Category Archives: News
Visit Emporia pleased with pledge participation numbers with annual Unbound clean-up effort coming Sunday
Visit Emporia is ready for the thousands of participants and visitors coming to Emporia for Unbound Gravel. Part of that preparation includes an emphasis on the department's new Visit Emporia Pledge. ...
May 30, 2023 Visit Emporia graphic.
Primary election unlikely for any Lyon County position with filing deadline at noon Thursday
Unless there's a major push between now and noon Thursday, it appears highly unlikely we will have a primary election in Lyon County. On KVOE's Newsmaker 2 segment Tuesday, County Clerk and Election O...
May 30, 2023 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
WEATHER: Isolated large hail, heavy rainfall develop from Tuesday storms
Severe thunderstorms affected parts of the KVOE listening area Tuesday afternoon. Severe weather reports: Hail *3 miles northeast of Cedar Point: 1-inch diameter hail *Council Grove and Council Grove ...
May 30, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia Police say no probable cause found to support claims of inappropriate touching at Emporia Middle School; Charges for falsely reporting a crime to be proposed
Emporia Police say no probable cause has been found to support reports of inappropriate touching by an adult during an incident at Emporia Middle School earlier this month. According to Emporia Police...
May 30, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Pretrial conference continued to late June for USD 253 lockdown suspect Tuesday
Court proceedings will continue next month for the suspect who allegedly brought a BB gun to Emporia High School in late March. A pretrial conference for 14-year-old Arlo Gunnar Fueillerat was continu...
May 30, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Public Library set for summer reading kickoff event Wednesday
It's set to be a busy summer at the Emporia Public Library. The library is set to have its summer reading kickoff event at 3 p.m. Wednesday. This year's theme is "All Together Now." Emporia Public Lib...
May 30, 2023 Emporia Public Library Graphic
Pretrial hearing ahead Tuesday for Emporia High lockdown suspect
The teenager accused of bringing a BB gun to Emporia High School during an incident in late March has a pretrial conference Tuesday. Arlo Gunnar Feuillerat will appear at 2 pm. He faces one count of a...
May 30, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Marginal risk area expanded areawide; wind still main concern
A decent chance of showers and storms persists areawide for Tuesday afternoon. Now a marginal risk area has been expanded areawide. Wind remains the main risk with pulse-type storms into early evening...
May 30, 2023 WewatherTAP.com image.
National Teachers Hall of Fame staff to take over final induction preparations after new director suffers 'acute medical event'
Barely two weeks before its induction week, the National Teachers Hall of Fame is into its final preparations without its new leader at the helm. The Hall of Fame Board of Directors says Executive Dir...
May 29, 2023 National Teachers Hall of Fame logo.
All aboard; Sertoma Club Miniature Train begins 2023 season Thursday
The Sertoma Miniature Train will be back up and running for the summer season this week. The train's regular season begins Thursday from 9 am to 11 am at the track in Soden's Grove. The start of the 2...
May 29, 2023 Local families take a ride on the Sertoma Club miniature train during Boo in the Zoo. Photo courtesy of Sertoma Club of Emporia.
