Category Archives: News
PDGA Worlds: Course design becomes bigger emphasis with increased talent, improved technology
As the level of competition has continued to increase in the game of disc golf, course designs have had to match that level. On KVOE's Morning Show Thursday, course designer Eric McCabe discussed the ...
Sep 02, 2022 PDGA Logo
Labor Day quilt show begins Saturday at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is ready to launch its annual quilt display with a new theme that visitors will be able to enjoy this Labor day. Chief of Interpretation, Heather Brown says thi...
Sep 02, 2022 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve photo.
Over three years in prison for Cunningham in Emporia mistreatment of dependent adult case
Rachel Daisy Cunningham was sentenced to over three years in prison for criminal mistreatment of a dependent adult. Lyon County Judge Merlin Wheeler to the aggravated sentence of 38 months in prison a...
Sep 01, 2022 Rachel Cunningham. Lyon County Jail photo.
Sales tax collections up for August for Lyon County
There was very little action, but an abundance of discussions during the Lyon County Commission's weekly action meeting Thursday morning. During the commission reports, County Controller Dan Williams ...
Sep 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Dr. Bradon Bitter excited to begin career at Newman Regional Health following appointment as newest general surgeon
Coming to Newman Regional Health is the culmination of a long-time goal for new General Surgeon Dr. Bradon Bitter. Bitter comes to Emporia from Wichita where he completed his five-year residency follo...
Sep 01, 2022 Dr. Bradon Bitter alongside Newman Regional Health Director of Business Development Steve Bazan. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Power outage for downtown, south-central Emporia largely restored
Evergy says a downed power line was responsible for Thursday's outage that covered much of downtown Emporia and a significant part of south-central Emporia. The outage was reported around 9 am near So...
Sep 01, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Kansas Turnpike Authority continues drainage study with cashless tolling process ongoing, recent anniversary of Jacobs Creek disaster
With the 19th anniversary of the Jacobs Creek flash flood disaster passing earlier this week, the Kansas Turnpike Authority highlighted its ongoing work to improve drainage up and down the highway. Fo...
Sep 01, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Moderate drought pushed south in latest US Drought Monitor report
Rainfall from late last week and early this week pushed moderate and severe drought to the south, but not entirely out of the KVOE listening area. The latest US Drought Monitor map has moderate drough...
Sep 01, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Emporia home invasion suspect sees main counts dismissed, cases dropped for four of five five co-defendants
Court proceedings continue for one person initially accused of a home invasion robbery this past May, but the lead charges have been dropped - and cases against four of the five co-defendants have bee...
Aug 31, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Sentencing Thursday in Lyon County dependent adult abuse case
Sentencing is Thursday for a woman who accepted a plea agreement on a count of mistreating a dependent adult. Rachel Cunningham pleaded no contest to adult mistreatment in June, with separate counts o...
Aug 31, 2022 Rachel Cunningham. Lyon County Jail photo.
