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Feel Good Friday – Ethan’s Spirit
Jan 11, 2019
New semester at FHTC underway with updates to school's technology
Flint Hills Technical College has rolled into the spring semester and several enhancements to the school’s technology have taken place. Maintaining an updated technological environment has becom...
Jan 11, 2019
Health officials: Still time to get a flu shot as illness numbers increase
Flu season is here. If there is any good news, the flu season locally is off to a slower start than at this time last year. Newman Regional Health Infection Preventionist Ester Knobloch joined KVOE...
Jan 11, 2019
Hearing delayed for Dylan Barber in Mackenzie Payne murder case
A motions hearing is coming next month for a Herington man accused of killing a former Emporian last summer. A hearing for Dylan Barber in Sedgwick County District Court was originally planned for Thu...
Jan 11, 2019
Emporia High basketball headed to Junction City - Postponed
The Emporia High basketball games scheduled for Friday at Junction City have been postponed and rescheduled for February 2nd. The Emporia High boys return to action next Thursday when they play Chanut...
Jan 11, 2019
Burlingame at Madison featured games on Country 101.7
The featured high school basketball games on Country 101.7FM Friday has Madison hosting Burlingame. Both girls teams are 2-3 in Lyon County League play. Burlingame girls Coach Tammy Baird says they ne...
Jan 11, 2019
Emporia High wrestlers to compete in Newton Tournament of Champions
The Emporia High wrestling team will be one of 30 teams competing at the Newton tournament of champions. Sophomore Ethan Garate will be wrestling at 152 pounds. He is coming off two wins in the duels ...
Jan 11, 2019
Emporia High boys swim and dive team 3rd at Emporia Invite
The Emporia High boys swim and dive team finished in 3rd place out of 6 teams in the Emporia Invitational Thursday. Individually Diver Reed Slayden finished in 1st place. In the pool, Joey Winter fini...
Jan 11, 2019
UPDATE: Herington man wrecks, goes airborne after falling asleep at wheel
A Herington man was hospitalized after an injury crash in northen Lyon County early Friday, but he was fortunate the situation didn’t turn out worse. Lyon County deputies and rescue crews were c...
Jan 11, 2019
UPDATE: EFD investigating after vehicle fire damages nearby house
Fire heavily damaged a vehicle and transitioned to a nearby house Friday morning. Emporia Fire crews were dispatched to 218 Sylvan around 5:20 am. Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage tells KVOE News the fi...
Jan 11, 2019
