Category Archives: News
Drought conditions continue to deepen across KVOE listening area
Recent rainfall did little to nothing to ease drought conditions across the KVOE listening area. According to the latest US Drought Monitor update, all of Lyon, Chase, Osage, the majority of Coffey an...
Oct 27, 2022 US Drought Monitor Map.
USD 253 Board receives first look at enrollment study summary Wednesday
The USD 253 Board of Education has several options to consider as it looks to address declining enrollment across the district. The major question is what option will best fit the district's needs mov...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE Screenshot Image
Aggravated kidnapping suspect pleads no-contest Wednesday; Sentencing set for Dec. 14
Sentencing is coming in December for a man accused of aggravated kidnapping and other charges in Lyon County District Court. Roberto Torres appeared in court Wednesday afternoon during which time he w...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Preliminary hearings for summer shooting suspects continued to December
Preliminary proceedings for two men accused of shooting another this past summer will continue in December. Shedrick Williams and Keno Hopkins were both scheduled to appear for preliminary hearings in...
Oct 26, 2022 Keno Hopkins (left), Shedrick Williams. Lyon County Jail photos.
CORONAVIRUS: 21 new cases reported in Lyon County Wednesday
New COVID-19 case increases were unchanged from week to week according to Lyon County Public Health's latest data report. Wednesday, Public Health reported 21 new cases, the same as the Oct. 19 report...
Oct 26, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CareArc now offering pediatric bivalent booster vaccinations
CareArc is now offering bivalent COVID-19 vaccinations for children. The health center announced Wednesday it has begun distributing the booster vaccines for pediatric patients from five to 11 years o...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE News photo.
Emporia Senior Center Board of Directors to hold emergency meeting Monday night
Following the announcement of significant layoffs for the Emporia Senior Center earlier this week, the organization is now calling an emergency meeting for Halloween. According to the center's officia...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
EMPORIA STATE: Reinvestments include expanded programs, other adjustments for Diversity, Equity + Inclusion
Diversity, equity and inclusion is the next area to see reinvestment at Emporia State University. Numerous investments are planned, including: *Doubling the size of the summer BRIDGE program to 60 stu...
Oct 26, 2022 Emporia State University graphic.
DROUGHT: Yields average at best, soil profile not improved much after Monday's rainfall
Harvest is steaming toward the finish across the KVOE listening area. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees says there are some late-planted and double-crop soybeans yet to harvest, and he's expec...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Osage County Commission ends wind farm plan, halts alternative energy projects for commercial use
A proposed wind energy development in Osage County is now off the table. So are others down the road, at least for the foreseeable future. On Monday night, the Osage County Commission unanimously acce...
Oct 26, 2022 Vestas photo.
