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Emporia High and most area schools begin preparing for the upcoming winter sports season Monday. It is the first day that boys and girls basketball teams, boys and girls wrestling teams and boys swim ...

Emporia High Senior Treyson True has signed a lettter of intent with the University of Kansas to run track and cross country. He recently finished 6th at the 5A State Cross Country race.

5 area high school volleyball players have been named All-State by the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association. Brooklyn Jones and Abby Peek of Lebo have been named 1st team 1A Division I. Demi Scrader ...

Coronavirus cases have been surging in Lyon County for three weeks now, and current indications don’t show a slowdown at any time soon. Since Oct. 26, Lyon County has added almost 550 total case...

The Emporia Recreation Commission is meeting Monday. During the meeting, Rec Director Tom McEvoy will present a series of updates including a look at the Rec Center’s COVID-19 recovery plan. McE...

“What is our next step?” That was the main question for USD 417 Morris County Board of Education members during a special meeting Sunday afternoon. The answer at this time is moving into a...

Prayers, songs and cherished memories were all shared Sunday in honor of long-time KVOE announcer and beloved Emporian Roger Hartsook. A special memorial service was held for Hartsook at the Lyon Coun...

Emporia, Reading and Miller fire crews responded to a grass fire east of Emporia Sunday afternoon. Crews were called to 2313 Road M just before 3:20 pm after a controlled burn got out of control accor...

With very high fire danger Sunday through the start of the week, Osage County has put a stop to all burning for the time being. A burn ban is now in effect through 8 am Monday morning. This means ther...

Blustery conditions didn’t cause widespread issues across the KVOE listening area Saturday. Wind gusts were at or above 40 mph for most of the afternoon in the immediate Emporia area. The highes...