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It’s once again the time of year where fire prevention becomes a major focus for the local area. It is fire prevention week and Emporia Fire Marshall Reason Bradford says due to the COVID-19 pan...

Newsmaker: Salvation Army Major Deb Thompson talks about the pantry’s big needs prior to KVOE’S Drive for Food Thursday 10-8. Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker 2: ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are now scheduled to play the New England Patriots Monday night with kick-off at 6:05p after being postponed due to players on both teams testing positive for COVID-19. It was a...

Denny Hamlin was the winner of the NASCAR Cup series play-off race at Talladega Sunday at the end of a 3rd overtime. Clint Bowyer finished 33rd after an accident on lap 108. While attempting to push J...

The fundraising fight against Alzheimer’s Disease made its annual stop in Emporia on Sunday with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Fundraising for the Emporia walk officially began Sunday with ...

With his conditions improving, plans are developing to release President Donald Trump from Walter Reed Military Medical Facility to continue his recovery from coronavirus. Trump's doctor, Sean Conley,...

Lyon County continues to add coronavirus cases — gradually — but it’s sliding down the state’s list of overall cases per county. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment...

Newman Regional Health’s emergency room remains busy, but hospital admissions have not had a recent spike because of coronavirus activity. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia late last week, Chief E...

The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Government Matters Committee and the Emporia League of Women Voters have announced a Candidate Forum for the general election Nov. 3. The forum is Oct. 13 from 6-7...

Fire crews quickly quelled a grass fire south of Emporia Saturday evening. Emporia Fire and Olpe First Responders were called to 1186 Road D, roughly 10 miles south of Emporia, shortly before 7:20 pm....