Posts by Kelly Mayer
The 2021 All Veterans Tribute Student Essay Contest Winners Are…
235 students in participating area schools submitted essays for this year’s All Veterans Tribute Student Essay Contest organized by Visit Emporia. The contest was held virtually for the second year…
Read MoreEmporia Prepares to Honor Hometown Hero Killed in Action in 1943
The public is invited and encouraged to participate in honoring Private First Class (Pfc.) Glenn White who will be reunited with his family and returned to his hometown of Emporia,…
Read MoreThe Scoop on Halfway to Everywhere!
We’ve got the scoop on who’s playing when and where at the Halfway to Everywhere (H2E) music and arts festival this weekend! The event is Saturday, September 4, from noon…
Read MorePerfect Day in Emporia – Kelly Mayer
Breakfast It’s easy to have a perfect day in Emporia because there are so many fun things to do and unique places to eat. One of my favorite things to…
Read More2020: Make Reading your New Year’s Resolution
It’s time to set those New Year’s Resolutions. In 2020, consider adding reading to your resolution list. Emporia has its own Indie bookstore, Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore, that will put…
Read MoreFounding City of Veterans Day Hosts Parade
Founding City of Veterans Day Hosts Parade One Event in Multi-Day Celebration EMPORIA, Kansas, September 6, 2018 – – The official founding city of Veterans Day, Emporia, Kansas, will host…
Read MoreCan you say “Charcuterie”? — Vault Meats & Cheeses
There’s a new charcuterie in town and if opening day is any indication, love is in the air! Emporian’s embraced the new Vault Meats & Cheeses when the doors opened…
Read MoreEmporia CVB Offers 2nd Round of Tourism Grants
EMPORIA, Kansas, July, 5, 2017 – – The deadline for the second round of tourism grant applications is Tuesday, August 1. The Emporia Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) Tourism Grant…
Read MoreTour Time!
It’s tour time again! Tour de Lyon County that is. On Saturday, June 24, join cyclists and the community in supporting Tour de Lyon County Gravel Ride for Hope &…
Read MoreWelcome National Teachers Hall of Fame Inductees!
Welcome to Emporia Ashli Skura Dreher of Youngstown, New York; Jonathan Gillentine of Honolulu, Hawaii; Matinga Ragatz of Grand Ledge, Michigan; Joseph D. Ruhl of Lafayette, Indiana; and Bob Williams…
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