Emporia, Kansas

An introduction to Emporia and surroundings

 

Here are some resources to help you learn about Emporia and the surrounding area:

Municipal Concert
A relaxed evening listening to the Emporia Municipal Band at Fremont Park.

Community Resources Directory - We compliled a list of service agencies, medical resources, crisis and help lines in the Emporia area.

Emporia State University - Located in the heart of the famous Bluestem Region of the Flint Hills (consisting of the northeastern quarter of Kansas), Emporia is considered an outstanding location for a university because of its proximity and easy access to the three major metropolitan areas of Kansas -- Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City. The Emporia State University campus has grown from its original twenty acres to over 200.

Emporia Online - Your hometown guide to Emporia, Kansas

Flint Hills Technical College - Flint Hills Technical College is a two-year public institution of higher education nestled in the rolling hills of east-central Kansas.
 

Red Rocks
Emporia home of William Allen White, now a Kansas state historical site

William Allen White House State Historical Site - "Red Rocks", the Emporia home of author and newspaperman William Allen White.

Chamber of Commerce - This is the official Web site of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau. Emporia is a progressive city whose leaders work together for the good of the whole community.

Map of Emporia - PDF - Courtesy of the Emporia Chamber of Commerce

Emporia Main Street - Emporia Main Street, Inc. is a non-profit community agency committed to increasing consumer business, strengthening retail and professional institutions, assisting in the preservation and maintenance of the community’s heritage and promoting pride in the community’s institutions and achievements through design, promotion, business enhancement and organization committees. 

The Emporia Gazette - the Internet portal to Emporia's home town newspaper

KVOE Radio: School reports are given at 8:40 a.m. every Monday during the school year on KVOE AM radio, 1400.

Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State - Local and area information presented blog-style by Cheryl Unruh, weekly columnist for the Emporia Gazette.

 

Shakespeare in the Park
Composite photo from the annual Shakespeare in the Park theater event at Peter Pan Park

 

 Emporia Arts Council - We'll leave the link, but the site is temporarily down for redesign
 

Explore Emporia in Pictures

Emporia Daily Photos

 

Kansas Resources
 

Kansas Links - a collection of links to help you discover, and charm you into moving to the sunflower state

 

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