Emporia Gazette

Putting aside whether the Emporia school board took into account taxpayers’ concerns about the long-term value of installing a new football field at Emporia High School, the board technically played by the rules in September when it entered into a contract with Custom Energy Solutions of Overland Park that included spending $1.6 million to install artificial turf and accompanying track.

In the 1880’s Thomas (Tom) Jones and his wife, Elizabeth emigrated from Carno, Montgomeryshire, Wales to Emporia.

Last Friday, one of the Gazette’s syndicated columnists, Bonnie Erbe, wrote on the ubiquitous topic of “mothers vs. career women”.

On behalf of Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club, I would like to thank all of those who supported us in our recent fundraiser: Real Men Can Cook.

Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. The following folks deserve a pat on the back ...

In the Veterans special section inserted into today’s Gazette, Reporter Bobbi Mlynar catches up with some of the members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 1011th Supply and Service Company, which served for a year in Vietnam. This past summer, the group, made up of soldiers from Emporia and Independence, Kan., gathered for a reunion 40 years after their service.

Six weeks ago, the Emporia school board approved spending $6.7 million of taxpayer money to improve energy efficiency in the district.

Parents like to know their children are doing well in school.