Category Archives: News
Hetlinger Developmental Services names Tammy Maley as new Chief Executive Officer
Hetlinger Developmental Services has a new leader. The intellectual disability services agency announced that Tammy Maley has been named as the business's new Chief Executive Officer. Maley brings 26 ...
Mar 19, 2026 Hetlinger Developmental Services CEO Tammy Maley. Hetlinger Image.
Olivarez plans appeal after sentence for aggravated indecent liberties, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping
An appeal is likely after Emporian Daniel Olivarez was sentenced to a lengthy prison term on several aggravated-level criminal counts Wednesday. Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Olivarez to 208 ...
Mar 19, 2026 Daniel Olivarez.
Lyon County Jail photo.
Fire damages Council Grove church
A Council Grove church had moderate fire and heavy smoke damage after a fire Wednesday. Council Grove Berean Baptist, 330 Huffaker, caught fire Wednesday. Council Grove Assistant Fire Chief and Public...
Mar 19, 2026 Fire damaged Council Grove Berean Baptist Church on Wednesday. Council Grove Police Department.
Formal charges pending after separate Lyon County arrests for suspected rape, kidnapping cases
Emporia Police officers have arrested a man on suspicion of criminal sexual activity and another on suspicion of kidnapping. Luis Hernandez-Ortiz, age and hometown not listed, was arrested Wednesday o...
Mar 19, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
Transfer Station tipping floor closing next week for repairs
Construction is coming to Emporia's Transfer Station. Work is planned between Monday and April 5, and the city says this will have an effect on how materials are unloaded. The tipping floor will be cl...
Mar 19, 2026 KVOE News File Photo.
Street Cats Club begins Working Barn Cat Program
As if it wasn't busy enough, Emporia's Street Cats Club is adding a new dimension to its operations. Founder Victoria Partridge, the guest on KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday, says Street Cats is now h...
Mar 19, 2026 Street Cats Club graphic.
No Kings rally set for downtown Emporia on March 28
Emporia is having another No Kings rally later this month. Organizers plan to be at the intersection of Sixth and Commercial on March 28 from 11 am to 1 pm. Organizers say No Kings is a nonviolent pro...
Mar 19, 2026 Several hundred people attended Saturday's No Kings rally at Sixth and Commercial in downtown Emporia in October 2025. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Fire weather watch for Lyon, most surrounding counties Saturday and Sunday
Fire danger is set to increase this upcoming weekend. The National Weather Service has announced a fire weather watch for Lyon and almost all surrounding counties from noon Saturday to 7 pm Sunday. Hi...
Mar 19, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
EPD investigates report of shots fired near Jones Park
Emporia Police officers conducted an investigation into a report of shots fired near a park Wednesday evening. Sgt. Marcial Hernandez says officers received one call about possible gunfire in the 1900...
Mar 19, 2026 Emporia Police badge.
Truck fire spreads to nearby grass just east of Emporia; UTV destroyed in separate vehicle fire
Emporia Fire responded to a fire that destroyed a vehicle and a separate fire that damaged another Wednesday. Fire Capt. Ben Lienemann tells KVOE News a UTV caught fire near Roads 280 and P around 7:4...
Mar 18, 2026 Emporia Fire logo.
