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Newsmaker: United Way of the Flint Hills Executive Director Mickey Edwards and campaign drive co-chair Kristy Bayer preview this years United Way radio auction on KVOE Feb 22nd through Feb 26th. Your ...

Fiercely cold air continues to grip the KVOE listening area. Overnight lows have hit -10 and wind chills have reached -30. Travel has been slowed considerably after light snowfall across the area, wit...

One person was taken to the hospital after a destructive house fire in Americus early Monday. Firefighters were called to Seventh and Locust around 3:15 am and found the fire fully underway, according...

A sprinkler incident at the Lyon County Jail is under investigation. Emporia Fire says the early indications are two inmates apparently burned some paper early Monday and tampered with a nearby sprink...

The weather has postponed most area high school athletic events for Monday. Games scheduled for Tuesday also postponed. That includes the Emporia High bowling tournament that was scheduled to be held ...

Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is on the search for a new CEO following the retirement announcement of the organization’s current leader. Current CEO Liz Workman announced she will be stepping ...

Four Emporia State University alumni have been named recipients of the 2021 Kansas Horizon Award. The recipients include: *2006 ESU graduate Sarah Kennedy, a current second-grade teacher at West India...

The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center is asking residents to avoid tying up phone lines and stay home with moderate snowfall, low visibility and even lower temperatures all in play Sunday. E...

Greenwood County Rural Water District 3 is under a boil water advisory until further notice. The bitter cold temperatures led to a water line break near Madison lake Saturday morning. Crews had the li...

Bitter cold temperatures are sticking around at least through the early half of this week, and as such Kansans are being urged to conserve natural resources. Sunday afternoon, Governor Laura Kelly dec...