Category Archives: News
Emporia Municipal Band closes out 2022 Granada Concert series with annual Christmas concert Sunday
The Emporia Granada Theatre's 2022 concert season concluded with a festive holiday performance Sunday. The Emporia Municipal Band presented its annual Christmas concert to the Emporia community. The a...
Dec 18, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia Recreation meeting for final time in 2022 Monday evening
Capital improvements will continue to be a focus for the Emporia Recreation Commission as it convenes for its final meeting of 2022 Monday. Further discussions on the matter are one of only two items ...
Dec 18, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Wintry precipitation expected by midnight Sunday ahead of dangerously cold temperatures by midweek
Current weather forecasts are set to have the KVOE listening area looking and feeling more like the North Pole Christmas week. Wintry weather is expected in the area all the way through the Christmas ...
Dec 18, 2022 National Weather Service Graphic
EMPORIA STATE GRADUATION: Hush, Winter say ESU is on right trajectory as reinvestment process continues
Celebration was the rule of the day at White Auditorium on Saturday as Emporia State University held its undergraduate commencement activities. Celebration was appropriate, according to President Ken ...
Dec 17, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Up to 2 inches of snow, including wintry mix, possible Monday
To this point, the KVOE listening area has avoided any wintry driving conditions. That could well be changing over the next week. The current forecast calls for up to 2 inches of snow -- with a possib...
Dec 17, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Sentencing slated for one drug distribution defendant, finished for another in Emporia case
Sentencing is coming before Valentine's Day for one woman accused of distributing drugs locally. Sentencing came Friday to a second woman in the same case. On Friday, 43-year-old Chasity Stark pleaded...
Dec 17, 2022
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Suspect in law enforcement battery, interference cases deemed competent for trial; drug distribution, aggravated burglary cases advance
Hearings are coming next month for a man accused in Lyon County of battery on and/or interfering with law enforcement on three separate occasions last year. Lance Fessler was cleared for preliminary h...
Dec 17, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Several Lyon County fire departments called to reported fire, only to find overheated vehicle
A reported vehicle fire in north-central Lyon County turned out to be a less severe incident than first thought. The fire was reported near Kansas Highway 99 and Road 310, two miles south of Admire, s...
Dec 17, 2022 Google Maps image.
Emporia duplex project, area broadband business get state grant funding
Investments are coming to the KVOE listening area, thanks to grant funding at the state and federal levels. The Kansas Housing Authority has announced a pair of grant amounts involving Emporia. The ci...
Dec 17, 2022 Kansas Great Seal.
Emporia city manager on new logo: 'I'm very curious to see how it ages'
Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking says he wasn't surprised by the reaction to the city's new logos for official business. Cocking's comments on KVOE's Morning Show followed a KVOE News online poll tha...
Dec 17, 2022 City of Emporia logo.
