Category Archives: News
Hopkins Manufacturing announces rust-proof towing light equipment
Hopkins Manufacturing has announced a new line of equipment to reduce towing-related electrical issues. The Endurance Replacement Ground Kits are designed to be rust-proof, using rubber seals, encapsu...
Feb 20, 2023 Hopkins Manufacturing logo.
Burlington's EMP Shield pursuing CHIPS Act funds for $1.9 billion semiconductor project
Burlington business EMP Shield is pursuing federal CHIPS Act funding to bring a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor project to Coffey County. If everything pans out, EMP Shield would add more than 1,20...
Feb 20, 2023 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia Senior Center returning to normal operations and schedule as financial situation stabilizes
Emporia Senior Center President and CEO Ian Boyd says the facility's financial situation has stabilized since this past fall, when the center board had to take drastic steps to preserve its future. No...
Feb 20, 2023 Residents gathered at the Emporia Senior Center on Friday for the facility's first Love & Kindness fundraising lunch. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
United Way, KVOE partnering on Morning Show Auction next week
Less than a week remains before a big fundraiser comes to the KVOE airwaves. Once again, KVOE is partnering with the United Way of the Flint Hills on the United by Community Strength KVOE Live Morning...
Feb 20, 2023 United Way of the Flint Hills logo.
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Aggravated burglary, aggravated battery cases tentatively set for Tuesday hearings
A Lyon County aggravated burglary case is set for a hearing Tuesday, but it may be delayed. There is a motion for continuance in the case against Amanda Renee Alvarado, who has been accused of aggrava...
Feb 20, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Jordan's Way Tour brings energetic emphasis on Emporia Animal Shelter dogs, staff and volunteers
For a few hours Monday, the Emporia Animal Shelter served as host to an event with national connections. The Jordan's Way Tour involved a nearly three-hour-long social media and fundraising blitz to b...
Feb 20, 2023 Jordan's Way Tour screenshot.
STATEHOUSE: League of Women Voters weekly vote tracking report
Our League of Women Voters Vote Tracking Committee tracks bills and votes in the Kansas Legislature on the following topics: abortion, civil rights, climate change, children, government, gun legislati...
Feb 20, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Twin Rivers Shooting Sports holds first bowling fundraiser Sunday
Twin Rivers Junior Shooting Sports began what it hopes will become and annual event Sunday afternoon. The organization held a bowling fundraiser at Flint Hills Lanes welcoming families from all across...
Feb 19, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Leap of Faith Martial Arts supports Shiloh Home of Hope with its annual Kick-A-Thon
The third annual Leap of Faith Martial Arts Kick-A-Thon welcomed members of the community to learn different techniques in martial arts while supporting a good cause Sunday afternoon. Once again, the ...
Feb 19, 2023 Shiloh Home of Hope’s Family Life Pregnancy Services Director Carol Alderman thanks students of Leap of Faith Martial Arts for their support in the Kick-A-Thon. Photos by Ana Valdez for KVOE News.
With onslaught of bills introduced in Kansas Statehouse, lawmakers prioritizing initiatives
Local lawmakers had a chance to meet with area residents as part of Emporia's first Legislative Dialogue of the year Saturday. House Representatives Mark Schreiber of Emporia, Eric Smith of Burlington...
Feb 19, 2023 Kansas House Representatives Mark Schreiber (from left), Duane Droge and Eric Smith prepare to open Saturday's Legislative Dialogue at the Flint Hills Technical College main campus. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
