It is the opinion of Democratic Candidate Chris Mann that voters are tired of "politics as it is" and ready for a change. Mann shared this thought with residents and KVOE News during a fundraiser in Emporia supporting his campaign for Attorney General Monday evening. With just over 30 days remaining before th...

Newman Regional Health has announced a new inpatient menu for those currently hospitalized, which is meant to provide more supportive nutrition during hospital stays. Representatives of Newman joined KVOE's Morning Show Monday to discuss the changes, highlighting the importance of proper nutrition in the healing proces...

The proposal to build a hyper-scale data center in our community has generated understandable questions about energy use, water consumption, noise, and community impacts. Those questions deserve serious answers. When the facts are examined, however, modern data centers are increasingly proving to be valuable economic a...

The 7th annual Strong City Preservation Alliance Black-Tie Affair fundraiser is coming up next month. The annual event, supporting the preservation of the Strong City Opera House, will take place Saturday, October 24th, beginning with a cash bar happy hour at 5 pm. A taco bar, catered by Smokin' O's, will open at 6 pm ...

Typically, hurricanes don't have much impact on Kansas generally or the Flint Hills specifically. This week may not be typical. Moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Polo, which hit Category 5 status more than once in the Eastern Pacific Ocean last week, is set to soak the area later this week. Here's National Weathe...

The Emporia State soccer team held their fifth-straight opponent to one goal or less, but couldn't find the back of the net in a scoreless tie at Northeastern State on Sunday. The RiverHawks halted a four-game winning streak for the Lady Hornets by keeping ESU out of the back of the net despite ESU outshooting the hos...

The #17 Emporia State volleyball team won three of four from Fort Hays State in a 25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 25-16 victory on Saturday afternoon. ESU outhit the Tigers .261 to .193 in the match and outblocked the hosts 12-6 at the net. Lavra Krizanic led all attackers with 17 kills and Piper Bahr chipped in 14. Brooklynn ...

The Lyon County League volleyball standings through the first month of the season: Marais des Cygnes Valley 21-5 (3-0) Waverly 10-12 (3-0) Lebo 13-10 (2-1) Burlingame 7-9 (2-1) Olpe 11-12 (2-2) Northern Heights 7-12 (2-2) Madison 4-16 (0-4) Hartford 1-22 (0-4)

Emporia High cross country competed Saturday at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, with the Spartans turning in several strong individual performances. In the Girls Blue & Crimson B 5K, Emma Beatty led the Emporia girls, finishing third out of 216 runners. Madison Evans also placed inside the top 10 percent of the field, c...

The Chase County Bulldogs defeated the Lyndon Tigers 30 to 12 on a muddy football field in Lyndon on Friday night. Austin Anderson lead the Bulldogs with touchdown runs of 29, 51 and 8 yards. Anderson also had 122 yards rushing on 17 carries. Vincent Hodges added 85 yards on the ground and a score. Chase County did att...