WEATHER: Alerts for Friday, April 26, 2024
The following weather alerts have posted for the KVOE listening area: Active alerts *Flood warning: Neosho River at Emporia from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. River at 7 am Friday was at 15.8 feet, below flood stage of 19 feet. River is expected to go above flood stage late Friday afternoon, crest at 19.4 feet ...
Apr 26, 2024
City of Emporia adds e-newsletter to communication toolbox
The city of Emporia continues to increase its emphasis on communicating with its residents. The latest sign of that is an e-newsletter developed after the city's most recent communitywide online survey. On KVOE's Morning Show this week, Communications Manager Christine Torrens said the e-newsletter concept was popular ...
Apr 26, 2024
WEATHER: Tornado watch issued for Lyon, Coffey, Greenwood, Osage, Wabaunsee Counties
Additional tornado watches have been issued for portions of the KVOE listening area including Lyon County. The watch affects Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties until 9 pm Friday. This comes on top of a previously issued watch for Greenwood County also until 9 pm Friday. In addition to the tornado risk, strong t...
Apr 26, 2024
Serena Jeffery ready for challenge with Little Lyons Daycare
Growing up in life, Serena Jeffery wanted to be involved with children. Jeffery's dream is coming true with her being the first administrator of Little Lyons Daycare. On KVOE's Newsmaker 2 Segment Thursday, Jeffery says when she came to Emporia State University, she knew she had an opportunity to pursue a career she ha...
Apr 25, 2024
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly concludes Medicaid expansion tour in Emporia Thursday
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly wrapped up her Medicaid expansion town hall tour in Emporia Thursday morning. The governor was joined at the Emporia Granada Theatre by city leaders and local constituents as she offered her final thoughts on the need and potential for expansion with the annual veto session now underway. The...
Apr 25, 2024
Severe weather coverage for Thursday, April 25, 2024
Severe weather has been confirmed in part of the KVOE listening area. Active alerts *Flood warning: Marais des Cygnes River above Reading from late Thursday night to early Friday afternoon. River is 12.5 feet as of 7 pm Thursday. River is forecast to crest at 20 feet, one foot above flood stage, early Friday morning an...
Apr 25, 2024
Future of Cora Miller Hall still being pondered as ESU nursing moves on campus -- and Newman Regional Health continues strategic planning process
Wednesday's groundbreaking for Emporia State University's Nursing + Student Wellness Center comes at a notable time for Newman Regional Health. The most obvious impact is in vacating Cora Miller Hall, the ESU nursing department's classroom building for decades, by August 2025. Newman Regional Chief Executive Officer Ca...
Apr 25, 2024
Everclear, Marcy Playground, Jimmie's Chicken Shack coming to Emporia Granada Theatre
The Emporia Granada Theatre is bringing Everclear, Marcy Playground and Jimmie's Chicken Shack to town in September. Tickets are currently on sale for the show Sept. 24. Theatre Director Hank Osterhout says he put the show on his personal social media channels Tuesday and about 25 percent of the Granada's seats for the...
Apr 25, 2024
Emporia State selects first Dean of Visual + Performing Arts
David Sharlow may be a new name to the Emporia State leadership team, but he's far from unfamiliar with ESU. Sharlow was named as Emporia State's first Dean of Visual + Performing Arts, with the announcement officially coming Thursday. Over the past decade, Sharlow has held numerous roles at Missouri Southern State Uni...
Apr 25, 2024
Dwight man arrested after allegedly parking vehicle in highway junction, being found with drugs and firearm
Formal charges are pending in Wabaunsee County against a Morris County man found slouched over his steering wheel near Alma early Wednesday. Undersheriff Eric Kirsch says Corporal Jon Sumner was on patrol and found a suspicious vehicle parked in the middle of the Kansas Highway 4-Kansas Highway 99 junction shortly befo...
Apr 25, 2024