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Audio - Thursday - 06-20-19
Safe Kids Emporia representatives preview the group’s upcoming Child Seat Safety Check Lane on June 22. Your browser does not support the audio element. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage discusses the parki...
Jun 20, 2019
Lyon County Commission begins 2020 budget refinement process
The Lyon County Commission has begun the process of refining the 2020 budget. During their weekly action session Thursday morning, commissioners were presented with their first look at the budget by L...
Jun 20, 2019
Temporary fix possible Thursday afternoon after failed sanitary sewer pipe forces stream advisory for Cottonwood and nearby tributaries
Officials with the city of Emporia and construction partners hope to have a sanitary sewer line stabilized by early evening after the pipe recently failed and the nearby streambank caved in. The failu...
Jun 20, 2019
Unsettled weather pattern is back into upcoming weekend
Our hot, steamy conditions expected the next few days could lead to shower and storm chances through the weekend. That now includes three separate periods of potential severe weather the next few days...
Jun 20, 2019
Stream advisory issued for Cottonwood River at Emporia, points downstream after unspecified line break
A stream advisory has now been issued for the Cottonwood River and connecting tributaries after a water line break near a south Emporia street. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the...
Jun 20, 2019
Area residents eligible to be part of streambank stabilization project to benefit John Redmond, Fall River reservoirs
The latest round of heavy rain across east central Kansas this week came as the Kansas Water Office has announced a new phase of streambank stabilization projects to help reduce sedimentation at four ...
Jun 20, 2019
In-state undergrad tuition to stay flat at ESU, other state universities after Board of Regents vote
The Kansas Board of Regents is not moving forward with plans to increase undergraduate in-state tuition at any of the state’s universities, including Emporia State. Instead, the Board of Regents...
Jun 20, 2019
Teachers Hall of Fame inductees start busy Wednesday with Talk of Emporia interview
The 2019 induction class of the National Teachers Hall of Fame spent an hour at the KVOE studios Wednesday. The annual Talk of Emporia program featuring the honorees jumped into a range of topics, fro...
Jun 20, 2019
Emporia City Commissioners approve agreements and potential land purchase Wednesday
A road construction project is now in the works following action by the Emporia City Commission Wednesday evening. During their action session, commissioners approved a corridor management constructio...
Jun 20, 2019
City of Emporia cuts ribbon to celebrate WasteWater Treatment Plant Renovations
The city of Emporia cut the ribbon to unveil the multimillion-dollar renovation to the Wastewater Water Treatment plant at a special ceremony today. The ribbon cutting ceremony marks the end of Empori...
Jun 19, 2019
