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Emporia Fire puts out small grass fire Saturday; fire danger to elevate Sunday afternoon
Emporia Fire handled a small grass fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were called to 629 Road 280, or about 10 miles north of Emporia, after a controlled burn got out of control. About an acre burn...
Nov 29, 2020
Holiday shopping season continues with Small Business Saturday
Despite some alterations due to the COVID-19 pandemic expectations were high for local retailers during Small Business Saturday. Trox Gallery and Gifts Owner Kaila Mock tells KVOE News she has been ex...
Nov 29, 2020
Audio-Saturday-11-28-20
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Nov 29, 2020
Osage City Police looking for battery thieves
Osage City Police are looking for the person or people responsible for allegedly stealing commercial truck batteries. The Police Department says a pair of batteries were taken from the 500 block of No...
Nov 29, 2020
Olpe Eagles stymie Oakley in KSHSAA Class 1A Football Championship
It was a history making day for the Olpe Eagles as they claimed the 2020 Class 1A State Championship in Hays Saturday. Olpe defeated the Oakley Plainsmen 14-0 thanks to two touchdown passes by junior ...
Nov 28, 2020
Lyon County's 2019 vehicle-deer map demonstrates most wrecks along major highways
It’s the prime season for vehicle-deer crashes, and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and Lyon County Highway Department have posted a new map detailing the locations of those kinds of wrec...
Nov 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Eastern Kansas VA announces Facebook Live information webinars
Veterans using the Eastern Kansas VA System will need to know about a special series of online meetings beginning Monday. The VA is using Facebook Live to keep veterans abreast of different COVID-19-r...
Nov 28, 2020
Holiday mailing deadlines in effect; Emporia Post Office to have Sunday hours
Now that the holiday shopping season has started, the holiday package mailing season is also underway. The US Postal Service has already said the Emporia post office will be open two Sundays, Dec. 6 a...
Nov 28, 2020
Olpe defeats Oakley 14-0 for state title
The Olpe Eagles are state champions after a 14-0 victory over Oakley in the 1A State Championship game at Hays Saturday. A two-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Damon Redeker to senior Kynde...
Nov 28, 2020
Emporia State basketball teams pick up wins at Northeastern State
The Emporia State womens and mens basketball teams picked up wins over Northeastern State Saturday. The Lady Hornets out scored Northeastern 78-64 behind 26 points from Tre’Zure Jobe. She was 3 ...
Nov 28, 2020
