Emporia's Gufler Mansion on the market
One of Emporia's most well-known lodging establishments is on the market. The Gufler Mansion, 612 West 12th, was listed as for sale Friday. The mansion was built in 1916 and has been owned by Brad and Susan Cochennet since 2016, but they tell KVOE News they are reluctantly putting the property up for sale now. Susan Co...
May 03, 2024
Nienstedt files for Lyon County Commission
Now that his basketball coaching career is over, Bill Nienstedt is looking at a career in public service. Nienstedt has announced a campaign for Lyon County Commission District 3, serving southern Lyon County. Nienstedt coached girls basketball at Lebo, taking them to a state championship, as well as Emporia and -- mos...
May 03, 2024
Motorcycle driver hurt in southeast Emporia wreck
Emporia Police are investigating a wreck that developed between a pickup truck and motorcycle Friday afternoon. Officers and Emporia/Lyon County EMS responded to the intersection of East South and Exchange just after 3 pm. Officer Lane Doty says the motorcycle was eastbound on East South, while the truck was northbound...
May 03, 2024
Construction begins on Downtown Emporia Food Truck Plaza
Jeremy Rusco is a busy man. Already overseeing the start of activities for the Dynamic Discs Open through Sunday as well as plans for expanded operations at Champions Landing, Rusco is now involved in an improvement project for downtown Emporia. Construction began Friday morning near 10th and Commercial, and Rusco beli...
May 03, 2024
La Grind launches this weekend
Another Emporia staple bike race is set for this weekend. La Grind will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Bike riders will ride either 30, 50 or 100 miles on Saturday and 65 miles on Sunday. With weather potentially being a factor, event spokesperson Tom Hayden says the race is rain or shine, which could cause an adju...
May 03, 2024
Demolition continuing, future plan details pending for future of former Family Fun Center
So what's going into the former Family Fun Center location immediately behind Goodcents and just east of Dillons? Iron Horse Development out of Wichita isn't saying yet, but it has been doing a fair amount of demolition and debris removal over the past two weeks, including the go-kart track and batting cages. Last summ...
May 03, 2024
Simunovic acquitted of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy
The former Emporia State tennis player accused of rape has been acquitted. A Lyon County jury reached a verdict Friday, finding Dominik Simunovic not guilty of rape or aggravated criminal sodomy. The jury deliberated for nearly three hours before announcing its verdict. Simunovic was charged in October with raping a wo...
May 03, 2024
USD 421 Lyndon plans groundbreaking for significant project Monday
A significant project is moving forward for USD 421 Lyndon next week. Ground will officially be broken at 10 am Monday for the district's new Collaborative Learning Center -- a better than 8,000-square-foot "multifunctional" facility that will also serve as a warming kitchen and storm shelter. The event will ...
May 03, 2024
Reported structure fire near Reading leads to discovery of destructive mower fire
A reported structure fire Thursday in eastern Lyon County turned out to be destructive, but not for any building. Emporia, Miller and Reading firefighters were dispatched to 2178 Road 270, about two miles north-northwest of Reading, shortly before 6 pm. Emporia Fire Capt. Michael Nunley says the actual cause of the cal...
May 03, 2024
First-ever Howe Hoist coming Sunday
Just "Howe" excited is Visit Emporia Director LeLan Dains for the first-ever Howe Hoist this upcoming Sunday? His back may disagree, but Dains says he's quite excited for what's to come -- in large part because it fits into Emporia's ongoing tradition of challenging events like Unbound Gravel. Dains is also p...
May 03, 2024