Category Archives: News

Emporia's second annual Pride celebration kicks off Friday evening. Activities will begin with the first Pride Live music festival in downtown Emporia in conjunction with the June First Friday Artwalk...

US Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas has submitted a bill, co-sponsored by several federal lawmakers including fellow Kansas Senator Jerry Moran, that would move COVID-19 relief dollars into "hardening...

Road construction is underway northeast of Emporia. The Lyon County Highway Department is underway with a leveling course on Burlingame Road between Road 230 and Kansas Highway 99. The road is current...

A Lebo man was involved -- but unhurt -- in a wreck that sent five Colorado residents to a Topeka hospital for treatment Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 9:45 pm on ...

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office has announced the results of its recent Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign at the end of May into early June. Lyon County Deputy Jody Meyers says there were over ...

Close to $200,000 in federal grant money is going to SOS as part of two separate programs. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the recipients of American Rescue Plan Act funds. SOS is getting over $...

The final legislative Dialogue of the year is coming next week. The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Government Matters Committee and Emporia League of Women Voters will have the session starting at 6...

Newman Regional Health made local medical history Wednesday with the first surgical procedures done with the help of robots. General surgeon Dr. Tim Harris and proctoring physician Dr. Jeremy Howes pe...

As has been the case the majority of the week, and for the past several weeks prior, flooding is still a concern across the KVOE listening area. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch f...

Maynard Early Childhood Center is officially closed and may have a new owner soon. The USD 253 Board of Education conducted a brief public hearing related to the Maynard closure Wednesday evening befo...