Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Drought Monitor map stable for KVOE listening area
Once again, the US Drought Monitor's weekly update map shows little to no change for the KVOE listening area. Moderate drought remains firmly in place for all of Lyon, Chase and Osage counties, as wel...
Dec 29, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
State of State set for Jan. 11
State lawmakers return to work soon, and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced the date for the annual State of the State address. The governor will speak around 6:30 pm Jan. 11 in the Kansas Stat...
Dec 29, 2022 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
Joint meeting for Neosho, Verdigris RACs set for Jan. 12
A joint meeting has been announced next month for two Regional Advisory Committees covering much of the KVOE listening area. Members of the Neosho and Verdigris RACs will meet Jan. 12 in Parsons to di...
Dec 29, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Wabaunsee County child solicitation case may set trial dates at January hearing
Arraignment is coming next month in a Wabaunsee County case allegedly involving a North Carolina man traveling to Lake Wabaunsee to meet with an underage person for illegal purposes. Derrick Mayfield ...
Dec 28, 2022 Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office photo.
At least one local department deletes TikTok account following executive order from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly; City and County governments to continue monitoring situation
The impact of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's recent banning of social media platform TikTok on state-owned devices has been felt by one local agency. Meanwhile, local government is continuing to monito...
Dec 28, 2022 TikTok Logo
Retired Eureka veterinarian to represent Kansas House 13th District as Newland becomes Kansas Farm Bureau president
Before the 2023 Kansas legislative session begins, with a new House district introduced to parts of the KVOE listening area, the representative has resigned his post and his replacement has been named...
Dec 28, 2022 Duane Droge. Lyon County GOP Central Committee photo.
Newman Regional Health remains under nursing turnover benchmark for first time in five years
Newman Regional Health has increased its nursing recruitment placing it under the average turnover benchmark for the first time in five years. During the Newman Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday aft...
Dec 28, 2022
Supply chain issues still delaying Marshalls open
Marshalls is still coming soon to northwest Emporia, but that "soon" is now taking place at some point next year. Marshalls is among the second wave of new retail at the Emporia Pavilions development,...
Dec 28, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police still investigating fatal hit-and-run, injury standoff situations from earlier in December
Investigations continue into a pair of incidents in Emporia from earlier this month. Emporia Police continues its work in solving a fatal hit-and-run incident from Dec. 15. Osvaldo Laffita-Ramirez, ag...
Dec 28, 2022 KVOE News file photo
Deerbrook subdivision water valve replacement handled relatively quickly
Emporia Public Works replaced a broken water valve affecting service to part of northwest Emporia on Wednesday. A valve on an 8-inch line ruptured, according to the city of Emporia, forcing Public Wor...
Dec 28, 2022 The Deerbrook addition (purble outline) is without water service for at least part of Wednesday after a water valve ruptured. City of Emporia map.
