Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Expect 100-plus degree heat for weekend -- and storm chances for much of next week
Blistering heat will combine with increasing humidity through the upcoming weekend. Air temperatures will reach 99 degrees Friday, followed by a high of 102 Saturday and 100 Sunday. Heat index reading...
Jul 21, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Gas prices now under $4 a gallon -- but still range as high as $4.65 areawide
Don't look now, but gas prices are lower than they have been in months -- at least for some of our area gas stations. Locally, gas prices have gone under $4 a gallon for the first time since mid-May. ...
Jul 21, 2022 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Plumb Place updates and future road improvements highlight Lyon County Commission action agenda Thursday
Plumb Place is still not officially back up and running, however, it has a great head start due to behind-the-scenes work that has been ongoing for over the past year. That's according to United Way o...
Jul 21, 2022 Lyon County Commission photos.
Lyon County Public Health noting isolated cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Insect-borne illnesses haven't hit Lyon County in large numbers, but this is the time for those to start revving up. Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says th...
Jul 21, 2022 K-State Research and Extension photo.
State rolls out Energy Smart Kansas website
The rollout of a new website highlighting energy savings was timed well by the Kansas Corporation Commission. The website, www.energysmartkansas.org, has several purposes, according to KCC Director of...
Jul 21, 2022 Energy Smart Kansas logo.
Homegrown Celebration returns Saturday
Homegrown returns to the Farmers Market parking lot for the first time in three years. Homegrown couldn't be held the last two years due to COVID-19, but it's back in full force Saturday morning. ESB ...
Jul 21, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Abnormally dry conditions return to KVOE listening area
The combination of hot and dry conditions have, unfortunately, dried out the KVOE listening area. The latest US Drought Monitor map has the entire listening area in abnormally dry conditions for the f...
Jul 21, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Evergy Kansas Central to pay state $500,000 as part of consent judgment concerning home warranties
Evergy Kansas Central, the utility's subsidiary serving the KVOE listening area and most of eastern Kansas, has to pay the state $500,000 for alleged violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. ...
Jul 21, 2022 Evergy logo.
State, federal candidates to flock to Emporia for Lyon County Democrats' ice cream social
Area residents are encouraged to attend the Lyon County Democrats' ice cream social on Sunday. Numerous candidates for political office at the state and federal levels are expected to attend, includin...
Jul 21, 2022 Lyon County Democrats logo.
Emporia Main Street celebrates accomplishments, previews new focus at annual meeting
Emporia Main Street had a lot to celebrate last year, and it's looking to expand on those successes over the next year. Main Street had its annual meeting at the Lyon County History Center on Wednesda...
Jul 21, 2022 Lyon County Historical Society Director Greg Jordan (right) receives Emporia Main Street's J Warren Brinkman Award for Historical Preservation during Wednesday's Main Street annual meeting as Main Street's Aubrey Powell observes. Emporia Main Street photo.
