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Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals with separate meetings Tuesday
Planning matters will highlight two meetings in Emporia on Tuesday. The Emporia-Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 5:30 pm to hear two requests. Clarine Hibler has asked for a variance f...
Jul 16, 2019
American Legion A Zone 5 and 6 tournament wraps up
The American Legion A Zone 5 and 6 tournament, played in Emporia, wrapped up Monday night with the Kansas Senators and Iola earning trips to State. The Senators defeated Iola in the Championship game ...
Jul 16, 2019
Royals hold on for 5-2 win over Chicago White Sox
The Kansas City Royals held on for a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox Monday night. The Royals scored 2 runs in the 4th inning on a Hunter Dozier double and Cheslor Cuthbert single. They added a sin...
Jul 16, 2019
Emporia Recreation Commission approves 2020 budget Monday
The Emporia Recreation Commission has officially closed the books on fiscal year 2018-19 and approved their 2019-2020 budget. The budget gained final approval during one of essentially three meetings ...
Jul 16, 2019
National Weather Service issues excessive heat watch with temperatures set to rise significantly in the coming days
The heat will be ramping up area-wide in the coming days and because of this, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for parts of the KVOE listening area. Affected counties in...
Jul 15, 2019
USD 253 begins enrollment with new location, new payment software package
Emporia Public Schools is officially enrolling students for the upcoming academic year. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment Monday, Community Relations Director Lyndel Landgren unveiled the enrollment...
Jul 15, 2019
UPDATE: Texas woman killed, KDOT worker hospitalized after separate I-35 crashes in Osage County
A Texas woman was killed and a passenger was hurt in a crash before sunrise in southern Osage County on Monday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Patricia Falconer of Canyon Lake was ...
Jul 15, 2019
US Supreme Court sets Oct. 7 for appeal in Osage County murder case
Three Kansas court cases will be heard by the United States Supreme Court this fall, including one from Osage County. The case of Kansas v. James Kraig Kahler will be heard Oct. 7. Kahler does not arg...
Jul 15, 2019
Minnesota man taken to Emporia for medical treatment after car-semi crash
A Minnesota man suffered suspected minor injuries after a car-semi crash on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Emporia on Monday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 38-year-old Jesus Reyes-Castro of Le Cent...
Jul 15, 2019
Road work underway at West 12th Avenue
Road construction began Monday on West 12th Avenue between Prairie and Lincoln streets. Your browser does not support the audio element. Crews are in the process of surface milling and asphalt overlay...
Jul 15, 2019
