Category Archives: News
Rogler deepens family connection to Pioneer Bluffs as facility's new executive director
Pioneer Bluffs has a new executive director. John Rogler brings a range of experience and a unique link to the Pioneer Bluffs property, with his ancestors homesteading on the property back in 1859. Ro...
Jun 10, 2026 John Rogler was recently named as Pioneer Bluffs' executive director. Pioneer Bluffs photo.
Metro Planning Commission sets foundation for next five months of review and discussion on medical zoning policies during regular meeting Tuesday
The Emporia Planning Commission has laid the foundation for what will be a five-month series of discussions on an old topic that has been renewed and expanded. During their regular monthly meeting Tue...
Jun 09, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Crouch concluding 17-year career with FHTC Wednesday
Wednesday will mark the end of a nearly 20-year career at Flint Hills Technical College. Longtime Vice-President for Advancement Mike Crouch has his final day as a member of the FHTC leadership team W...
Jun 09, 2026 Mike Crouch (right) joins KVOE General Manager Ron Thomas during the 2025 FHTC Gala and Benefit Auction. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Public recreation center, Lee Beran remodel to move forward to voters in November
Plans to formally present a sales tax question for funding a new public recreation facility and renovation plan for Lee Beran Rec Center are officially going forward. The Emporia Recreation Commission...
Jun 09, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USDA, livestock agencies respond after New World screwworm enters United States
New World screwworm is back in the United States after a 60-year absence, but it's nowhere close to Kansas herds. After months of tracking the screwworm spread across Mexico, the insect was confirmed ...
Jun 09, 2026 US Department of Agriculture photo.
Lyon County Preparedness Fair upcoming Saturday at Fairgrounds Anderson Building
How prepared are you? A better question may be, what are you prepared for? You can find an answer to both questions at the 2026 Lyon County Preparedness Fair, which is coming up Saturday at the Lyon C...
Jun 09, 2026 Lyon County Graphic
Madison Masonic Lodge providing free cancer screening event in cooperation with KU Medical Center Saturday
The Madison Masonic Lodge is inviting the community to receive a free cancer screening this weekend. The lodge, located at 308 West Ninth in Madison, will host the screening provided by KU courtesy of...
Jun 09, 2026 Madison Masonic Lodge #196 image.
USD 253 Board convening Wednesday
State assessment data and facility assessments will be the major focal points for USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members when they convene for their regular meeting Wednesday evening. The board wi...
Jun 09, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Neosho RAC vice chair sees benefits to hydrosuction at John Redmond, oxbows along Neosho River further upstream
The Neosho River's Regional Advisory Committee is discussing the potential benefits of not just one, but two methods for reducing silt in the John Redmond Reservoir. In front of the public since Febru...
Jun 09, 2026 Kansas Water Office map.
Rec Center Steering Committee meets Tuesday
The Emporia Recreation Commission's Rec Center Steering Committee has an important meeting Tuesday. Board members will meet at 3:30 pm with a goal of deciding whether to move forward with a plan to bu...
Jun 08, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
