Category Archives: News
Kansas Flying Disc Association honoring Eric McCabe in inaugural Hall of Fame class
The Kansas Flying Disc Association will have its inaugural Hall of Fame induction class in Emporia this week. Eric McCabe, a lifelong Emporian who won the 2010 World Championship and has almost 90 Pro...
Apr 26, 2022 Kansas Flying Disc Association graphic.
Pets rescued, humans unhurt after house fire in Osage City
Fire damaged a house in Osage City on Monday. Osage City Police Chief Fred Nech says Osage City Rural Fire and other area rural fire departments converged on 808 Market shortly after the fire was repo...
Apr 25, 2022 Fire caused apparently heavy damage to a house in Osage City's 800 block of Market this afternoon. Osage City Police Department photo.
Lyon County Crime Stoppers announces reward in burglary case
Lyon County Crime Stoppers has posted a reward as Emporia Police investigate a recent burglary case. Emporia Police took the report outside an apartment at 501 Sunnyslope after the alleged incident th...
Apr 25, 2022 Emporia Police are looking for this vehicle and its owner as officers investigate a reported vehicle burglary at 501 Sunnyslope earlier this month. Lyon County Crime Stoppers photos.
Madison fire units dispatched to grass fire near Lyon-Greenwood county line
Several area fire departments have been dispatched to a grass fire just north of the Lyon-Greenwood county line. Madison Fire was toned out to 158 Kansas Highway 99, almost directly between Madison an...
Apr 25, 2022 Google Maps image.
Highland announces plans to retire from Kansas House
The veto session that started Monday will be the last as a lawmaker for Ron Highland. On Monday, the five-term representative from Wamego announced his plan to retire from the Kansas House at the end ...
Apr 25, 2022 51st District Representative Ron Highland. www.kslegislature.org photo.
Newman Regional Health completes more than $600,000 investment into breast care center with addition of new bone density imaging system
Newman Regional Health is once again expanding its already impressive collection of state-of-the-art equipment. The hospital recently announced it has acquired a Horizon DXA bone densitometry system. ...
Apr 25, 2022 Newman Regional Health logo.
WAR IN UKRAINE: Local efforts continue to support former ESU student and Ukraine native Vladislav Remeniak as Russian invasion continues to escalate
Several weeks ago, KVOE highlighted the work of a former Emporia State student and Ukrainian native who has been hard at work gathering supplies to assist others as the war in Ukraine rages on. Vladis...
Apr 25, 2022 Photos of a neutron facility in Kharkiv Ukraine demonstrate the destruction Russian forces have reigned on the once peaceful country. Photo courtesy of Vladislav Remeniak.
STATEHOUSE: Schmidt appeals Wyandotte County ruling on Congressional district map
It didn't take long for Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to appeal a judge's decision on new Congressional district boundaries. About six hours after Wyandotte County Judge Bill Klapper struck do...
Apr 25, 2022 Ad Astra 2 map. Kansas Senate graphic.
Americus outdoor warning siren installed
Good news for Americus residents -- the new outdoor warning siren is now installed. The process started late last week after the siren was delivered. The longstanding siren failed earlier this year, a...
Apr 25, 2022 City of Americus photo.
Emporia State University announces plan to move nursing department from hospital campus to its own
Emporia State University has announced plans to move its nursing department from Newman Regional Health's campus to its own. ESU Vice President for Infrastructure Cory Falldine says the goal is to ren...
Apr 25, 2022 Emporia State University plans to renovate Central Morse Hall over the next two years and move its nursing department to the building. The nursing department has been at Newman Regional Health's Cora Miller Building for years. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
