Category Archives: News
Funeral services held and upcoming for two well known community members who recently passed
Two well-known and respected members of the local community sadly passed away over the past week. Flint Hills Optimist Club founding member Darrell Jones passed Wednesday at Flint Hills Care and Rehab...
May 8, 2023 Darrell Jones and Peter de Blonk. Photos courtesy of Van Arsdale Funeral Services and Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.
Candidate filing and withdraw deadline approaching quickly
If you are planning on filing for election, re-election or wishing to withdraw from an election you have a little more than three weeks left to do so. Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat recently joined KVO...
May 8, 2023 Lyon County Election Office graphic.
Part of Road 90 closing for bridge replacement
Part of a road in southwest Lyon County is closing this week. The Lyon County Highway Department is closing Road 90 between F and G beginning Tuesday. Bridge replacement is the reason, and the Highway...
May 8, 2023 Google Maps image.
Residents encouraged to take part in COMET study through LEAP!
Expect Emporia's LEAP! Program to have another recruitment effort -- soon -- to take part in a special study on physical activity's impact on brain health. LEAP! was announced as a participant in the ...
May 8, 2023 Lifestyle Empowerment for Alzheimer's Prevention logo.
Next two weekends full of commencement exercises
"Pomp and Circumstance" will be heard a lot across the KVOE listening area this weekend. Commencement exercises are aplenty. For high schools: Saturday *10 am: Hamilton, Santa Fe Trail *11 am: Burling...
May 8, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 board to discuss results of recruitment, retention survey Wednesday
Recruitment and retention will be a lead discussion item for the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education at its regular meeting Wednesday. Board members will discuss the results of what's being called a St...
May 8, 2023 USD 253 Emporia logo.
WEATHER: Numerous storm chances, isolated severe weather risks ahead this week
A stormy week is possible, although the severe weather chances look to be isolated for the KVOE listening area. There were no reports of severe weather Sunday night, although areas along and north of ...
May 8, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
UPDATE: Statewide silver alert canceled; Arkansas man located safe in Nebraska
A statewide silver alert for a missing Arkansas man has been canceled. The alert was issued Sunday evening for 79-year-old Roy McGonigal Jr who had last been spotted in Newton. The Kansas Bureau of In...
May 7, 2023 Roy McGonical Jr. KBI courtesy photo.
One to Newman following semi/car collision in Strong City Sunday morning
A Marion man was hospitalized after a semi struck a car in Chase County Sunday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just after 8:40 am when a 2014 Chevy Equinox, driv...
May 7, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Newman Regional Health celebrates generations of 'Newman babies' with alumni day event Sunday
While they may not remember the first time they passed through its doors, Newman Regional Health was happy to welcome back generations of individuals born within its walls Sunday. The hospital hosted ...
May 7, 2023 Newman Baby Gregg Stair sits alongside his father and fellow Newman Alumni 95-year-old Donald Stair during Newman's Baby Alumni Day celebration. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
