Welcome to Emporia Living

Welcome to the newest edition of Emporia Living Magazine.

When the last issue of Emporia Living came out we were at the height of the pandemic and our community was dealing with toilet paper shortages, depleted grocery store shelves, business shut downs, mask mandates, school disruptions, social distancing, infection rates and hospitalizations.

With no clear roadmap on how to live through a pandemic of this proportion, our community, faced some significant challenges.

But with each passing month now, our town is showing signs of life again and the “year of all years” is slowly fading into our memories. The city and county mandates have been dropped, many of our keystone community events have started taking place again, and there is definitely a sense that life is returning to normal.

Working on this issue of Emporia Living, after the year that we’ve had, was a good reminder that, despite the challenges of the past year, the vitality, ingenuity and vision of this town has not been extinguished. In fact, the stories on the following pages tell of a community that is coming back stronger.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Emporia Living and are proud as we are to call this town home.

Chris Walker Editor and Publisher

NOW HIRING

Keeping Emporia safe by reducing crime, ensuring resident safety and building trust in community partnerships.

WE’RE HIRING!

Police Officer • $18.19-$23.79/hr Go to police.emporia-kansas.gov and click on Employment Opportunities QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for employment with the Emporia Police Department, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a United States citizen • Be twenty-one years of age • Have 20/20 corrected vision • Have a high school diploma or equivalent • Reside in Lyon or surrounding counties • Have or be able to obtain a Kansas driver’s license • Must be of good moral character • Must not have been convicted of a felony crime or a crime involving domestic violence