Leadership of Emporia's First Christian Church calls the recent sale of the church property a "time of rebirth and growth." That was the message from Church Chair of the Trustees Carl Richardson in an interview with KVOE News Wednesday afternoon, just hours after it was announced that the Emporia State Founda...

Court proceedings have started in a Greenwood County rape case. Following a first appearance in Eureka on Tuesday, Nathaniel Stephen Dewitt was set for a preliminary hearing May 23. Dewitt faces single counts of rape and aggravated sexual battery. Charges follow an alleged incident April 19 that was reported on the Gre...

One of the big events on the SOS community calendar is taking place Thursday. Take Back the Night is on the Emporia State University campus, courtesy of SOS and ESU THRIVE. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment Wednesday, SOS Sexual Assault Advocate Coordinator Rachell Freeman says this is a way to learn more about sexual assaul...

Periodic reports are highlights of the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness administrators will present the agency's annual report early in the meeting, while CareArc administrators will present the organization's quarterly report later in the meeting. Another action item i...

Showers and storms were isolated to scattered across the KVOE listening area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Areas near Emporia got the heaviest rainfall, based on radar trends. *KVOE studios: 0.05 inches *10th and Weaver: Trace *Allen: 0.40 inches *Bushong: 1.21 inches *1 mile northwest Council Grove: 1.29 inche...

The Emporia High boys golf team shot a season best 313, good for 10th in a competitive field of the Firekeeper Open on Tuesday. Emporia High finished 25 strokes behind team champion St. James Academy. Third through 10th in the team standings were separated by just 11 strokes. Will Walker led the way for the Spartans, f...

The Emporia High baseball team dropped two close games in the McPherson Quad on Tuesday. In Emporia High's first game, the Spartans fell 4-3 to Great Bend and fell in their second game to Rose Hill, 4-2. Against Great Bend, Emporia High jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning before Great Bend responded with three...

The Emporia State baseball team fell after allowing Fort Hays State to score seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on the way to a 12-4 victory in Hays on Tuesday. The Tigers swept the midweek series winning each game by at least seven runs. FHSU never trailed going in front 5-0 through seven, but the Black &...

The Emporia High softball team went 0-2 at the McPherson Quad on Tuesday. Emporia High was shutout in its first game against Derby, 11-0, in five innings. The Lady Spartans did not record a hit in the game. Emporia High was defeated in its second game to Rose Hill, 12-1, in six innings. Emporia High led 1-0 after one, ...

The Emporia State softball teams won two games over Newman to wrap up their home schedule at the Trusler Sports Complex on Saturday. The Lady Hornets finished the first game strong for a 12-4 run-rule victory over the Jets. The Navy & Red opened the scoring with a surprising homer, just the second for the Jets all...