Category Archives: News
Gas prices sinking under $3 per gallon areawide
For the most part, gas prices continue trending lower in and around Emporia. Several local gas stations are below $3 a gallon for the first time in months, all charging $2.99, with most other stations...
Nov 30, 2022
CORONAVIRUS: 44 new cases announced in Lyon County Wednesday
New COVID-19 cases were lower than the previous week but still kept with the moderate rise that has been commonplace the past several weeks. Lyon County Public Health announced 44 new cases Wednesday ...
Nov 30, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Carriage rides return to downtown Emporia this week
Carriage rides return to downtown Emporia on Thursday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Main Street Director Casey Woods says the rides provide a special holiday ambiance. They also serv...
Nov 30, 2022 Emporia Main Street photo.
ESU Nursing students continue emphasizing bone marrow donations with mobile registration drive
Expect more emphasis on bone marrow donations locally, in large part through the work of the Emporia State Department of Nursing. Students took part in a special mobile registration drive Tuesday, wit...
Nov 30, 2022 Emporia State Department of Nursing file photo.
Kansas Supreme Court to begin Rural Justice Initiative
The Kansas Supreme Court is planning to launch what it calls the Rural Justice Initiative with a brief ceremony Thursday. The committee involves 35 members. Its main charge is to examine unmet legal n...
Nov 30, 2022 Kansas Courts graphic.
Lyon County marijuana distribution case moving to arraignment stage
Pretrial and arraignment is next in a drug distribution case working through Lyon County District Court. Eric Powers appeared in court this week and was set for his next hearing, which is at 2 pm Dec....
Nov 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
44th annual Christmas Parade kicks off the 'season of kindness' in Emporia Tuesday night
Cheer was spread, memories were made and traditions continued with the 44th annual Emporia Christmas Parade Tuesday night. More than 80 floats made their way down Commercial Street as part of the fest...
Nov 29, 2022 Santa Claus says hello to the residents of Emporia to wind down the 44th annual Emporia Christmas Parade. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
40 acres scorched following afternoon grass fire near Allen
Area fire crews responded to a minor grass fire just southwest of Allen Tuesday afternoon. Crews from Americus, Fire District 2 and Wabaunsee County were called to the intersection of Road H and 300, ...
Nov 29, 2022 Google Maps image.
A time of joy: Match Day blasts prior fundraising record with over $500,000 generated
There were signs of a massive Match Day before Tuesday's official check presentation ceremony -- but most people on hand were totally shocked at the individual check amounts and the final total announ...
Nov 29, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Heartland Office Systems acquires Dick's Business Machines as longtime owner announces retirement
Dick's Business Machines will now be moving under the umbrella of another business following the retirement of longtime owner Dick Rees. Rees has owned the company since 1990 and tells KVOE News he fe...
Nov 29, 2022 Roger Gould of Heartland Office Systems shakes with former owner of Dick's Business Machines Dick Rees following the finalization of sale. Photo courtesy of Sarah Rees.
