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One person taken to Newman Regional Health after crash in southeast Emporia
A two-vehicle wreck in southeast Emporia led to injuries for one of the drivers Tuesday afternoon. A CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness car collided with an R+L Carriers semi at the corner of South an...
Jan 07, 2020
Newman Regional Health welcomes first newborn of 2020
Early Monday morning Ashley Weimer and Gage Smith welcomed not only their third child into the world but also Newman Regional Health’s first newborn of 2020. Weimer tells KVOE News the birth of ...
Jan 07, 2020
USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday
The USD 253 Board of Education will be holding its first meeting of 2020 Wednesday evening. Amongst the agenda items will be the possible establishment of a new committee in connection to the district...
Jan 07, 2020
Multiple agendas ahead of Emporia City Commissioners for first meeting of 2020
Emporia City Commissioners have three meetings in one Wednesday. The commission will meet Wednesday morning inside city conference room 1AB for a study session which will include discussions on a wate...
Jan 07, 2020
Legislative preview: Mark Schreiber, 60th District Representative
Lawmakers are watching budget trends as they get set to begin the 2020 legislative session next week. 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia continued KVOE’s legislative previews...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporians to feel pinch of higher water, sewage rates beginning this month
Emporians will start feeling the impact of increased utility rates this month. In November, city commissioners approved a five-percent rate increase for water use and a 10-percent bump for sewage. Las...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporia Community Foundation announces yearly grant recipients
The Emporia Community Foundation is helping seven non-profit organizations kick-off 2020 on the right note. Monday, ECF announced seven organizations will be made the recipients of seven grants, total...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce plans to announce annual award winners this week
This is a busy week for the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber will announce its award winners with the 123rd annual meeting coming Jan. 24. Here’s Chamber President and CEO Jeanine M...
Jan 07, 2020
Woman, children hurt after SUV hits bridge northwest of Eureka
Three residents from Eureka were hurt in a crash northwest of the city Sunday morning. Sheriff Heath Samuels says Greenwood County deputies, Greenwood County EMS and Eureka Fire responded to the 2300 ...
Jan 07, 2020
Man arrested after three-county chase Saturday
Formal charges are pending after a vehicle pursuit across parts of three counties over the weekend. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy ran a tag on a vehicle Saturday and then t...
Jan 07, 2020
