January 15, 2021
Promotions (10)
Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund
Erren Harter
April 07, 2020
The Emporia Community Foundation, Emporia Main Street, KVOE, and United Way of the Flint Hills are pleased to announce the creation of the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund. The four agencies joined forces to broaden the reach of the existing Lyon County Disaster Relief Fund in order to support the needs of businesses, nonprofits, and individuals in Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee, and Woodson counties surrounding COVID-19 relief.
Organizations and businesses needing assistance and interested in applying to the fund can apply through the United Way or Emporia Main Street websites. Businesses should apply through Main Street, while nonprofits should apply through the United Way. Through grants from the fund, resources will be moved as quickly as possible to community-based organizations that are directly supporting those who are most affected.
Ways to Make a Charitable Gift
A fund has been established at the Emporia Community Foundation to accept and direct funds to the Lyon County Disaster Relief Fund. To make a gift by check, please make payable to the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund and mail to Emporia Main Street at 727 Commercial Street, Emporia KS, 66801. To make a gift electronically, click the Donate button below:
For gifts of securities, personal property, real property, trust, insurance, bequests, or other charitable gifts, please contact the Emporia Community Foundation for more information at 217-827-0309 or email Becky Nurnberg, ECF Executive Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Application For Businesses
Please click HERE for the Business Application for the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund.
Nonprofits should apply through the United Way application found: HERE
Support Our Local Businesses
Erren Harter
March 23, 2020
To view local businesses information, CLICK HERE
To view local restaurants information, CLICK HERE
KVOE AM 1400, Country 101.7, Mix 104.9 & IM Design Group encourage you to support our local businesses and restaurants. This site is a resource for citizens to find local businesses to shop with, order from and support. If you can support a local business or restaurant in this difficult time, it will help our entire community. These businesses are the backbone of our local economy. If your business is not listed or you have changes, please click the update listings link at the top right of the page.
We are all in this together. Let's keep Emporia Strong.
Support Our Local Restaurants
Erren Harter
March 18, 2020
To view local restaurants information, CLICK HERE
To view local businesses information, CLICK HERE
KVOE AM 1400, Country 101.7, Mix 104.9 & IM Design Group encourage you to support our local businesses and restaurants. This site is a resource for citizens to find local businesses to shop with, order from and support. If you can support a local business or restaurant in this difficult time, it will help our entire community. These businesses are the backbone of our local economy. If your business is not listed or you have changes, please click the update listings link at the top right of the page.
We are all in this together. Let's keep Emporia Strong.
Central Care Cancer Center Spotlight
Erren Harter
November 22, 2019
It's likely someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer.
Learn more about specific cancers, the risks, signs, symptoms and treatment options the second Monday of each month with Central Care Cancer Center on the Talk of Emporia.
Join Radiation Oncologist and President of Central Care Cancer Center Dr. Perez-Tamayo each month at 11:05 on KVOE AM 1400 and 96.9 FM Live and Local.
To learn more about all that Central Care Cancer Center has to offer, please visit their website at https://cccancer.com/
To Ask a Doctor a question or concern, you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in advance of the program or call us during the program at 620-342-5863.
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KVOE Bowl Challenge
Erren Harter
December 11, 2020
Final Standings: (Tiebreakers broken by random draw). If the two teams listed on the sheet did not play each other, we did not count the game.
1st place - $500 Waters Gift Card - Rick Martin - 47 points
2nd place - $300 Waters Gift Card - Mitch Moorman - 46 points
3rd place - $200 Waters Gift Card - Larry Adams - 46 points
| Rick Martin | 47 |
| Larry Adams | 46 |
| Mitch Moorman | 46 |
| Karen Crouch | 46 |
| Elaine Musick | 45 |
| Luke Waechter | 45 |
| Larry Adams | 44 |
| Janette Walters | 45 |
| Don Rourk | 44 |
| Debbie Scheibmeir | 45 |
| Dave Crouch | 44 |
| Ron Boettcher | 43 |
| Laurie Saucedo | 43 |
| Karen Moorman | 43 |
| Karen Moorman | 43 |
| John Morrison | 43 |
| John Morrison | 44 |
| Nicholas Hensley | 42 |
| Bud Southard | 42 |
| Taylor Moorman | 42 |
| Jana Howell | 41 |
| Erin Arndt | 41 |
| Brendy Allison | 42 |
| Vivian Prose | 41 |
| Vicki Brooks | 40 |
| Mick Metcalf | 41 |
| Ken Howell | 40 |
| Karen Moorman | 41 |
| Tom Austin | 40 |
| Vicki Brooks | 40 |
| Barb Rourk | 40 |
| Eddie Brooks | 39 |
| Debbie Scheibmeir | 40 |
| Barb Rourk | 40 |
| Tom Austin | 38 |
| Myles Arndt Jr | 39 |
| Missy Floyd | 38 |
| Kendra Shaw | 38 |
| Erin Arndt | 39 |
| Tina Mercer | 38 |
| Molly Milakovich | 37 |
| Luke Waechter | 37 |
| Lee Allison | 38 |
| Eddie Brooks | 37 |
| Bud Southard | 37 |
| Adam Mawdsley | 38 |
| Vivian Prose | 37 |
| Myles Arndt Jr | 37 |
| Missy Floyd | 36 |
| Jana Howell | 36 |
| Molly Milakovich | 36 |
| Brendy Allison | 36 |
| Adam Mawdsley | 36 |
| Don Rourk | 35 |
| Charla Adams | 35 |
| Nicholas Hensley | 35 |
| Lee Allison | 36 |
| Kylia Floyd | 35 |
| Ken Howell | 35 |
| Adam Mawdsley | 35 |
| Mitch Moorman | 34 |
| Kelly Ghere | 34 |
| Tony Metcalf | 34 |
| Ken Howell | 34 |
| Kale Bonebrake | 34 |
| Felipe Perez | 35 |
| Dwight Metcalf | 34 |
| Don Rourk | 35 |
| Ashley Mawdsley | 34 |
| Sherri Buttenhoff | 34 |
| Peggy Perez | 34 |
| Mike Mercer | 34 |
| Brad Scheibmeir | 34 |
| Lee Allison | 34 |
| Felipe Perez | 33 |
| Ashley Mawdsley | 33 |
| Yuri Hernandez | 32 |
| Charla Adams | 33 |
| Kristine Wilburn | 33 |
| Kendra Shaw | 32 |
| Dave Crouch | 33 |
| Bud Southard | 32 |
| Jana Howell | 32 |
| Belinda Schlesener | 32 |
| Taylor Moorman | 32 |
| Peggy Perez | 31 |
| Myles Arndt Jr | 31 |
| Kristine Wilburn | 31 |
| Kale Bonebrake | 31 |
| Janell Arndt | 31 |
| Dorothy Blaufuss | 32 |
| Kylia Floyd | 30 |
| Kendra Shaw | 30 |
| Belinda Schlesener | 31 |
| Whitney Hensley | 30 |
| Whitney Hensley | 31 |
| Taylor Moorman | 31 |
| Karen Crouch | 31 |
| Karen Crouch | 30 |
| Felipe Perez | 30 |
| Debbie Scheibmeir | 31 |
| Nicholas Hensley | 29 |
| Laurie Saucedo | 29 |
| Larry Adams | 29 |
| Deb Ghere | 29 |
| Brendy Allison | 29 |
| Ashley Mawdsley | 29 |
| Tom Walters | 29 |
| Kristine Wilburn | 29 |
| Brad Scheibmeir | 30 |
| Belinda Schlesener | 30 |
| Eddie Brooks | 29 |
| Ron Woodruff | 29 |
| Mitch Moorman | 29 |
| John Morrison | 29 |
| Damien Tabares | 29 |
| Charla Adams | 29 |
| Erin Arndt | 27 |
| Chris Metcalf | 27 |
| Bryce Crouch | 27 |
| Molly Milakovich | 28 |
| Tacy Gardner | 27 |
| Brianna Knight | 26 |
| Barb Rourk | 26 |
| Vicki Brooks | 27 |
| Janell Arndt | 26 |
| Tom Austin | 26 |
| Ron Alexander | 26 |
| Luke Waechter | 25 |
| Kale Bonebrake | 26 |
| Camaron Edgecomb | 26 |
| Brad Scheibmeir | 25 |
| Whitney Hensley | 24 |
| Tom Kirchoff | 24 |
| Gary Hinderliter | 24 |
| Dave Crouch | 25 |
| Vivian Prose | 23 |
| Myles Arndt Sr | 24 |
| Marie Hinderliter | 23 |
| Ron Whitney | 22 |
| Janell Arndt | 21 |
| Tom Kirchoff | 21 |
| Richard Prose | 21 |
| Ben Moore | 21 |
| Richard Prose | 21 |
| Ron Alexander | 20 |
| Ron Alexander | 21 |
| Peggy Perez | 20 |
| Heath Botkin | 21 |
| Cortney Pearson | 21 |
| Joshua Jensen | 19 |
| Elizabeth Dean | 19 |
| Berta Woodruff | 20 |
| Myles Arndt Sr | 19 |
| Heather Walters | 17 |
| Tom Kirchoff | 17 |
| Richard Prose | 17 |
| Troy Havercroft | 14 |
| Darin Musick | 15 |
| Myles Arndt Sr | 13 |
You could win a $500, $300, or $200 Gift Card from Waters
YOU COULD WIN $500 IN WATERS HARDWARE GIFT CARDS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE 14 KVOE, 96.9 FM, COUNTRY 101.7 AND MIX 104.9 BOWL CHALLENGE.
EARN POINTS BY PICKING THE CORRECT WINNERS OF THIS YEARS’ BOWL GAMES AND EARN BONUS POINTS AS WELL BY LISTENING TO KVOE DURING THE 7:50 AM SPORTS.
Pick up your bowl challenge sheets at:
Waters Hardware - 2727 W. Highway 50
The Liquor Store - 507 South Commercial St.
Bruff's Bar & Grill - 2640 West 18th.
THE PARTICIPANT WITH THE MOST POINTS WINS THE $500 GIFT CARD GRAND PRIZE. PLUS, THERE’S A $300 GIFT CARD FOR 2nd AND A $200 GIFT CARD FOR 3rd.
IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN $500 IN WATERS HARDWARE GIFT CARDS DURING THE 14 KVOE, 96.9FM, COUNTRY 101.7 AND MIX 104.9 BOWL CHALLENGE, COMPLIMENTS OF WATER'S HARDWARE.
KVOE Bowl Challenge Rules
- Entry forms will be available at Bruffs Sports Bar and Grill, The Liquor Store, and Waters Hardware from Monday, December 21st and must be turned in by Wednesday, December 23rd by 5 pm.
- Must be 18 years or older.
- One entry per person per location
- One prize per person
- The person with the most points after all bowl games are final will win Grand Prize.
- Circle the team you think will win the bowl game
- The point value of each game is located in each bowl game box.
- You must return each entry to the location you picked it up at. (1 per person per location)
- Ties will be broken by random drawing.
- All decisions are made by KVOE and are final.
- You can earn bonus points by tuning into KVOE. Tune into the 7:50 AM sportscasts every weekday from December 28th through January 11th, excluding New Years Day. Then email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the KVOE Listener Line at 342-1818 and provide us with your name, address, and the Bowl Challenge Buzz Word. We will award you one point for each Buzz Word you provide us. Buzz Words must be submitted by noon on Monday, January 11th.
- Employees of KVOE AM 1400, Country 101.7 FM, & Mix 104.9 and their immediate families are not eligible for this contest.
Prizes
1st Place $500 Gift Card from Waters Hardware
2nd Place $300 Gift Card from Waters Hardware
3rd Place $200 Gift Card from Waters Hardware
We now have Alexa Skill's, so you can listen anywhere you have an Alexa enabled device.
It's simple to get started.
Step One: Enable our Skill
Step Two: Listen to our stations.
See below for our word for word instructions on how to enable our station's skills on your Alexa device.
To enable each skill, just say the following into your Alexa device or via your Alexa app:
Alexa, enable K V O E skill
Alexa, enable Mix One Oh Four Point Nine skill
Alexa, enable Country One Oh One Point Seven skill
After you enable the skills you can simply tell Alexa to play any of the following stations:
Alexa, play K V O E
Alexa, play Mix One Oh Four Point Nine
Alexa, play Country One Oh One Point Seven
After enabling the skills, if you want Alexa to go straight to our live stream you can simply say:
Alexa, ask K V O E to play live
Alexa, ask mix one oh four point nine to play live
Alexa, ask country one oh one point seven to play live
If you have difficulty or any questions please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Earl & Stelouise Sauder Youth Assistance Fund
Erren Harter
March 29, 2018
To submit an application online, click here.
To view the guidelines of the fund, click http://bit.ly/2DFxz6u
Anniversaries
Erren Harter
March 27, 2018
The KVOE Anniversary Club is heard every Monday through Friday at 11:50 am.
We let you know couples celebrating their Wedding Anniversary and then on Friday we'll draw the name of one lucky couple and that couple will win a portrait session from Emporia's Photographer, S.C.Dixon. (valued at $100.00)
If your wedding anniversary is coming up soon, let us know by sending us an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You can also send us a card addressed to the KVOE Anniversary Club, PO Box 968, Emporia, KS 66801
To be eligible for the Portrait Drawing, we need your names, address, anniversary date, AND anniversary year.
Artistic Portraits by Sc Dixon create lasting images of memorable events, AND THEY ARE A SPECIALISTs IN PHOTO RESTORATION. emporia’s photographer, SC DIXON, 724 commercial, call 342-3071 FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
Birthdays
Erren Harter
March 27, 2018
Riverside Garden, KVOE 1400 AM, 96.9 FM, Country 101.7 and Mix 104.9 want to wish you Happy Birthday.
Birthday's are read LIVE on-air every weekday morning at 7:58 am on KVOE 1400 and Country 101.7.
To get a friend, loved one, or your birthday on the list, all you have to do is send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can also mail your birthday/birthdays to KVOE Birthdays, PO Box 968, Emporia, KS 66801.
Please include the name, address, phone number and birthday date.
Each weekday we pick 1 Birthday winner. That winner receives a Birthday Bouquet or Gift from Riverside Garden.
http://www.emporiaksflorist.com/
Saturday birthdays are read on Friday and Sunday birthdays are read on Monday.
Riverside Garden will deliver the Birthday Bouquet inside the Emporia City Limits. Any winner outside the Emporia City Limits, will need to stop by Riverside Garden and pick up their bouquet.
At Work Network
Erren Harter
March 27, 2018
Every Friday at 11:10 am, Mix 104.9 draws and announces the At Work Network Winner.
That winner has 2 minutes to call Mix 104.9 at 620.342.5863 and claim their pizza.
Papa John's will deliver 5 large one topping pizza's to the At Work Network Winner the following Monday.
To enter your office/business in the At Work Network, simply fax your business letterhead to 620.342.0804.
Please include your name, your business name/department, and a phone number.
If you submit your business for the At Work Network, you are eligible each and every week until you win.
