City and county leadership will convene for a joint meeting Wednesday afternoon. The joint meeting between the city and county commissions will follow the city's regular action meeting Wednesday morning. As part of the action agenda, city leaders will consider authorizing improvements related to the city's SE transmiss...

The search for USD 253 Emporia's next superintendent continued Tuesday. Kevin Hansford, currently the superintendent for USD 331 Kingman-Norwich, was the second finalist to interview for the position. Hansford has over 20 years of experience in education and has held several administrative roles including as a building...

The Office of Kansas State Fire Marshal has concluded its investigation into a destructive house fire on Olpe's west side from late last year. Fire Marshal Public Information Manager Lance Feyh says the cause of the fire at 730 Kansas Highway 99 is officially undetermined, although the case may be reopened if new evide...

After being listed as one of the 2025 Great Leaders in Healthcare by Becker's Hospital Review, Newman Regional Health CEO Cathy Pimple tells KVOE News she is looking forward to meeting ongoing and patient needs. Becker's is a medical trade publication and online presence that combines its own research with US News and ...

Emporia's brand-new Common Consumption Area takes effect this weekend. City commissioners approved the new designated space in mid-February but had to wait for final approval from the state before making it available to the public. The goal is to make regulations easier for both licensed alcohol vendors and city operat...

The spring sports season had perhaps its busiest weekend of the year so far for Emporia State over the last two days. The Emporia State men's tennis team set the tone with a sweep of Newman 7-0 to open up MIAA/GAC play Saturday. The #31 Hornets picked up the doubles point with a critical 7-6 tiebreak win at #2 doubles...

The Kansas State women's basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Southern California 67-61 in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. USC led by seven after the first 10 minutes, but K-State scored the first 10 points of the second quarter to build a 19-16 lead. The Trojans used a layup to beat the buzzer and the Cats went into the hal...

It was a sweep for the Blue teams in the 2025 edition of the Flint Hills Optimist Club's All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday night at White Auditorium. In the girls game, the Blue team got a game winning bucket at the buzzer by Lebo's Saige Hadley for a 56-55 victory over the Red team. Eureka's Laynie Winfery was n...

The Emporia State softball team split their doubleheader with Fort Hays State on Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia. The Lady Hornets managed just one hit in game one and fell 2-1 in eight innings. The Tigers had 10 hits in the game but had trouble stringing them together against Hornet starter Gracie R...

The Emporia State softball team played its first home games of the year Friday and swept Nebraska-Kearney at the Trusler Sports Complex. The Lady Hornets plated six in the third on the way to a 9-1 run-rule win in six innings in game one. UNK scored first, but ESU stole three bases in the first and plated two on wild...