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Kansas State overcomes 21 point deficit to out score West Virgina
Kansas State rallied for a 71-69 win over West Virginia last night. The Wildcats overcame a 21 point deficit for the largest come from behind win in school history. Barry Brown led the way with a game...
Jan 10, 2019
Hooper receives probation after no-contest plea to battery on law enforcement officer
An Emporia man who fired two guns while walking along Kansas Highway 99 last year was sentenced to probation. Eric Ryan Hooper was sentenced to 12 months probation Wednesday for one count of battery o...
Jan 10, 2019
Part of Road 25 closing next week
The Lyon County Highway Department is closing part of a county road in far southwest Lyon County. Road 25 closes next week between Roads C and D. Work begins Monday to replace a timber culvert. Work c...
Jan 10, 2019
Vehicle fire call leads to another cause of smoke in car
What was reported to authorities as a vehicle fire Wednesday evening turned out not to be the case. Emporia Fire was alerted about a reported vehicle fire at 12th and Commercial around 5:20 pm. Fire c...
Jan 10, 2019
Winners pick up gift cards at Waters True Value to close out KVOE Bowl Challenge
KVOE’s annual Bowl Challenge reached its zenith Wednesday as the winners collected their prizes at Waters True Value. Tina Mercer won the grand prize, a $500 Waters gift card. How did she pick h...
Jan 10, 2019
First Board of Education meeting for USD 252 of the new year sees updates
USD 252 held its monthly Board of Education meeting on Wednesday with discussion of upcoming updates. The January meeting was rather lengthy due to talks of updates to the districts’ facilities,...
Jan 10, 2019
USD 253 Board of Education hold first meeting of 2019
The USD 253 Board of Education had a brief agenda before them for their first meeting of 2019. During the meeting board members approved two grants for local Elementary schools. The first grant was a ...
Jan 10, 2019
Northwest Missouri State shoots down Emporia State men 79-59
Northwest Missouri State made 17 three point shots on the way to a 79-59 win over the Emporia State mens basketball team Wednesday night. Emporia State had taken a 8-6 lead in the first half on a Mali...
Jan 09, 2019
Emporia State women out score Northwest 54-41
After a close first half the Emporia State women out scored Northwest Missouri State 33-21 in the 2nd half to earn a 54-41 win Wednesday night. The score was tied at 11 after the 1st quarter. Emporia ...
Jan 09, 2019
Buchele receiving Chamber's Lifetime Achievement Award
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its latest major honor in advance of its annual meeting later this month. Ken Buchele, a longtime banking executive locally, was honored with the Cha...
Jan 09, 2019
