Category Archives: News
Eligibility reviews returning -- soon -- for residents using Medicaid or CHIP insurance programs
Area residents using Medicaid or what's called CHIP health care coverage are being advised the state of Kansas will resume its eligibility review process soon. CareArc says residents using these servi...
Feb 23, 2023 Medicaid logo.
KCC announces public hearings on project to build high-power transmission line from Wolf Creek to southwest Missouri
The Kansas Corporation Commission has announced two public hearings about an electric transmission line project connecting the Wolf Creek nuclear generating station to a substation in western Missouri...
Feb 23, 2023 NextEra Energy logo.
Details released after Wednesday's injury crash east of Emporia
Two reported injury crashes involving teenage drivers happened near Emporia on Wednesday, but only one of the crashes resulted in a hospital trip. Lyon County Deputy Dylan Jacobs says deputies and Emp...
Feb 22, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia announces new interim assistant superintendent for business, director of teaching and learning effective July 1
USD 253 Emporia now has plans in place for an interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations once the contract for the current interim administrator ends later this year. Board members approv...
Feb 22, 2023 Pam Stranathan (left), Erica Mickelson, Photos courtesy USD 253 Emporia Public Schools.
Water Treatment Plant employee to Newman Regional Health by private vehicle after small chlorine gas escape
An Emporia Water Treatment Plant employee went by private vehicle to Newman Regional Health as a precaution following a small chlorine gas escape at the facility late Wednesday afternoon. The incident...
Feb 22, 2023 Emporia Fire, Emporia Public Works and Emporia city leaders converged on the Water Treatment Plant after a chlorine gas incident Wednesday afternoon. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 252 Southern Lyon County mulling decision after superintendent interviews Tuesday
No decision has been announced by USD 252 Southern Lyon County after the Board of Education interviewed candidates for superintendent Tuesday. Three finalists were announced before the formal intervie...
Feb 22, 2023 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
Saint Patrick's Day Committee announces 2023 beneficiaries
The Emporia Saint Patrick's Day Committee has announced the beneficiaries for this year's fundraising work. On KVOE's Morning Show on Wednesday, spokesperson Barb Lowery says it was a tough decision t...
Feb 22, 2023 Saint Patrick's Day Committee graphic.
Federal trial delayed again for Americus woman accused of producing child sex abuse materials
Trial has been delayed in the case of an Americus woman accused of producing child sex abuse materials. Brandi Snyder's trial in federal court had already been delayed twice as attorneys continue sort...
Feb 22, 2023 Brandi Snyder. Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
Humane Society of Flint Hills files paperwork to regain good standing with Kansas Secretary of State by early next week
By early next week, any concerns about the Humane Society of the Flint Hills' good standing with a state agency should be eliminated. Director Stephanie Achille says the Humane Society has submitted a...
Feb 22, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Animal quarantine contract on Lyon County Commission agenda
Lyon County may have a new partnership for animal quarantine services following the Lyon County Commission's weekly meeting Thursday morning. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope will present a contract with...
Feb 22, 2023 Lyon County logo.
