Category Archives: News
Motions hearing set for Monday in Emporia drug distribution, conspiracy case
A hearing is coming Monday morning for a woman accused of drug distribution and conspiracy in an Emporia drug case. Amanda Sibert has a motion to suppress evidence on the table. Monday's hearing is at...
Aug 27, 2022 Amanda Sibert. Lyon County Jail photo.
CareArc, USD 253 preparing for school immunization clinic
The start of the fall school semester for kids up to senior year in high school is typically a time for immunizations, and this year is no different. USD 253 Emporia and other area school districts ha...
Aug 27, 2022 CareArc photo.
Kansas' Congressional delegation blasts Biden plan on student loan forgiveness
Not surprisingly, Kansas Republicans in Congress continue to bash President Joe Biden's plan for eliminating student debt. Second District Congressman Jake LaTurner says the Biden plan is the wrong id...
Aug 27, 2022 US Capitol. National Parks Service photo.
Two wrecks, three pickups, one person to Newman Regional Health after incident near Olpe
One person received hospital treatment after two crashes involving three pickup trucks in southern Lyon County late Friday night. Lyon County Deputy Jody Meyers says the crashes happened in the 500 bl...
Aug 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Pickering chosen for Court of Appeals post
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has appointed Rachel Pickering to serve on the Kansas Court of Appeals. By choosing Pickering, Kelly has appointed the first Hispanic Kansan to the appellate court. Pickeri...
Aug 27, 2022 Clipart Library graphic.
Saturation Saturday underway as partnership between Lyon County Sheriff's Office, MADD
Lyon County deputies are now participating in two special traffic enforcement campaigns -- at least for Saturday. KVOE News has already highlighted the Sheriff's Office involvement in the You Drink, Y...
Aug 27, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office patch.
Great Plains Jazz Orchestra coming to Pioneer Bluffs Saturday
Music will be heard throughout the Prairie thanks to an upcoming concert at Pioneer Bluffs. The Great Plains Jazz Orchestra is coming to Pioneer Bluffs Saturday for a concert titled: The Great America...
Aug 26, 2022 The Great Plains Jazz Orchestra. Photo courtesy of Pioneer Bluffs.
All community members encouraged to attend first Visit Emporia Community Conversation focused on Latinx Leadership Saturday
Representation, culture and community will all be central themes of an upcoming community dialogue this weekend. Visit Emporia will be hosting its first Community Conversation at the Emporia Granada T...
Aug 26, 2022 Visit Emporia Graphic
Mowing mishap at Waters Hardware sends one to Newman Friday
A mowing accident sent one man to Newman Regional Health with what are being called non-life threatening injuries Friday afternoon. Emporia Police and Fire were called to Water's Hardware at 2727 Us H...
Aug 26, 2022 Emergency personnel work to extricate a man trapped in a drainage ditch following an accident at Waters Hardware. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia ready for PDGA Professional World Championships
When an event with the magnitude of the 2022 PDGA Professional World Championships comes to Emporia, the community gets behind it. This will be the sixth time Emporia has hosted a PDGA Championship, w...
Aug 26, 2022 PDGA Logo
