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6 days ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
During Friday evening and Saturday morning ceremonies, nearly 800 graduates from Emporia State University walked across the stage during Spring Commencement, receiving degrees and celebrating years of hard work and growth. Hundreds of graduates, families, and friends filled W.L.W. Civic Auditorium Friday evening to celebrate Masters and Doctoral graduates. The following morning, hundreds flocked yet again to the Civic Auditorium to cheer on friends and family receiving undergraduate degrees.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
The Regional Development Association (RDA) Board unanimously approved a nine-voting member structure during a special meeting Friday morning.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
Six people have been charged by criminal complaint for their involvement with a multi-national drug smuggling operation that transferred liquid methamphetamine from Mexico to Emporia. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the operation involved using a commercial charter bus to transport liquid methamphetamine through the U.S. Border.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
The City of Emporia Splash Pad, located at Peter Pan Park, is set to open for the 2025 season on Monday, May 12 at 12:00 p.m.According to the City of Emporia’s website, the hours for the Splash Pad are 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Mondays and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. throughout the rest of the week, weather permitting. The Splash Pad is an unsupervised facility, and all visitors participate at their own risk.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a ten part series where Amanda Davis, a Gazette reporter, will attend the Civic Leadership Institute. Each week, she will write about what the class learns, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of city management. Our meeting this week focused on meeting our fellow cohort members and introducing ourselves to the course. We arrived Tuesday evening at Conference Room 1 A/B at White Auditorium, ready to meet our class.
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1 week ago | 
customerthink.com | Amanda Davis
A sobering statistic continues to haunt the business world: according to McKinsey research, nearly 70% of digital transformations fail to deliver their intended outcomes. Despite billions invested in technology initiatives, organisations struggle to realise meaningful business value. The culprit? A persistent tendency to begin transformation efforts with technological solutions rather than clearly defined customer or business problems.
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1 week ago | 
hastingstribune.com | Amanda Davis
The Lyon County awarded Driggs Design Group the bid for consulting work on the proposed Law Enforcement Shooting Range and potential home for the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center, during its Thursday morning meeting. The consultant contract, signed for a total of $28,750, dictates Driggs to map out utilities, layout parking lots, prepare the site for the building, and work on background details. Jeff Cope, Lyon County Sheriff, anticipated to break ground on the site by October.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
Throughout May and into June, visitors to the Emporia Arts Center can read stories and view artwork based on the lived experience of foster parents and children - the good, the bad, and the ugly. The exhibit, created by Radical Life, will hang May 7-June 28 at the Jones Hallway Gallery. The hallway exhibit features over 30 written stories and art pieces.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
The Lyon County awarded Driggs Design Group the bid for consulting work on the proposed Law Enforcement Shooting Range and potential home for the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center, during its Thursday morning meeting. The consultant contract, signed for a total of $28,750, dictates Driggs to map out utilities, layout parking lots, prepare the site for the building, and work on background details. Jeff Cope, Lyon County Sheriff, anticipated to break ground on the site by October.
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1 week ago | 
emporiagazette.com | Amanda Davis
Debate and discussions on the upcoming Friday vote to change the Regional Development Association (RDA) board member structure continued during the Emporia City Commission’s regular Wednesday morning session. The discussion followed an earlier special meeting of the RDA board to discuss proposals for a new structure.
