Category Archives: News
Area school districts see increased enrollment in several cases
Area school districts are starting to announce their official headcount data for the academic year. USD 251 North Lyon County saw an increase of over 30 students from 316 to 348 year-to-year. Most of ...
Sep 23, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Walk to Defeat ALS returns to community calendar
Saturday will have the annual Walk to Defeat ALS taking place in Emporia. Spokesperson Kelly Bosak of the ALS Association's Mid-America Chapter says it's a time to celebrate and remember. It's also a ...
Sep 23, 2022 Walk to Defeat ALS logo.
McCartney concert moving to Emporia State's Albert Taylor Hall
Jesse McCartney's still playing at Emporia State University on Friday, but the concert now is inside instead of outside. Due to weather, McCartney will play at Albert Taylor Hall instead of Kellogg Ci...
Sep 23, 2022 Emporia State University graphic.
'A Year of Promise' coming Saturday
Family Promise of the Flint Hills is inviting residents to attend the "A Year of Promise" event Saturday evening. Activities will be at First United Methodist Church, 823 Merchant, from 5:30-7:30 pm i...
Sep 23, 2022 Family Promise of the Flint Hills logo.
Kansas Attorney General candidate to stop in Emporia
Kansas Attorney General candidate Chris Mann is making a campaign stop in Emporia this weekend. Mann will be at the Lyon County Democratic headquarters, 915 Commercial, for a meet-and-greet beginning ...
Sep 23, 2022 Kansas Attorney General candidate Chris Mann. www.chrismannforkansas.com screenshot.
Adjustment announced in Emporia High's annual Homecoming parade; royalty candidates announced
Emporia High has announced information about its upcoming Homecoming activities. The annual parade will be at 5:30 pm Sept. 30, starting at Ninth and Commercial. The parade has traditionally started f...
Sep 23, 2022 Emporia High Homecoming candidates (from left): Alison Brown, Angel Aldrete, Arianna Hamilton, Fred Jackson, Rebecca Snyder, Jonathan Laudie, Journey Walburn, Talan Tabares, Elizabeth Willhite and Bobby Trujillo. Lyndel Landgren/USD 253 Emporia.
Democratic Secretary of State candidate Jeanna Repass makes campaign stop in Emporia Wednesday
Democratic candidate for Kansas Secretary of State Jeanna Repass' recent campaign tour brought her to Emporia Wednesday evening. Repass made a stop at the Lyon County Democratic Headquarters at 915 Co...
Sep 22, 2022 Democratic Kansas Secretary of State candidate Jeanna Repass. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Flint Hills Technical College's The Cut to feature combination of students, celebrity chefs
Flint Hills Technical College has The Cut back on the community calendar next month with a notable change. In years past, the event has focused on culinary arts students, including an all-star victor'...
Sep 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
EMPORIA STATE: University administrators discuss need for 'realignment, reinvestment' as well as need to restore trust and hope during KVOE's ESU Buzz
Expect more -- a lot more -- about realignment and reinvestment coming from Emporia State University administrators in the coming weeks. Interim Co-Provost Joan Brewer, Dean of the Graduate School and...
Sep 22, 2022 Emporia State students enter Schallenkamp Hall on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Cardona-Rivera appealing lengthy sentence in Lyon County rape case
Victor Cardona-Rivera is appealing his sentence after being convicted on rape and other charges by a Lyon County jury earlier this year. On Wednesday, Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Cardona-Ri...
Sep 22, 2022 Victor Cardona-Rivera. Lyon County Jail photo.
