Category Archives: News
Round 1 of induction activities underway for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Let the induction activities begin. It's a busy week for the National Teachers Hall of Fame, which begins its annual induction ceremonies with a trip to the nation's capital all this week. Executive D...
May 09, 2022 National Teachers Hall of Fame logo.
Close to 400 children come to Emporia for Gary Fuller Spring Classic show event
They came from near and far to participate in the Gary Fuller Spring Classic show event this past weekend. Close to 400 children came to the Lyon County Fairgrounds from across the eastern half of Kan...
May 09, 2022 Mason Jenkins prepares one of his pigs for show in the Gary Fuller Spring Classic on Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Injuries reported as not serious after vehicle falls on person in west Emporia
One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a vehicle fell on him Saturday afternoon. Emporia-Lyon County EMS says the incident near 15th and Prairie happened around 4 pm. The vehicle was on ...
May 08, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Crime Stoppers puts out renewed call for help in finding Felony Friday suspects
Lyon County Crime Stoppers decided not to add a suspect to its recent Felony Friday information campaign late last week -- but it is concentrating on finding two suspects already announced as part of ...
May 08, 2022 Ronald Rooney (left), Walter Duarte. Lyon County Jail photos.
Lengthy bridge replacement project near Reading nears end as KDOT continues several area highway projects
If the weather cooperates, a longstanding project to replace a bridge near Reading could be finished this month. Crews have been working on the Kansas Highway 170 bridge just east of Reading since lat...
May 08, 2022 Work is into the finishing stages as the Kansas Department of Transportation continues replacing the Kansas Highway 170 bridge over the Marais des Cygnes River just east of Reading. KDOT photo.
WEATHER: Barricades likely to be moved this week after minor flooding ends in Lyon County
Flood barricades near Emporia could well be picked up Monday with flooding officially over. The Cottonwood River at Soden's Grove crested at 20.89 feet early Saturday, nearly a foot above flood stage ...
May 08, 2022 Lyon County Emergency Communications map.
Well worth the wait, Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce holds 124th annual meeting and dinner following 18-month postponement Saturday
After an 18-month delay, the 124th Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting took place Saturday night inside of White Auditorium. The event had to be postponed and rescheduled on multiple occas...
May 07, 2022 Emporia Area Chamber President and CEO Jeanine McKenna welcomes residents to the 124th Chamber Dinner. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
'We are one;' Annual Emporia Cinco De Mayo festivities celebrate unity and inclusion in downtown Emporia Saturday
After a two-year absence, Emporia's annual Cinco De Mayo celebration made a much-awaited return to downtown Emporia Saturday. The 900 block of Commercial Street was full of music, food, dancing and ve...
May 07, 2022 Local singer Jaime Izaguirre serenades visitors to Emporia's Cinco De Mayo Celebration. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
La Grind sees increased ridership, impacts from recent weather
La Grind as a whole saw an increase in ridership, according to organizer Amy Hayden. This year's total of 230 riders was around 20 above the total from last year, and organizer Amy Hayden says that's ...
May 07, 2022 La Grind culminated Sunday afternoon. La Grind photo.
Busy weekend for Newman Regional Health includes Baby Alumni Day, Teddy Bear Clinic
This past weekend, Newman Regional Health had an event that's been ongoing for over 20 years and brought back an event that hasn't been on the calendar in at least 25 years. Sunday saw the return of t...
May 07, 2022 Newman Regional Health's first Baby Alumni Day in at least 25 years was one of the calendar highlights for the hospital this past weekend. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
