Category Archives: News
Lions Club doubling Saturday match amount for Salvation Army bell-ringing effort
Once again, the Emporia Lions Club is helping the Salvation Army's holiday fundraising efforts in more ways than one. Lions Club members will be at Bluestem Farm and Ranch Supply and Walmart on Saturd...
Dec 8, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Nominations being accepted for annual Gift of Groceries
KVOE continues working with Troy's Tranys & Auto Repair on the second annual Gift of Groceries. Residents can nominate families through Dec. 18. Twelve families will be drawn at random for a $100 groc...
Dec 8, 2022 KVOE graphic.
WEATHER: Drought map, soil moisture conditions remain stable for third straight week
For the third straight week, the US Drought Monitor's weekly map shows little to no change for area counties. Lyon, Chase, Osage and parts of Coffey, Greenwood, Morris and Wabaunsee counties are in mo...
Dec 8, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
WEATHER: Heavy drizzle, not dense fog, sharply reducing visibility Thursday morning
Visibility is sharply reduced across the KVOE listening area for the second straight morning, but the National Weather Service says fog is not to blame Thursday. Heavy drizzle has reduced visibility t...
Dec 8, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Widespread light rainfall expected Thursday
Is rain likely Thursday? Yes. Is a lot of rain likely? No. Rain is set to develop by late morning areawide and clear the area by late afternoon. The National Weather Service expects a quarter of an in...
Dec 8, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Ek Real Estate enters into franchise agreement with internationally known real-estate name
One of Emporia's most notable real-estate agencies will be expanding its services alongside an internationally known franchise. Ek Real Estate has entered into a franchise agreement with RE/Max which ...
Dec 7, 2022 RE/Max Ek Real Estate Image.
Emporia City Commission makes moves on Mahtropolis subdivision and Carnegie Library future Wednesday
A development agreement is now in place for a major planned development project in northeast Emporia. Emporia City Commissioners unanimously approved the agreement for the Mahtropolis subdivision as p...
Dec 7, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Negotiations underway to sell Emporia Country Club to local ownership group
The future of the Emporia Country Club is apparently in the process of adding a new chapter. Negotiations are underway to sell the property to an ownership group led by Skip Evans after a shareholder ...
Dec 7, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: 40 new cases reported in Lyon County Wednesday
New coronavirus cases were nearly identical from a week ago in Lyon County. Wednesday, Lyon County Public Health reported 40 new cases in its weekly data report. The total is only slightly lower than ...
Dec 7, 2022
Lyon County COVID cases fall into recent weekly range
Lyon County's COVID-19 numbers fall into the general range the county has seen since early fall. Lyon County Public Health announced 40 new cases Wednesday, down slightly from the 44 cases announced N...
Dec 7, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
