For newcomers to Emporia — or any city, for that matter — finding community can take some time. Friday night, new residents, including this reporter, were given a chance to make lasting connections.

Emporia Main Street hosted its annual mix and mingle event at the Hornet’s Nest bar, designed to connect those who moved to Emporia in the last five years to various community organizations and new friends.

Among the newcomers was Blaise Mosmeyer, who moved all the way from Texas to Emporia in 2022 to take a job at Dynamic Discs, which he represented at the event.

Being involved in the disc golf scene, Mosmeyer quickly integrated into Emporia, something he hopes that others can replicate.

“It was like, boom, you're immediately accepted to the hometown feel of this,” he said. “Even if it doe

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