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Seasonal Celebration concludes Thursday night
White Auditorium filled to the rafters for Night No. 1 of the Emporia School District’s Seasonal Celebration on Wednesday night. Your browser does not support the audio element. The annual two-n...
Dec 13, 2018
Jill Lynch named USD 253 Master Teacher nominee
Walnut School reading specialist Jill Lynch was named as the district’s nominee for Kansas Master Teacher during a ceremony at the school Wednesday. Lynch says a successful teacher works daily o...
Dec 13, 2018
USD 253 School Board approves redesign for local elementary schools, extends Case contract
Big changes are on the horizon for two local elementary schools after unanimous approval by USD 253 school board members during their regular meeting Wednesday. For the past several months, William Al...
Dec 13, 2018
USD 252 December board of education meeting overviews oncoming updates
USD 252 Southern Lyon County held its monthly board of education meeting on Wednesday evening at the Olpe High School. Schools have been seeing major renovations, with the focus now on Olpe Jr./Sr. Hi...
Dec 13, 2018
Emerging advisory council seeks support from Emporia City Commission
Emporia city commissioners overheard a request of support for an emerging countywide council during their study session Wednesday. Representatives seeking to formulate a new food policy council presen...
Dec 12, 2018
Emporia Middle School reveals 2019 Kansas Teacher of the Year nominees
Emporia Middle School has nominated two outstanding teachers for the distinction of 2019 Kansas Teacher of the Year. Shely Perez, a sixth-grade family and consumer sciences teacher, and Robert Ovsak a...
Dec 12, 2018
Moran helps to introduce bill to correct VA payments to veterans
Recently, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran joined fellow lawmakers in calling for an investigation into allegations of unpaid benefits for military veterans. Now the senator is joining lawmakers in introduc...
Dec 12, 2018
Budget amendment proposal before Lyon County Commission
A potential budget amendment is in front of Lyon County commissioners as they gear up for their weekly action meeting tomorrow. A public hearing will take place at 10 am before commissioners decide wh...
Dec 12, 2018
Salvation Army campaign nearing 33 percent of goal
The Salvation Army continues raising funds through its annual Red Kettle campaign. On KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Wednesday, Capt. Deb Thompson said the holiday fundraising drive focuses a lot of a...
Dec 12, 2018
Midnight Madness, carriage rides, Start Your Own Business graduation all Thursday night
Downtown Emporia will be hustling and bustling Thursday night. That’s because of several Emporia Main Street activities, including the holiday Midnight Madness event. Director Casey Woods says s...
Dec 12, 2018
