Category Archives: News
USD 253 Emporia launching updated website Friday
USD 253 Emporia is getting set for the launch of its newly updated website next week. According to District Director of Community Relations Lyndel Landgren, the district's new website will go online n...
Mar 25, 2023 USD 253 Emporia logo.
ESU's International Education Program to welcome Danish Exchange Students next month
Emporia is set to welcome a contingent of foreign exchange students from Denmark next month. The students from Kolding, Denmark, will visit Emporia April 12th-17th as part of a learning opportunity to...
Mar 25, 2023 Courtesy logo from Emporia State University
Madison resident earns trip to Napa Valley after winning Westwood One Live in the Vineyard Goes Country contest on Country 101.7 FM
A lot of people who win large contests or prizes will typically say they "couldn't believe" it was happening. That saying was very literal for Madison resident Chris Murphy when she received the phone...
Mar 25, 2023 Live in the Vineyard contest winner Chris Murphy with her husband, and plus-one for the event, Calvin. Photo courtesy of Chris Murphy.
USD 386 Madison-Virgil appoints Amanda Schild as next elementary school principal
The USD 386 Madison Virgil Board of Education approved a trio of new hires during a special meeting Friday night. First, board members approved the hire of Amanda Schild as the new elementary school p...
Mar 24, 2023 USD 386 Madison-Virgil graphic.
Monkey Island Open Disc Golf takes off Saturday
Emporia's favorite sport is coming to Peter Pan Park Saturday morning. The Monkey Island Open disc golf competition will begin with registration and player check-in at 8 am with the first round gettin...
Mar 24, 2023
Atlas, RDA holds vision meetings for community input
Emporia community members had an opportunity to get their voices heard on a variety of issues Thursday and Friday. Atlas, in cooperation with the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansa...
Mar 24, 2023 Community members participate in a poll during a vision meeting hosted by Atlas and in cooperation with RDA Friday in the Little Theatre at White Auditorium. Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
Eighth annual Emporia Community Baby Shower sees healthy mix of old and new faces both in attendees and vendors
Organizers of Emporia's Community Baby Shower were extremely pleased with the large turnout of families from all walks of life who attended the eighth annual event earlier this week. Organizer Gail Ba...
Mar 24, 2023 Photo courtesy of Gail Barrett.
Schreiber covers range of topics during recent legislative update as guest of KVOE's Morning Show
Taxes, budget, and KanCare expansion were just a few of the items addressed by 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia during a recent stop on KVOE's Morning Show Friday. Schreiber says...
Mar 24, 2023 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber. Kansaslegislature.org Courtesy Image
UPDATE: Repairs complete on waterline break at Sixth and Prairie
An unexpected waterline break managed to speed up a previously planned project in west Emporia Friday morning. The break was reported at Sixth Ave. and Prairie Street just before 10:30 am. According t...
Mar 24, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Changes at Emporia Animal Shelter becoming positive
Change can be good in the long run. That was the idea behind Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille's recap of 2022 presented to board members during the annual Humane Society of...
Mar 24, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
