Category Archives: News
No injuries or evacuations following gas leak near Riverside Elementary Tuesday afternoon
No injuries were reported and no evacuations were necessary following a gas leak near a local elementary school Tuesday. Emporia Fire and Kansas Gas were called to 127 South Washington Street, near Ri...
Feb 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Applications opening Wednesday for 10th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day
The application window for the 10th annual Emporia Community Foundation Match Day opens Wednesday. During KVOE's Newsmaker segment Tuesday, ECF Executive Director Becky Nurnberg reminded hopeful appli...
Feb 28, 2023 Emporia Community Foundation graphic.
USD 386 Madison-Virgil begins superintendent interview process
As USD 252 Southern Lyon County has concluded its search for a superintendent, USD 386 Madison-Vigil is moving into the formal interview stage with its search. Humboldt High Principal John Johnson is ...
Feb 28, 2023 USD 386 Madison-Virgil graphic.
Trio of notable cases set for proceedings in Lyon County District Court Wednesday
Wednesday is setting up to be a busy day for notable cases in Lyon County District Court. The final pretrial hearing in the drug distribution case against Austin Levi Buckridge is on the docket. Buckr...
Feb 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County contraband, marijuana possession case moves to arraignment phase
Potential trial dates could be set in April as part of a contraband case in the early stages in Lyon County District Court. Brian Lynn Smith was set for a pretrial and arraignment hearing at 2 pm Apri...
Feb 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County aggravated battery case may see trial dates assigned at next hearing
A pretrial hearing is now set for mid-April in a Lyon County aggravated battery case. Paul Eugene Heape waived his preliminary hearing Monday, setting up an arraignment hearing at 8:30 am April 13. He...
Feb 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Utility work to precede major street updates on Highland Street
It will be two to four weeks before a major street project begins in Emporia. City leaders have been alerting residents for months about the work ahead on Highland Street on the east side of the Empor...
Feb 28, 2023
No surprise -- Lyon County not participating in statewide tornado drill March 7
When the Kansas Severe Weather Awareness statewide tornado drill takes place March 7, Lyon County will not be involved. Lyon County has not participated for years because sirens are tested countywide ...
Feb 28, 2023 Jason Brewer.
Emporia St. Patrick's Committee annual auction going live Wednesday
The St. Patrick's Committee's annual auction has returned for another year of bidding but this year will look quite different from the rest. Rather than a live auction at Bruff's Sports Bar and Grill,...
Feb 28, 2023 St. Patrick's Day Committee Image
Walnut Elementary School 2023 Read-A-Thon now underway
Over the next week students of Walnut Elementary School will be doing a lot of reading. The 2023 Patriot Read-A-Thon kicked off Monday afternoon for Walnut students. The special fundraiser will see st...
Feb 28, 2023 KVOE News Screenshot Image.
