Category Archives: News
Butterfly release coming Saturday for Hand In Hand Hospice
Hand In Hand Hospice has its 18th annual butterfly release ceremony coming Saturday. The release is at 6 pm at the Jones Park playground. A suggested donation of $10 lets residents have a butterfly to...
Jun 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Sertoma Club train resuming operations Saturday
The Emporia Sertoma Club is welcoming all aboard as the club's train is back up and running. Operations were suspended the last few weeks after heavy rainfall led to several rounds of flooding at the ...
Jun 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Annual Flint Hills Green cleanup effort coming Saturday
Community members are invited to ride out into the Flint Hills this weekend to help keep the local area clean and pristine. Visit Emporia will be hosting the annual Flint Hills Green clean-up event Sa...
Jun 10, 2022 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Second annual Truckin' for Tucker 5K taking place Saturday morning
Men, women and children will be walking, running and celebrating the legacy of Tucker Lee in the second annual Truckin' for Tucker event this Saturday. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Every...
Jun 10, 2022 Truckin for Tucker Flyer.
WEATHER: Evergy restores power to customers in northeast Lyon County following early-Friday storms
Evergy customers have had power restored in northeast Lyon County after storms led to a significant outage Friday morning. Around 4 am, storms triggered an expansive outage involving Admire, Miller an...
Jun 10, 2022 Storms early Friday destroyed this shed outside Lebo. Dave Waldner.
WEATHER: Steamy conditions likely by Sunday after four rounds of off-and-on flooding the past four weeks
After a batch of strong to borderline severe thunderstorms early Friday morning, the weather picture looks like it's settling down and heating up. Storms moved across parts of the KVOE listening area ...
Jun 10, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
David Traylor Zoo inviting community out for a stroll and a show Friday night
Children and families are encouraged to enjoy a stroll and a show at the David Traylor Zoo Friday night. The zoo is hosting Stroll and Show beginning at 7 pm. Zoo Director Lisa Keith had the details d...
Jun 09, 2022 KVOE News File Photo.
WEATHER: Most -- but not all -- of Lyon County's flood-affected roads reopen
Crew members for the Lyon County Highway Department were busy Thursday. Department staff cleared more than half Lyon County's flood-affected roads and intersections, leaving just a handful of barricad...
Jun 09, 2022 Drivers are reminded it is illegal to drive around barricades on roads and are asked not to drive through flooded roadways if they come across them. KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Wednesday's increase on par with recent numbers for Lyon County
Lyon County's COVID-19 numbers increased at numbers comparable to those over the past 10 days. On Wednesday, Lyon County Public Health announced 20 new cases between Monday and Wednesday. The county n...
Jun 09, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
Lyon County Commission approves allocation and letters of support for latest Emporia Main Street endeavor
As Lyon County Commissioners continue overhearing appropriation requests for the 2023 fiscal year, the commission has approved a significant allocation to assist with local job growth. During its regu...
Jun 09, 2022 Lyon County Commission photos.
