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Grants to help ESU rehabilitation counseling expand opportunities for deaf, autism spectrum residents
Emporia State University is receiving more than $2 million in grants to help professionals increase employment opportunities for people who are deaf or who are on the autism spectrum. An $816,000 gran...
Oct 09, 2019
Emporia High gymnastics team earns 8 top 10s at Olathe South
The Emporia High gymnastics team finished in 3rd place at Olathe South Tuesday. The Lady Spartans had 8 top 10 finishes. Karalyn Karjala finished 3rd on the floor exercise, 5th on the vault and 10th a...
Oct 09, 2019
City commission agenda jam-packed with back to back meetings Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners had plenty to talk about during a jam-packed study session Wednesday morning. One highlight was the discussion of recently proposed rate increases as a part of the city̵...
Oct 09, 2019
Emporia State women picked 5th and men 8th and 10th in MIAA Basketball preseason polls
The MIAA held their basketball preseason media day Wednesday. The Emporia State women are preseason picked 5th in both the MIAA Coaches and Media basketball polls. Emporia State Coach Toby Wynn says h...
Oct 09, 2019
United Way campaign closing in on midway point
The United Way of the Flint Hills is nearing a milestone as the current fundraising campaign continues. Interim Director Hannah Crowl had an update on KVOE’s Newsmaker 3 segment Wednesday: Your ...
Oct 09, 2019
Perigo says Newman Regional Health has relieved him of duties, hospital CEO not commenting
Newman Regional Health has made an administrative change. Mike Perigo tells KVOE News he has been relieved of his duties as director of the hospital’s foundation. Hospital CEO Bob Wright is not ...
Oct 09, 2019
Courtroom audio-video project to highlight Lyon County Commission agenda
Lyon County commissioners have one major item on their agenda for their action meeting Thursday. District Court Administrator Ruth Wheeler will present information about as a project to improve the co...
Oct 09, 2019
October 9, 2019
Blake Flanders, the President of the Kansas Board of Regents was our speaker at Rotary yesterday. He started his presentation by explaining that the cost of higher education in Kansas hasn’t ris...
Oct 09, 2019
Board of Regents continues work on affordability for students, talent expansion for businesses
Work to increase affordability for college students in Kansas goes “hand in glove” with other work to enhance the talent pipeline for businesses across the state. That’s the assessme...
Oct 09, 2019
Audio - Wednesday - 10-09-19
Deb Ghere previews the Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter microchip event Oct. 20. Your browser does not support the audio element. United Way of the Flint Hills interim Director Hannah Crowl revie...
Oct 09, 2019
