House of Morrow's second annual Drag is Art fundraiser is returning this Friday, just in time for Halloween. A fundraiser that benefits House of Morrow's work to serve marginalized communities in Emporia through public arts and services, founder and executive director Deon Morrow said the event is one that celebrates t...

Just ahead of KVOE's on-air fundraiser in support of Camp Hope, organization board members Britton Hart and Hannah Kipfer joined KVOE's morning show on Monday to chat about the important work the summer program has done for the community in the last decade. For folks who are interested in donating to Camp Hope, KVOE's ...

Improvement work on Emporia's Quaker Park is set to begin soon. Two years after Emporia City Commissioners voted to keep the park as is back in 2024, the current commission voted this past week to award a bid of just over $30,500 to L. Underwood LLC for the installation of a new walking trail and needed grading of the ...

The Lyon County Motor Vehicle and Treasurer's offices will be closed Thursday afternoon. The offices will open as usual at 8 am but will close at 12:30 pm and remain closed for the rest of the day. The reason for the closure is so staff can assist with and attend the retirement celebration for longtime County Treasurer...

The campus of Emporia State was extremely busy this past week with homecoming activities, but perhaps no place was busier than the Karl C. Bruder Theatre with five sold-out performances of this year's homecoming musical Frozen. ESU Theatre Director Aubrey Wilson recently spoke with KVOE News to discuss the show's run, ...

Megan Kephart picked up her seventh goal of the season as Emporia State tied with Missouri Western 1-1 on Sunday in St. Joseph, Mo. The Griffons scored 17 minutes into the match before Kephart answered just over four minutes later on a pass from Ava Huston. The Lady Hornets outshot the Griffs 13-7 and neither team co...

Marais des Cygnes Valley and Chase County are heading to the state volleyball tournament after dominant sub-state tournament runs on Saturday. ​Both area squads secured their spots in the state bracket by sweeping through their opponents: ​In Class 1A Division II, the Lady Trojans earned a return trip to the state ...

The No. 8 Emporia State football team overcame a 21-10 second quarter deficit by scoring 28 unanswered points on the way to a 58-38 victory over Central Missouri on Homecoming at Welch Stadium in Emporia on Saturday night. Central Missouri opened the game on fire scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions whi...

The No. 13 Emporia State volleyball team prevailed over Central Missouri 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 25-20 on Saturday afternoon. The Jennies hit over .300 in a set just once as ESU outhit UCM .283 to .221 in the match and outblocked the Jennies 14-8. Lavra Krizanic led ESU with 16 kills while Brailee Bogle split setting du...

The Emporia High volleyball team had their season end Saturday in the semifinals of the Great Bend 5A Sub-State, falling to Hays in three sets. The Lady Spartans dropped the first set 18-25, won the second 25-23 and lost the third 16-25. The Black and Red conclude the year 20-16.