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Governor Laura Kelly is planning to stop in Olpe next week. The governor will tour Olpe High on Monday afternoon before hosting a roundtable discussion with area superintendents. Topics like funding, ...

Lyon County commissioners will discuss public health, zoning and Community Corrections matters in their action meeting Thursday. At the start of the meeting, Lyon County resident Melissa McAllister wi...

The US Department of Agriculture has extended access to free school meals. The USDA says it has extended all waivers through the Child Nutrition Program, essentially extending free meals through June ...

Two area school districts are benefiting from a federal program to cut down on air pollution. USD 253 Emporia is getting $40,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to replace two old diesel buse...

Take Back the Night is coming to you through a virtual event Wednesday evening. SOS Community Relations Coordinator Kari Wedel had details on KVOE’s Morning Show this week: Your browser does not...

A variance request for a potential housing project in south Emporia was tabled Tuesday night. The Board of Zoning Appeals tabled the variance for reduced lot sizes for a 60-dwelling project involving ...

One more frosty night is ahead for the KVOE listening area before winter leaves the scene. Freeze warnings continue areawide until 10 am Wednesday with temperatures still expected to slide to the mid-...

Former Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts against him in last year’s death of George Floyd. On Tuesday, Chauvin was convicted of secon...

Emporia State University is going to Ohio for its new provost. Dr. George Arasimowicz, Central State University’s dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, has been named for ...

Now that light snow is pretty much over, we still have some winter weather to contend with this week. Freeze warnings are also up areawide. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a ...