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WEATHER: Forecast still calls for several rounds of potential severe weather through Saturday night
Showers, storms and severe weather are all possible across the KVOE listening area. There are several potential time periods for severe weather through Saturday night, and TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers is urging people to be ready. There is currently a marginal severe weather risk for Thursday morning into early afte...
6h ago
Short-term geyser outside Greenbriar Estates latest significant water main failure near 24th and Prairie
Cleanup continues at Emporia's Greenbriar Estates after a 10-inch water main failed in impressive fashion early Thursday. For about half an hour, spray from a water main break on a 10-inch line shot up at least 30 feet into the air on West 24th just east of Prairie. The break was noticed around 4 am and was shut off by...
7h 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...
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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...
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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...
3h ago
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...
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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...
4h ago
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 ...
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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...
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STATEHOUSE: Governor approves budget -- without $9 million model investment into ESU
Almost immediately after issuing vetoes on a Republican-backed tax relief plan and submitting her own version for consideration, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office sent a second release saying the governor had signed a budget for fiscal years 2025-2028. Governor Kelly says there were several key takeaways: *The budge...
7h ago
Air quality investigation report highlights recent meeting agenda for USD 253 Emporia Board of Education
A recent air quality investigation by the Kansas Department of Labor yielded no concerns for Emporia High School. In fact, USD 253 Director of Maintenance Cory Nicolet stated Wednesday evening the investigation determined the air quality inside of the school was "higher" than the air quality outside, which he...
15h ago
STATEHOUSE: Governor Kelly vetoes Republican tax relief plan, submits alternate package
Will Kansas lawmakers reaffirm the tax relief plan they recently approved during the 2024 veto session beginning this week, or will they approve a plan suggested Wednesday by Governor Laura Kelly? The governor vetoed several bills that would have led to a roughly $1.5 billion tax relief package over three years, instea...
20h ago
'A transformational day:' Emporia State University breaks ground on new multimillion dollar Nursing + Student Wellness Center Wednesday
Ground has been broken at Emporia State University's new Nursing + Student Wellness Center site. University leadership, state representatives, nursing students and many others gathered on the Emporia State campus Wednesday morning for the official groundbreaking ceremony. Among those on hand for the ceremony was 17th D...
21h ago
North Newton woman hurt in Tuesday night wreck near Lyon-Chase county line
A North Newton woman was hurt in a crash near the Lyon-Chase county line late Tuesday night. Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh reports the wreck involved two vehicles, a car and a van, and happened on US Highway 50 near Chase County YY Road at around 11:45 pm. The car driver, 57-year-old Gwendolyn Neufeld of North Newto...
Apr 24, 2024
Free Landfill Days set to begin this weekend
Residents of Lyon and Chase County can take advantage of Free Landfill Days soon at the Lyon County Transfer Station. The period of the 2024 Spring Landfill Days will begin on Saturday and go through May 5. Residents will be limited to one trip of 1,000 pounds free of charge. Any additional materials over the limit wit...
Apr 24, 2024