Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Heavy drizzle, not dense fog, sharply reducing visibility Thursday morning
Visibility is sharply reduced across the KVOE listening area for the second straight morning, but the National Weather Service says fog is not to blame Thursday. Heavy drizzle has reduced visibility t...
Dec 08, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Widespread light rainfall expected Thursday
Is rain likely Thursday? Yes. Is a lot of rain likely? No. Rain is set to develop by late morning areawide and clear the area by late afternoon. The National Weather Service expects a quarter of an in...
Dec 08, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Ek Real Estate enters into franchise agreement with internationally known real-estate name
One of Emporia's most notable real-estate agencies will be expanding its services alongside an internationally known franchise. Ek Real Estate has entered into a franchise agreement with RE/Max which ...
Dec 07, 2022 RE/Max Ek Real Estate Image.
Emporia City Commission makes moves on Mahtropolis subdivision and Carnegie Library future Wednesday
A development agreement is now in place for a major planned development project in northeast Emporia. Emporia City Commissioners unanimously approved the agreement for the Mahtropolis subdivision as p...
Dec 07, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Negotiations underway to sell Emporia Country Club to local ownership group
The future of the Emporia Country Club is apparently in the process of adding a new chapter. Negotiations are underway to sell the property to an ownership group led by Skip Evans after a shareholder ...
Dec 07, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: 40 new cases reported in Lyon County Wednesday
New coronavirus cases were nearly identical from a week ago in Lyon County. Wednesday, Lyon County Public Health reported 40 new cases in its weekly data report. The total is only slightly lower than ...
Dec 07, 2022
Lyon County COVID cases fall into recent weekly range
Lyon County's COVID-19 numbers fall into the general range the county has seen since early fall. Lyon County Public Health announced 40 new cases Wednesday, down slightly from the 44 cases announced N...
Dec 07, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Badges United, Lions Club efforts to bolster Salvation Army fundraising
This is a big weekend for the Salvation Army of Emporia. Badges United will occupy the schedule Saturday morning, with the Emporia Lions Club ringing bells in the afternoon. Salvation Army Capt. Mylie...
Dec 07, 2022 Salvation Army Photo
Main Street Soldier Care Package drive sets record for donations
How many items are heading to soldiers overseas through the Emporia Main Street Soldier Care Package drive? Well, let Director Casey Woods tell you. It's the most ever for the drive and it represents ...
Dec 07, 2022 Emporia Main Street photo.
Lyon County Commission set to discuss budget republications, Taser contract
Lyon County commissioners will look at department budgets and a contract extension during their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners could approve the republishing of several department budgets for ...
Dec 07, 2022 KVOE News file photo .
