Category Archives: News
Three injured, one transported following two-vehicle accident on Kansas Turnpike Saturday morning
Three people were injured and at least one transported following a two-vehicle crash southwest of Emporia Saturday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Crash log, the accident occurred on t...
Oct 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
'Time for change' Lyon County District One Commissioner Scott Briggs reflects on his career with three months remaining in final term
After 16 years, Lyon County District One Commissioner Scott Briggs is now into the final three months of his time on the commission. Briggs sat down with KVOE on a recent installment of the Talk of Em...
Oct 01, 2022 Lyon County District One Commissioner Scott Briggs. Lyoncounty.org Photo.
UPDATE: Hartford man injured in early morning crash south of Emporia Saturday
A Hartford man was taken from the scene of a single vehicle accident south of Emporia early Saturday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Fernando Zuniga, Deputies and Emporia/Lyon County EMS were...
Oct 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
EMPORIA STATE: Music reinvestment plan includes restored positions, increased budget
For the second straight Friday, Emporia State University has announced the benefits of what it's calling a reinvestment plan for the future. ESU is restoring an assistant professor of music education ...
Sep 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Local leadership, organizers and attendees of 2022 Rural Rise Summit pleased with results following conference conclusion Friday
The 2022 Rural Rise Summit is a wrap and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. The three-day conference focused on economic development in rural areas with 125 people attending from around th...
Sep 30, 2022 Organizers, speakers and attendees of the 2022 Rural Rise Summit gather together for a group photo following the conference's conclusion inside of the Emporia Granada Theatre. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Chlorine burnout going well, according to Emporia city staff
Emporia's burnout process will go into its second week Monday, and city officials say things have gone well so far. This is the second straight year where the city has done a chlorine burnout, convert...
Sep 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Strong City man killed in electrocution incident
A man is dead after an electrocution incident in Chase County early Friday. According to Sheriff Jacob Welsh, 36-year-old Shawn Gilligan was trying to build a device to convert alternating current to ...
Sep 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Newman Regional Health's operating room sees increased traffic with combination of new surgeons, robotic equipment
Statistics aren't immediately available, but Newman Regional Health CEO Bob Wright says the hospital's operating room is busier than it has been in a while. Wright says the combination of new surgeons...
Sep 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
UPDATE: Hartford woman hospitalized, Emporia teen cited following crash in Hartford Friday morning
A Hartford woman was transported to Newman Regional Health following a crash in Hartford Friday morning. Lyon County Deputies, Fire District 5 and Emporia/Lyon County EMS were all called to the inters...
Sep 30, 2022 KVOE News file photo
US Senate candidate to stop in Emporia
With just over a month to go before the general election, US Senate candidate Mark Holland will stop in Emporia soon. Holland is planning a meet-and-greet at Mulready's Pub, 717 Commercial, from 4:30-...
Sep 30, 2022 Mark Holland. hollandforkansas.com screenshot.
