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Emporia High Divers finish 1,2,4 at League meet
The Emporia High diving trio of Haylee Weiss, Whitney Sparks and Karalyn Karjala continued to show their dominance at the Centennial League meet Thursday. Junior Haylee Weiss for the 3rd year in a row...
May 11, 2018
Emporia High Softball sweeps Topeka High
The Emporia High softball team swept a doubleheader from Topeka High to close out the regular season. Emporia High won the first game 12-8. The Lady Spartans trailed 7-3 going to the bottom of the 5th...
May 11, 2018
AAA Kansas warns higher gas prices could be looming this summer as a result of Iran sanctions
Gas prices could be on the rise with the summer driving season right around the corner. And it may be a while until those prices come down. AAA Kansas warns that due to the re-imposition of economic s...
May 10, 2018
ABATE is riding to raise motorcycle awareness
Abate District 12 is riding for Motorcycle Awareness Month. Motorcycles with signs reading “Look Twice, Save A Life” will be seen between Emporia and Olpe, Saturday for Abate’s Motor...
May 10, 2018
April hard freezes had minimal impact on Lyon County ag producers
An unusually cool April gave agriculture producers quite a scare this year, but overall the damage was minimal. Lyon County Extension Agent Brian Rees tells KVOE News he hasn’t seen much impact ...
May 10, 2018
Residents asked to support Stamp Out Hunger this weekend
Emporia’s 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger is coming this weekend, and it couldn’t come at a much better time for the Salvation Army food pantry. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia this week, Sal...
May 10, 2018
Flurry of commencement exercises begins Saturday
Expect to hear a lot of Pomp and Circumstance the next two weekends. This weekend has the following high school commencement exercises: *Madison-Virgil: 3 pm Saturday*Burlingame: 5 pm Saturday*Chase C...
May 10, 2018
County Commission approves Road and Bridge purchases, jail equipment contracts
Lyon County commissioners approved several purchases and contracts during their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners gave their approval to four purchases impacting the Road and Bridge Department. F...
May 10, 2018
Parents asked to take extra precautions as warmer weather returns
With temperatures supposed to reach the 90s this weekend heat exposure is a major concern, especially for young children in vehicles. On average a child dies from heat exposure in a closed vehicle eve...
May 10, 2018
ESU Baseball crushes NWMSU, 15-2, at MIAA tournament
The ESU Baseball team advanced to the second round of the MIAA tournament with a 15-2 victory over Northwest Missouri State. The Hornets touched up Bearcat starter Joseph Hietpas for seven runs in one...
May 10, 2018
