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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 ...
31m ago
WEATHER: Following widespread heavy rain Thursday, severe weather concerns persist through upcoming weekend
Widespread heavy rain and isolated hail began a potentially extended period of unsettled weather Thursday. Scattered showers and occasionally-intense thunderstorms dropped a lot of rain areawide: *KVOE studios: 2.35 inches *Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.68 inches *Ninth and Burns: 3 inches *1100 block Constitution: 2.35...
3h ago
Water main break reported in northwest Emporia neighborhood
Emporia's Underground Utilities Department is busy again Friday. Crews are handling a water main break in the 1600 block of Casa Loma as announced just before 8:40 am. The city says water service in that neighborhood may be affected. Other details are pending.
21m ago
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 ...
38m ago
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...
16h ago
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...
18h ago
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...
20h ago
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...
21h ago
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...
22h ago
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
Northern Heights students encourage veterans, fellow students to attend Honor Flight after recent trip
Students involved in the USD 251 Honor Flight say they were glad they went. They also say veterans and fellow students should be part of upcoming trips to Washington, DC. Northern Heights student Elizabeth Galloway called it a trip of a lifetime -- even for some of her fellow students who have been more than once. Stud...
Apr 25, 2024
Veterans, students enjoy USD 252 Honor Flight
The USD 252 Honor Flight was a success yet again. Honor Flight takes students and veterans on a two-day trip to Washington to see a host of memorials and other landmarks. Vietnam veteran Tom Soetart has been to the nation's capital several times, but this was his first Honor Flight. He says the reaction to his service ...
Apr 25, 2024
Symphony in the Flint Hills, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to be busy Saturday
Chase County will be a busy place this upcoming weekend. Cottonwood Falls will host the grand opening reception of the Symphony in the Flint Hills Prairie Art Exhibition and Auction from 1-3 pm Saturday. Juror Diana Werts says there will be a lot of art to see and enjoy. Brown also says there will be a special BARK Ran...
Apr 25, 2024
WEATHER: Heavy rain, isolated hail falls Thursday; severe weather possible at times through weekend
Heavy rain and isolated severe storms blew across the KVOE listening area Thursday. Storms in the early-afternoon hours brought quarter-sized hail just southeast of Council Grove and near nickel-sized hail to Cottonwood Falls. Rain was scattered through the day, but some locations got some significant totals by mid-aft...
Apr 25, 2024