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Emporia Lions Club planning redbud tree giveaway at Farmers Market
The Emporia Lions Club is going into its 100th anniversary next year with renewed emphasis on a longstanding project. The Lions have been giving away redbud trees since 1939, and club members plan to ...
Sep 15, 2020
Emporia High Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis and Girls Golf on Tuesday Schedule
Another busy Tuesday for Emporia High Athletes. The Volleyball team will be hosting Manhattan and Topeka Seaman. The Lady Spartans are 6-2 going into this evenings matches. Their 2 losses are to ranke...
Sep 15, 2020
Royals begin final road trip of season
The Kansas City Royals begin their final road trip of the season Tuesday night with the start of a 2 game series in Detroit. Danny Duffy will make the start for the Royals with first pitch at 6:10p. T...
Sep 15, 2020
Chiefs gearing up for week 2
The Kansas City Chiefs have now begun preparing for this Sundays game against the Chargers. Coach Andy Reid said the play in week one was good starting point. Your browser does not support the audio e...
Sep 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor warns of steep budget cuts if infection numbers don't improve and Congress doesn't act
Among Governor Laura Kelly’s many concerns about the state’s coronavirus response is the impact the virus has on the budget. As part of her weekly news conference on the topic Monday, the ...
Sep 15, 2020
2020 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees announced via national platform Monday
Monday evening, the College Football Playoff Foundation’s YouTube Channel played host to an announcement that educators across the country have been eagerly anticipating for the last six months....
Sep 14, 2020
Emporia Fire Marshall discusses false alarms and home fire safety for the fall season
No matter what the circumstances, if you hear a fire alarm residents are reminded to follow proper fire safety measures to the letter. Emporia Fire Marshall Reason Bradford recently spoke with KVOE Ne...
Sep 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: As Lyon County's active case count drops, overall caseload and death toll both increase
Lyon County reduced its active caseload over the weekend, but the overall case count expanded by 10 and one new death was added. Lyon County now has 981 total cases. Thanks to 25 recoveries, the numbe...
Sep 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Chase County has flat week-to-week numbers, while Greenwood County sees 13 recovered patients
Two area counties had good news with their latest coronavirus reports, while a third area county saw an increase in its overall caseload. *Chase County remained level with 81 total cases, 59 at the Ch...
Sep 14, 2020
Emporia State Athletic teams cleared to return to practice
Emporia State University Athletic teams have been cleared to return to athletic activities. Emporia State suspended athletic activities on September 2nd after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were ...
Sep 14, 2020
