Category Archives: News
Making the best of a damp situation: Dia de los Muertos celebration moves indoors
A week ago, the weather forecast seemed conducive to outdoor activities like Emporia's Dia de los Muertos celebration. Things changed, however, and the threat of moderate rainfall Saturday prompted or...
Oct 25, 2025 Mariachi music was a featured component of Dia de los Muertos on Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Mad! Sad! Glad! offers children constructive outlets for range of emotions
Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention welcomed kids to the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building for its annual Mad! Sad! Glad! event Saturday. The event was geared towards mental wellness for childr...
Oct 25, 2025 Melissa Owen/Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention.
Neosho Rapids Haunted House postponed to Nov. 1
Rain has adjusted several weekend plans for activities. Along with moving Emporia's Dia de los Muertos celebration indoors and postponing a special recognition ceremony for two World War II veterans, ...
Oct 25, 2025 Courtesy Amanda Meek.
Fire destroys shed, farm vehicles in southeast Lyon County
An equipment shed in southeast Lyon County was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Olpe Fire Chief Wade Schmidt says the fire developed at 625 S, with a neighbor reporting the fire shortly before 5 pm...
Oct 25, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Emporian arrested on suspicion of arson
Details are pending. So are formal charges. But there is yet another arson arrest in Emporia. On Friday, Emporia Police officers arrested 25-year-old Seth Scott Giroux on suspicion of arson, criminal ...
Oct 25, 2025 Seth Giroux. Lyon County Jail photo.
Richardson v Wangerin reaches settlement
Council Grove Police Chief Shawn Wangerin and a woman accusing him of violating certain constitutional rights have apparently settled a federal lawsuit. Tisha Richardson filed her lawsuit in June 2024...
Oct 25, 2025 US Department of Justice logo.
Special recognition for World War II soldiers postponed due to weather
Plans for special recognition involving two local World War II soldiers are on hold, thanks to Saturday's weather. Plans were announced to honor Army soldiers Jesse Garcia and Robert Ramirez, but rain...
Oct 25, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
The People's Budget tour stops, including Nov. 6 in Emporia, to also serve as food drives
If you're attending The People's Budget Tour stop in Emporia next month -- or any of the remaining seven tour stops across the state -- you're encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to help tho...
Oct 25, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
2-plus inches of rain reported in some area locations since early Friday
Well over an inch of rainfall was noted between early Friday and late Saturday areawide. The KVOE studios received 2.30 inches of rain as the result of intermittent but persistent showers. Other total...
Oct 25, 2025 Rainwater ponds at Ninth and State on Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Handful of Lyon County residents impacted by boil water alert affecting Council Grove, Morris County RWDs 1 and 2
While Madison and nearby rural areas remain in a boil water advisory, a second boil water alert affects another area town, including customers in Lyon County. Council Grove and Morris County Rural Wat...
Oct 24, 2025 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
