The Kansas House 60th District was the focus of KVOE's latest Candidate Forum on Thursday. Republican incumbent Mark Schreiber is facing Democrat challenger Maddison Glover for the seat. Schreiber has served the 60th District since 2017 and says he's running to continue work on several major topics. KVOE's Candidate Fo...

Radical Life is in the early stages of its most radical fundraising competition at this time. Radical Champions has been underway for just over a week now and according to Radical Life founder Lindsay Smith, their champions are off to a strong start, with four of their 17 participants already hitting their $1,000 fundr...

Sentencing is ahead in a Lyon County retail theft case prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General's Office. On Tuesday, 32-year-old Demetrius Lamont Odom of Decader, Georgia, accepted an agreement involving guilty pleas to single counts of identity theft and criminal use of a financial card. By state law, Odom could rec...

A criminal case against a man accused in Lyon County District Court of distributing drugs has stopped for now. Donnie Cates was arrested this past Saturday on suspicion of drug distribution, drug and paraphernalia possession and motor vehicle theft. He was later charged with distributing up to 100 grams of methamphetam...

A special Eggs & Issues community conversation is coming this week on data centers as led by a bestselling author. Heath Jeppson, a US Marine Corps veteran, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure specialist and the author of several books -- including "The Cloud Has Hit the Ground: Data Centers, AI and the ...

Eight area high school volleyball teams are heading to White Auditorium this Saturday for the annual Lyon County League Tournament. Pool A: (1) Marais des Cygnes Valley, (4) Northern Heights, (5) Burlingame, (8) Hartford Match Order: * Northern Heights vs. Burlingame * MdCV vs. Hartford * Northern Heights vs. Hartford ...

Council Grove quarterback Luke Stewart was named the KSHSAA Covered North Central Kansas Athlete of the Week on Wednesday after delivering a masterclass performance in the Braves' 46-41 win over Marysville. ​Stewart put on an absolute show through the air, completing 22 of 31 passes for 362 yards and 4 touchdowns. Th...

The Emporia State basketball teams will be on television three times in 2027 as part of the MIAA's MIAA Game of the Week package on 38 the Spot in Kansas City. The Lady Hornets will be featured twice including the opening game of the package on Saturday, January 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Turnpike Tussle against Washburn. ...

Marais des Cygnes Valley volleyball capped an unblemished league campaign, clinching the 2026 Lyon County League regular-season championship with victories over Burlingame and Madison in Tuesday. ​The Trojans (24-6) secured the title with a flawless 7-0 record in league play. ​MdCV opened the night surviving a toug...

Braxton Pugh scored the game-winning goal in the 93rd minute of double overtime to propel the Emporia High soccer team to a thrilling 1-0 victory over Piper on Tuesday at Spartan Field. After battling through a scoreless regulation and first overtime period, Pugh finally broke the stalemate in the second extra session,...