Emporia State University's Phi Delta Theta fraternity is hosting its 41st annual pole sit to benefit SOS. Starting at 6 a.m. Friday and going through 10 a.m. Saturday, members of the fraternity will take turns sitting on a saddle-like seat atop a 14-foot steel pole in front of Kellogg Circle at the intersection of W 12...

The National Teachers Hall of Fame is in an extremely busy time of year. Currently, the hall is nearing the end of its nomination window for the 2027 Hall of Fame class, with NTHF Director Maddie Fennell, a recent guest of KVOE's Morning Show, saying selection committee members will have their work cut out for them onc...

Well, the need was great, but the actions of the community were greater and once again: In comparison to prior years, Thursday's total outpaced the last three drives and brought in nearly 10,000 items more than the 2025 drive. Click here for a YouTube short from the Drive For Food. Photos By Tagan Trahoon and Ron Thom...

A boil water advisory has been issued for the City of Lebo in Coffey County. The advisory was issued just before 7 am Thursday, roughly an hour after the city announced it would have a community-wide water outage due to a water main break near West Street and 6th. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says t...

Emporia State University hosted its annual Hayes Lecture Series Wednesday evening as part of the university's homecoming week of festivities. ESU alumnus, entrepreneur, executive coach and leadership consultant Jermaine Jamison was this year's keynote speaker. Titled "The Leader Within," Jamison chatted with ...

A spot at the top of the standings and critical playoff positioning will be decided Friday night as local high school football teams clash in the regular-season finale. The featured Area Game of the Week sends the Madison Bulldogs on the road to Rosalia to face off against the Flinthills Mustangs on Mix 104.9 FM. Madis...

Sub-state assignments have been released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, and area volleyball teams are just one strong Saturday away from punching their tickets to the state tournament. With sub-state championships on the line this weekend, several area squads will look to keep their seasons ali...

Marais des Cygnes Valley, Lebo, Waverly, Northern Heights, and Burlingame all punched their tickets to Saturday's sub-state tournaments following strong regional performances on Tuesday. ​The Trojans dominated their home court, securing straight-set victories over Centre and Southern Coffey County to capture the regi...

Freshman Taylen Koch placed tied for 22nd at the Class 5A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Hesston Golf Course, concluding an impressive postseason run for Emporia High. ​After entering the final round tied for 15th place following a strong performance on Monday, Koch faced tough conditions on Day 2, shooting a 21...

Emporia State linebacker Jake Tucker has been selected as the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week. In his first career start for the Hornets, Tucker had career highs of 8 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 Sacks, forced a fumble, and blocked a punt to help the Hornets knock off Central Oklahoma 23-16 last week. ...