Category Archives: News
Newman Regional Health announces special board meeting
Newman Regional Health has called a special Board of Trustees meeting for Tuesday. The purpose is to formally approve privileges for the hospital's new robotic surgery option. No other business is lis...
Jun 04, 2022 Newman Regional Health Courtesy Image
WEATHER: Marginal to slight severe weather chances in place through Monday
There is a moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms for the rest of Saturday. Officially, the Storm Prediction Center has areas west of a Lyndon to Lebo to Fall River line in a marginal risk of se...
Jun 04, 2022 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Riders in Saturday races launch into Flint Hills
Unbound Gravel has been unleashed. Over 4,000 riders from all 50 states and 44 countries are in Emporia for Unbound this week, and riders have started their journeys into the Flint Hills. Dana Zimmel ...
Jun 04, 2022 Over 1,400 riders are in the Unbound 200 this year. Around 4,000 total riders are participating in Unbound. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Wreck near Kansas Turnpike's Admire exit sends two Wichita women to Emporia for treatment
Two Wichita residents were hurt in a crash northeast of Emporia on Friday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Orus Lane was northbound on the Kansas Turnpike about six miles south of the...
Jun 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
UPDATE: Unbound 200 participant killed in pickup-bike collision outside Emporia
A Colorado resident is dead after a fatal vehicle bike collision northwest of Emporia Friday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred shortly after 5 pm at the intersection of ...
Jun 03, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Unbound XL 350 launch marks official start to Unbound Gravel 2022
And they're off. . . Unbound Gravel 2022 is officially underway. The 2022 series of races began Friday afternoon with the launch of the Unbound XL 350-mile race. Among the field of XL riders was Chris...
Jun 03, 2022 Unbound XL riders prepare to launch for the 350 mile ride through the Flint Hills. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Activities for 84th annual Flint Hills Rodeo continue Friday following solid start Thursday night
The 84th annual Flint Hills Rodeo is off to a great start. Spokesman Dow Wilson says Thursday night's kickoff went extremely well and the turnout was even bigger than last year's. He tells KVOE News o...
Jun 03, 2022 Photo courtesy of Terri Lewis/Flint Hills Rodeo
Gas prices now approaching $4.50 areawide
Remember the good old days, when gas was $4.09 a gallon? Gas prices have shot up several times since just before the Memorial Day weekend and head into this weekend as high as $4.49 a gallon in Empori...
Jun 03, 2022 KVOE News photo.
Yeager/Jenkins Catfish Tournament entering 12th year this weekend
The 12th annual Yeager/Jenkins Memorial Catfish Tournament is underway. Event spokesman Nick Bess says nearly 30 teams -- and over 100 people overall -- are taking part this weekend near Hartford. Wei...
Jun 03, 2022 Nick Bess photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Modest increase of 22 new cases reported by Lyon County Public Health
Lyon County's COVID-19 caseload continues its modest increase. Lyon County Public Health announced 22 new cases Friday morning. Public Health had reported 27 new cases Wednesday after the Memorial Day...
Jun 03, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
