Category Archives: News
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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 8, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia man charged with illegal sexual activity involving minors in Missouri
An Emporia man has been arrested and charged with illegal sexual activity with minors. The Harrisonville, Missouri, Police Department says 25-year-old Austin Christopher Muse has been arrested on susp...
Jun 8, 2026 Austin Muse. Cass County, Missouri. jail photo.
KTA announces plan to demolish, rebuild Emporia service area
The Kansas Turnpike Authority's Emporia service area is due for a refresh, and the KTA has announced plans to that end. Plans are to demolish and rebuild the facility at mile marker 132, five miles no...
Jun 8, 2026 Kansas Turnpike Authority logo.
Golden Ticket Cinemas taking over Flinthills Mall space currently occupied by B&B Theatres next week as part of 'seamless transition'
B&B Theatres is leaving Emporia's Flinthills Mall next week, but movies will still be a core component of mall offerings to the public. B&B Theatres says its operations of the Emporia Cinema 8 are shi...
Jun 8, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Tuesday's in the Park and kick, score, explore coming from Emporia Public Library Tuesday
The Emporia Public Library has a busy day ahead Tuesday. The Library will start off the morning hours by kicking off its Tuesday's in the Park series in Peter Pan Park at 10 am. Library Director Pauli...
Jun 8, 2026 KVOE News photo.
From the vastness of the cosmos to the origins of life on earth, 2026 Peterson Planetarium summer series to cover a broad range of topics
Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium has a broad spectrum of presentations ahead for the summer season starting Tuesday. The planetarium will be offering showings of "Origins of Life." Plan...
Jun 8, 2026 Photo courtesy of Mark Brown.
