Category Archives: News
FLINT ROAD WATER MAIN BREAK: Flooded residents begin reaching out to City Accounting after water main break
Residents who noticed flooding in their homes after a water main break in northwest Emporia and haven't already called the city are encouraged to do so. Residents can call the City Accounting Departme...
Nov 15, 2022 Laura Schwinn.
USD 253 celebrates American Education Week with annual cookie delivery
American Education Week is fully underway in Emporia. A team of USD 253 Emporia administrators and representatives of Emporia NEA and Emporia State Federal Credit Union stopped by every school and dis...
Nov 15, 2022 Lyndel Landgren/USD 253.
Bushong holds fourth annual Home of the Brave celebration
Veteran's Day activities continued into Saturday with the Home of the Brave celebration in Bushong. This year's event was the fourth annual that included a World War II reenactment, living history dis...
Nov 15, 2022 Photo by Dylan Sherwood/KVOE News
Suspects recently highlighted by Lyon County Crime Stoppers arrested, hearings scheduled
Searches for two Lyon County suspects wanted for bond revocation purposes didn't last long. Lyon County Crime Stoppers announced separate rewards for 33-year-old Kopana Abdalla-Lenox and 19-year-old K...
Nov 15, 2022 Kopano Abdlla-Lenox (left), Keagan Hinrichs. Lyon County Jail photos.
Attempted murder suspect set for pretrial hearing Wednesday in Emporia
A man accused of attempted murder and other charges in a pair of incidents in Emporia three years ago will have a hearing in Lyon County District Court this week. Marcos Diaz is in court Wednesday for...
Nov 15, 2022 Marcos Diaz. Lyon County Jail photo.
Emporia City Commission convening for action meeting Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners will be convening for a single action session Wednesday morning. Items of note will include a public hearing on the intent to issue industrial revenue bonds for Fairview Hot...
Nov 15, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
Emporia man seeking to withdraw plea after no-contest agreement on battery, witness intimidation counts
An Emporia man who had accepted a plea agreement on kidnapping and other counts stemming from an incident a year ago now wants to withdraw his plea. In May, Larry Vaughn pleaded no contest to aggravat...
Nov 15, 2022 Lawrence Vaughn. Lyon County Jail photo.
Pretrial, arraignment hearing next in Lyon County indecent liberties case
A pretrial and arraignment hearing is next for Harvey Grandstaff. The 65-year-old man is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties and had his preliminary hearing in Lyon County Distr...
Nov 15, 2022
Fourth Emporia State provost finalist announced
Emporia State University will conclude its finalist interviews this week for provost and vice president for academic affairs. The fourth -- and last -- finalist in the process is Alberto Ruiz, current...
Nov 15, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County drug distribution suspect has hearings in two separate cases this week
One woman will be in Lyon County District Court twice this week as separate criminal cases move forward. Nikki Rae Garrison will be in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on drug distribution an...
Nov 15, 2022 Clipart Library graphic.
