Category Archives: News
WEATHER: John Redmond Reservoir slows release after recent flooding
Rivers rose Wednesday after heavy rainfall earlier in the week, but no area gauges are close to flood stage after anywhere from 1-3 inches Tuesday and Wednesday. Meanwhile, John Redmond Reservoir cont...
Jun 23, 2022 John Redmond Reservoir. Tonya Combes.
CORONAVIRUS: Modest increase -- again -- for Lyon County as Osage County passes 4,000 total cases
Despite two extra days in the reporting period, Lyon County's latest COVID-19 announcement didn't have a sizeable increase in numbers. Lyon County Public Health reported 27 new cases from Friday to We...
Jun 23, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
USD 253's Enrollment Study Work Group discusses options for 'right-sizing' district
Whether you call it "right-sizing," as USD 253 Emporia is saying, or whether you use other terms like reallocating resources, that process is fully underway for the district -- and some painful option...
Jun 22, 2022 USD 253 Enrollment Study Work Group Facilitator Sue Givens (standing) outlines the process for Wednesday's discussion during a special meeting. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Jones Early Childhood Education Center up and running following ribbon-cutting Wednesday
USD 253 patrons, administrators, local leaders and state representatives were all on hand to celebrate the culmination of USD 253's latest investment in the future of education Wednesday afternoon. A ...
Jun 22, 2022 USD 253 Board President Art Gutierrez cuts the ribbon on the new Jones Early Childhood Development Center alongside Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and USD 253 students. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Traffic concerns throw up stop sign on Mahtropolis development during Planning Commission monthly meeting
It will be at least another month before Emporia Planning Commissioners will take action on a key item related to one of Emporia's Rural Housing Incentive districts. During their monthly meeting Tuesd...
Jun 22, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
'The right guy at the right time:' Regents select Hush to lead Emporia State
It was short. It was unanimous. And it was sweet for Ken Hush, now the 18th president of Emporia State University. Unlike other presidential searches, which brought finalists to ESU for on-campus inte...
Jun 22, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CrossWinds capital campaign gets seven-figure infusion from Jones Testamentary Trust
CrossWinds' plan to revamp mental health services across its seven-county coverage area has gotten a seven-digit boost from the WS and EC Jones Testamentary Trust. The Jones Trust is offering a five-y...
Jun 22, 2022 Lyon County photo.
Lyon County Commission to field FHTC budget request, discuss infrastructure at Thursday meeting
Quite a few items are on the Lyon County Commission action session session agenda Thursday. The latest budget allocation request will come from Flint Hills Technical College a week after it received j...
Jun 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Healthier Lyon County schedules vaccination, testing clinic Friday
With COVID-19 numbers increasing at rather modest levels, Healthier Lyon County has scheduled a vaccination and testing clinic this week. Both ventures will be at Abundant Harvest, 1028 Whittier, from...
Jun 22, 2022 Healthier Lyon County graphic.
Tractor incident causes power outage near Burlington
Power outages were scattered across parts of south-central Kansas during and after storm activity Tuesday evening. One outage in Coffey County had nothing to do with the weather. 4 Rivers Electric Coo...
Jun 21, 2022 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative logo.
