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Emporia man charged with electronic solicitation of a child after alleged incident Tuesday
A first court appearance date is pending, but formal charges have been filed against an Emporia man accused of sexual misconduct with a teenager. Garold Markham now faces two counts of electronic soli...
May 15, 2021
Emporia State confers degrees on nearly 1,000 students this weekend
Aside from a shift in location, things went smoothly for Emporia State University’s undergraduate commencement activities Saturday. This year’s graduates had several adjustments through CO...
May 15, 2021
Congressman Tracey Mann faults Biden administration's COVID-19 policies, recent spending plans
Kansas Congressman Tracey Mann says the country is on the wrong track when it comes to spending and certain policies. During an interview on KVOE’s Talk of Emporia on Friday, Mann said COVID-19 ...
May 15, 2021
Moderate rainfall totals already reported with more possible through weekend
Rain is likely across the KVOE listening area this weekend. Showers and thunderstorms could bring isolated to scattered heavy rain, especially Saturday. Rain totals: *KVOE studios: 0.50 inches early S...
May 15, 2021
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS for Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16
Due to inclement weather, the following schedule adjustments have been reported: Higher Education *Emporia State University undergraduate commencement exercises moved from Welch Stadium to White Audit...
May 15, 2021
GRADUATION: Emporia State's undergraduate ceremonies move inside
A risk of showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning has forced Emporia State University to change locations for its undergraduate commencement exercises. Director of Media Relations Gwen Larson says ...
May 15, 2021
Emporia Municipal Airport receives federal grant for upcoming renovations
Another federal grant is coming to the Emporia Municipal Airport. On Friday, US Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran announced over $700,000 has been earmarked for the airport. The grant includes a...
May 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: USD 252 Southern Lyon County adjusting protocols after graduations this weekend
With graduations coming this weekend, USD 252 Southern Lyon County is preparing to relax some of its COVID-19 protocols. Superintendent Mike Argabright says that will begin as soon as next week. He sa...
May 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health readies for Johnson & Johnson vaccine's return, upcoming Emporia Middle School clinic
Scheduling continues for students at Emporia Middle School and Emporia High School with a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic coming May 21. The clinic will be from 9-11 am at Emporia Middle School and...
May 14, 2021
Waterlogged week ahead? Numerous rain chances in forecast
If the current weather forecast holds, get ready for a soggy six to seven days ahead. Rain chances are underway now through at least next Thursday, and TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers is expecting dec...
May 14, 2021
