESU softball takes out No. 5 Angelo St.
- Emporia State baseball team opens season with 2 wins over Colorado Mines
Sunday, Feb. 17
Saturday, Feb. 16
- GAME UPDATE: Central Missouri men 71, ESU 52 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 83, Central Missouri 65 — FINAL
- Energy at Eggs & Issues
- Out of Time
- EHS girls roll past Manhattan, 57-26
- Clark advances to finals
- Burlingame scores 52-44 upset victory over Marais des Cygnes Valley
- Chase Co. routs Centre, 55-26
- Rossbach shatters school record in 5,000-meter run at ISU Open
- Haven for Horses
- Lyon County Bee lasts quite a spell
- Melvern school also is honored
- The Daily Report
- About Town
- Agendas
- Menus
- Flint Hills Digest
- Farmers, not truckers
- Fairy tales
Friday, Feb. 15
- No truth to rumor
- Friday Thoughts
- Pats on the back
- Olpe Girls 20-0 after 53-46 win over SCC
- Edwards' aggressiveness paying off with points
- 'It's Money!'
- The ruts of routine or grooves of grace: your choice
- Faith News
- Emporia students advance to county spelling bee
- Cell phones become common tool for cyber-bullying
- EHS theater department brings home honors
- Former Emporian opens her own boutique in Kansas City
- The Daily Report
- Longtime business
- County plans to get jump on budget
- Business briefcase
- The News Briefly
- Life's loose ends are the reason for living
- Flint Hills Calendar
- L-Cat pick up points for Saturday's Community Job Fair
- Emporians testify on tax-credits bill
- Emporians' relatives safe in NIU shootings
- Coal controversy
- A vicarious shipwreck survival story
- Ready for Daytona
Thursday, Feb. 14
- County discusses septic system permit
- The news, briefly
- Arts Center could receive Hotel taxes
- Chase Co. couple give $1 million To KU
- ‘Beauty and the Beast’
- Grown-up love story
- Project Emporia
- A little charity would be welcome
- The Ol’ Switcheroo
- ESU men battle but fall to Lions, 80-69
- Spartan boys, girls look to move on from losses to Rural
- EHS swimmers, diver thinking big heading into State meet
- Sports Shorts
- Spring gardening fever
- About town
- Good causes
- Application to change urban access corridors approved
- Daily report
- Board agrees on price, not on sale
Wednesday, Feb. 13
- GAME UPDATE: Missouri Southern men 80, ESU 69 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 79, Missouri Southern 46 — FINAL
- Governor appoints two from Emporia to task force
- Coal-fired plants
- Emporia's economic safety net
- About Town
- The Daily Report
- 'Quiche' me, you fool!
- Corrections board makes allocations
- E-mail Warning
- Polar bears needed
- Job fair gets more space for booths
- Olpe High ranked among nation's best
- Chief: Police preparing for Tyson Blowback
- District erecting new water tower
- Learning at Ayan
- Overtime Blues
- Spartan boys can't overcome slow start in loss to Junior Blues
- Gritty Bulldogs have all the answers in win over Lebo
- Bulldogs' Wold, Harshman win home tourney titles
- Heights boys aggressive in big win over Mission Valley
Tuesday, Feb. 12
- Emporia and Lyon County’s most wanted
- About town
- Agenda
- Daily report
- Coming soon
- Community news
- Stueve, 2 other Hornets take MIAA athlete of the week honors
- Participation
- Online chat with Emporia police chief
- Health agenda
- Author to speak
- Westar contributes
- Scouts to collect food
- Legislator liked her job at beef plant
- Tall truck in a short underpass
- More questions than answers
- Tough Enough?
- OPINION: MIAA misses chance to do right
- Patterson’s 3 helps Burlingame over Hartford
- ESU’s appeal to NCAA falling on deaf ears
- Bloomquist nominated for McDonald’s Game
Monday, Feb. 11
- Truck stuck in underpass
- MIAA: ESU-Northwest game cannot be overturned by conference office
- Senior calendar
- Club agenda
- Daily report
- Wrestled Away
- Americus news
- Emporia State women shoot past Missouri Western, 100-87
- Hornet men come unraveled in 68-64 loss to Griffons
- Prank results in crashed KTA Patrol cruiser
- Rossbach runs 2nd-fastest mile in Division II this year
- ESU softball closes Abilene Tourney with win over Cameron
- Who’s more advanced?
- Sound and fury, signifying something
- Shooting at club
- Chat with the chief
- School district may sell building
- Monday conversation
- Been there, done that
- GOP chooses Huckabee
- Herbie Hancock Handed Honor
Saturday, Feb. 9
- Spartans rip Vikings
- Lady Spartans get ugly win over Seaman
- ESU files official appeal with MIAA
- Huckabee wins Lyon County caucus
- Madison girls press pass White City, 64-35
- Madison boys win in OT
- Friends in Faith schedules meeting for workers
- All tables taken for Emporia job fair
- Courthouse renovation project zips along
- Cornering Concessions
- Radon reasoning
- Flint Hills Digest
- Area Menus
- The Daily Report
- The road to revitalization
- Emporia man charged with gift-card fraud
- ESU softball loses twice
- Krause wins league title
- Family forgoes Chinese products
- Briefcase
- Building Permits
- Be the besst role model you can be
- Seek and ye shall find
Friday, Feb. 8
- Victory Erased
- Stueve breaks MIAA scoring mark in 86-67 victory
- Olpe boys avoid late collapse, defeat Northern Heights, 72-65
- ESU softball splits pair in 1st action of the season
- Snowy day reflections
- 'One day at a time'
- Faith News
- 'Scrabble Scramble' will raise money for literacy program
- Class helped Americus couple start a business
- Tech College Briefs
- Arts Notes
- 'The Woman in Black' up next for ESU Theater
- E-State theater students do well at festival
- This year's symphony south of Council Grove
- Good Causes
- Americus sets animal tag record
- About Town
- Agenda
- Emporia's job fair full
- The Daily Report
- Praise for clerk
- Friday thoughts
- Pats on the back
- RDA will review policy on tax incentives
- The News Briefly
- Director answers questions about library
- Lyon County puts off redistricting
- Landmark store lost
- Hiring to help
- MIAA reviewing ESU-Northwest Missouri State game
Thursday, Feb. 7
- GAME UPDATE: Northwest Mo. State men 91, ESU 83 — FINAL, 2OT
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 86, Northwest Mo. State 67 — FINAL
- EHS girls helped by time off
- 29 and feeling fine
- Daily report
- About town
- Serious injury avoided
- Americus news
- Good causes
- Emporia’s and Lyon County’s Most Wanted
- Responses about communities
- Thanks to all
- Former Emporian Clements to be hired at KU
- Online chat with Library Director Sue Blechl
- Sports shorts
- University, tech college coordinate on retraining
- Virtual cemetery
- Chase County biodiesel plant moving along
- ‘Quiet zone’ on back burner for the city
- City rezones Modine
- Striving to Be the Best
- Planning for the Future
- Fitness centers cater to members' needs
- Patients regain movement through reverse surgery
- Spreading out
- Looking for workers
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- 3 companies indicted over contaminated pet food
- More Tyson workers laid off
- Savory cheese recipes
- About Town
- The Daily Report
- Don't panic
- Do-it-yourself radon protection
- Foundation continues support for camp
- The News Briefly
- Osage County arraigns road deaths suspect
- Emporia gets heavy snow, but misses worst of storm
- Sports Briefly
- Hornet football signs 29
- Wednesday closings & cancellations
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- Obama takes Democratic caucus
- Emporia High basketball games at Topeka High postponed
- Backs Obama
- One more piece of information
- Per Aspera
- Community news
- Confessed embezzler given probation
- County will discuss detour for 18th Avenue Bridge
- Flood insurance discount
- Popeye’s closes; Spangles wants into Emporia
- Two named National Merit finalists
- Gambling: Part 2
- Long shots: ESU tops in 3-point shooting
- Edwards wins MIAA player of the week
- Health agenda
- About town
- Three charged in federal court for Tyson thefts
- Daily report
- Hopkins makes major grant
Monday, Feb. 4
- ESU statement on students' deaths
- Honeycutt meets provisional qualifiying mark in triple jump
- Clark, Krause finish 2nd at Manhattan Invite
- Keeping it Going
- To walk on water
- Corrections and clarifications
- Lady Hornets get past Ft. Hays, 77-64
- Job fair will feature in-town, out-of-town employers
- Noonan, headed to ESU, wins weight class at Powerlifting Classic
- Heart Dance time
- Democratic caucus
- County Clerk candidate announces
- Three die in weekend accidents
- Emporia’s Biggest Losers
- Kansas Gambling, Part 1
- Senior calendar
- Club agenda
- About town
- Daily report
- One dead in head-on crash
Saturday, Feb. 2
- GAME UPDATE: ESU men 67, Fort Hays State 60 — FINAL
- GAME UPDATE: ESU women 77, Fort Hays State 64 — FINAL
- Fourth soldier dies from IED blast that killed Emporian Spec. David Lane
- Agenda
- Citizen helps nab runaways
- Menus
- Flint Hills digest
- Daily report
- Making a difference every day
- Election 2008
- Response meeting 'fantastic'
- Workers try to get answers, help
- Former ESU soccer coach named assistant at OU
- 3 ESU track and field athletes take titles
- ESU fills football position
- Olpe boys shake off Homeschool, 67-56
- Nienstedt: Lady Spartans not physical enough in 55-50 loss
- A Bad Roll
- Apples and oranges
- Unfinished business
- Crash claims two lives on Dunlap Road
- Literature’s leading ladies lay down their heads
- Tebbetts moves to new bank
- Business briefcase
- Count down your age
- Flint Hills Calendar
Friday, Feb. 1
- Oneness
- Church news
- George Abel gets special award
- Emporia schools lead the way in helping students achieve
- Made no sense
- Friday thoughts
- Pats on the Back
- ESU collaboration wins national award
- Canadian Lottery scam has new twist
- New rate for vets
- Deer Trail merges
- Second teacher nominated for award
- County approves sale-barn zoning
- Tyson cutbacks bad news for United Way
- Radon bill draws fire
- Emporia Faith group focuses on dealing with Tyson fallout
- Arts notes
- Reliving history
- Area briefs
- Waiting to wet a line
- Hornet Revival
- About town
- Location contributes to accidents
- Daily report