Category Archives: News
Emporia Police Benefit Association begins busy holiday stretch with Halloween activities
The Emporia Police Benefit Association had a number of different activitives this Saturday at Jones Park. Activities included a pumpkin decorating station, Zombie Scramble disc golf tournament, and a ...
Oct 23, 2022 The Emporia Police Benefit Association used a busy Saturday to prepare for a busy holiday season. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Marginal risk of severe storms Sunday to serve as precursor to local cold front
Extreme fire danger may subside by Sunday evening, however, the listening area may go from one extreme to another heading into the work week. There is a marginal risk for severe weather possible throu...
Oct 23, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Red flag warnings issued for Chase and Morris counties; Wind advisories in place for entire area Sunday
Outdoor burning will be banned or highly discouraged through the afternoon Sunday into the early morning hours Monday for the entire KVOE listening area. Increasing humidity levels will likely be offs...
Oct 23, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office photo.
Hartford woman involved in injury crash in Olathe
A Lyon County woman was involved in a crash that hurt two people in the Kansas City metro area Saturday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Interstate 35 northbound near the ...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Fire weather watch announced Sunday for Chase County; all area counties in wind advisories
Outdoor burning is either banned or highly discouraged across the KVOE listening area Sunday. Increasing humidity levels will likely be offset by ongoing dry vegetation, warmer-than-normal high temper...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
ELECTION: Voters cast their early vote at Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building for the midterm elections
Election Day is around the corner and many members of the community went to cast their early vote at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building which is the only offsite voter location on Saturday....
Oct 22, 2022 Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building had over 700 voters who came from Wednesday until Saturday to cast their vote for the midterm elections. Photo by Ana Valdez / KVOE News
ELEVATOR CABLE: Eighth person hospitalized after cable failure in downtown Emporia; EPD says elevator overloaded at time of incident
Emporia Fire now says eight people were in an elevator that fell about 10 feet in downtown Emporia on Saturday, sending all eight to Newman Regional Health for treatment. Battalion Chief Ryan Schmidt ...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Senior Center lays off employees, including director
The Emporia Senior Center has been battling financial issues for years, and that ongoing issue has forced painful steps for the facility. Director Ian Boyd says the Senior Center Board of Directors ap...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Man transported to Topeka hospital after trauma incident in Bushong
An accident in Bushong on Saturday sent one man to a Topeka hospital for medical care. Lyon County Deputy Jody Meyers says the man was working on a pickup truck in the 200 block of Main when the jack ...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Fire danger remains at least very high through weekend; red flag warning reissued for Greenwood County as Chase, Coffey, Osage counties continue burn bans
Dry conditions led to several grass fires in Lyon County on Friday, and the fire danger remains at least at very high levels areawide through the weekend. Greenwood County is in a red flag warning bet...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
