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USD 253's interim assistant superintendent left prior district after suspension; district clarifies reason Scheib suspension was handled outside board meeting
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has appointed Dr. David McGehee as its interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations. However; McGehee steps into the role after controversy with his f...
Feb 10, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Homeland Security Investigations urging residents to be on the lookout for scammers while searching for love
Those who may be looking for love this Valentine's Day will also need to be on the lookout for something else, scammers. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is working to inform the general public ...
Feb 10, 2023 Homeland Security Investigations graphic.
Boy Scout Troop 157 pancake feed, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation auction on Saturday list of events
Two big community events are coming Saturday. On the calendar first is the Boy Scout Troop 157 pancake feed at Emporia's First Christian Church. Cost is $6 a person for all-you-can-eat pancakes. The e...
Feb 10, 2023 KVOE News file photos.
PACT Act information briefing Saturday at Emporia American Legion Post 5 adds activities
Veterans and caregivers from across the state are encouraged to attend Saturday's PACT Act information briefing at Emporia's American Legion Post 5. Post Commander Clay Childs says veterans areawide a...
Feb 10, 2023 Department of Veterans Affairs graphic.
USD 386 Madison-Virgil to continue conversations about superintendent replacement process
More conversations about a superintendent search are at least scheduled for the USD 386 Madison-Virgil board's upcoming meeting. Steve Jowers is taking the superintendent post at USDD 448 Inman after ...
Feb 10, 2023 USD 386 Madison-Virgil graphic.
Monthly home sales dip in Emporia, Lyon County
Home sales in Emporia dipped from December and were also lower than a year ago. Sunflower Association of Realtors says Emporia had 15 homes sold in January, down from the 31 sold in December and 29 fr...
Feb 10, 2023 Sunflower Association of Realtors graphic.
Scranton man killed in train-pickup crash outside Burlingame
One man was killed in a train-pickup crash in northwest Osage County on Thursday. The incident was reported about three miles south-southeast of Burlingame and seven miles north of Osage City just aft...
Feb 10, 2023 Google Maps image.
Final pretrial in Chase County shooting case set for Monday
The final pretrial in a Chase County shooting incident is coming early next week. Eric Joseph McClure will appear in Cottonwood Falls at 1:30 pm before Judge Laura Miser. McClure is charged with aggra...
Feb 10, 2023 Chase County Courthouse. KVOE News file photo.
Hearings pushed to March in Lyon County extradition cases
Extradition hearings for two suspects accused of crimes in other states were delayed this week. Hearings were initially set for Adam Lacer-D'Angelo and Skyler Joseph Gilyeat. Both were moved to March ...
Feb 10, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Humane Society of Flint Hills announces Jordan's Way fundraising tour stop at Emporia Animal Shelter
The Emporia Animal Shelter has a big fundraiser coming later this month. Jordan's Way, which has raised over $4 million for shelters across the country, is coming to the Emporia shelter Feb. 20. Human...
Feb 10, 2023 Jordan's Way graphic.
