The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors spent the majority of their monthly meeting Friday morning discussing the potential for solar energy in Lyon County. Representatives of Evergy presented the information, specifically focusing on plans to build a solar farm near the Emporia E...

Veterans Day is 2 months away -- which means it is time for the very first activity on Emporia's All Veterans Tribute event schedule. The annual All Veterans Tribute golf tournament takes place at the Emporia Golf Course. The shotgun-style event begins at 9 am. Other activities are planned later this year: *The Veteran...

Emporia Fire and Emporia Police had a busy 10 am hour Friday. Around 10:10 am, both agencies were dispatched to a possible structure fire at the Lyon County State Bank Merchant Street location in the 900 block of Merchant. No fire was discovered, although an overheated exhaust motor was. As that incident was under inve...

Twenty-five years after terror attacks changed our country and our world, a number of remembrance activities have been taking place across the KVOE listening area. Emporia Fire had a short ceremony at its headquarters. Fire Chief Brandon Beck says the day stlll touches a nerve even 25 years later. Following that was a ...

The couple arrested last week on suspicion of animal abuse have been charged and have started the court process. Matthew Carver, age 44, and Sarah Carver, age 37, are both charged with 31 cases of misdemeanor animal cruelty. The legal complaints say the Carvers failed to provide food, water, "protection from the e...

The Lebo Wolves improved to 2-0 on the season behind a convincing 50-0 victory over the Hartford Jaguars in Hartford on Friday. Lebo utilized a balanced rushing and passing attack to get out to a 14-0 first quarter lead before taking a 36-0 lead into the locker room. The Wolves wasted no time in the second half before ...

Emporia High football is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2019 after rolling past Wichita West 58-20 Friday night at Welch Stadium. The Black and Red wasted little time setting the tone. Emporia marched 73 yards on seven plays on its opening possession, with Ben Collins finishing the drive with a 10-yard rus...

On a two-match losing streak and playing on Emporia High's field due to standing water at the ESU Pitch, the Emporia State soccer team needed something good to happen on Friday afternoon hosting Colorado State-Pueblo. ESU was down 1-0 with just minutes in front of halftime but Leah Oldham found the back of the net to ...

The Emporia State volleyball team finished the MIAA-GAC Crossover undefeated by going 2-0 to wrap up their trip to Oklahoma on Friday. ESU came back with three-straight sets to beat Southern Nazarene 20-25, 25-13, 27-25, 25-14. The Crimson Storm came out hot to start the match hitting .338 in the first set, but ESU t...

The Emporia State cross country teams ran in the middle of the pack at the Ollie Isom Invitational on Friday morning in El Dorado, Kan. Brett Jacobson led the Lady Hornets placing in 19th. Bryce Roberts was the top Hornet runner finishing in 17th place. Fort Hays State swept the men's and women's team titles. ESU i...