Category Archives: News
Investigations continue into Greenwood County's weekend fires
Investigations continue into a pair of devasting house fires in Greenwood County from this past weekend. Details are still pending on the apparently fatal fire at 916 North Oak in Eureka from early Sa...
Mar 15, 2022 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office logo. KVOE News file photo.
Americus City Council sets special meeting Tuesday on outdoor siren replacement process
The Americus City Council is meeting Tuesday evening. The special meeting will help the town of almost 900 residents decide how best to proceed with replacing its outdoor warning siren, which was anno...
Mar 15, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Chi Em Eats named as ESU Small Business Development Center's Emerging Business of Year
An Emporia business has been named as the Emerging Business of the Year through the Kansas Small Business Development Center's Emporia State University location. Chi Em Eats launched in 2019 with help...
Mar 15, 2022 Chi Em Eats logo.
CORONAVIRUS: Two new cases reported in Lyon County Monday
After a weekly total of less than 10 new COVID-19 cases last week, Lyon County Public health reported fewer than five new cases to begin this week. Monday afternoon, Public Health reported two new cas...
Mar 14, 2022
Process beginning soon to find next Emporia city commissioner
If you are interested in becoming Emporia's next city commissioner, you can reach out to City Manager Trey Cocking or any city commissioner. The process is getting underway soon to replace Rob Gilliga...
Mar 14, 2022 Emporia City Commissioners pictured from left to right: Jamie Sauder, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Rob Gilligan. City of Emporia courtesy photo.
Longbine on proposed Senate district boundary changes: 'I would prefer...minimal changes to my district'
With redistricting at the Congressional level awaiting a federal court decision, the battle for new state Senate district boundaries is heating up. The Senate Redistricting Committee is looking at thr...
Mar 14, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Written opinion pending in Lyon County child misconduct case
A written opinion will be issued at a later time following a recent bench trial in a Lyon County child misconduct case. The decision will be the ultimate resolution in what has been a near four-year a...
Mar 14, 2022 Joe Louis Stewart. Kansas Department of Corrections graphic.
Plumb Place zoning change, travel plaza process among highlights for Planning Commission meeting Tuesday
Tuesday night could be lengthy for the Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. Board members will consider two separate applications involving the future of Plumb Place at 224 East ...
Mar 14, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon, Greenwood, Wabaunsee counties to benefit from Kansas High Risk Road Program funds
Lyon, Greenwood and Wabaunsee counties are earmarked for state funds to help improve rural roads. For Lyon County, the amount is $949,000 to install shoulders and flatten side slopes on Road F, also k...
Mar 14, 2022 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Emporia man hurt in motorcycle wreck early Monday
An Emporia Police investigation continues after a crash involving a motorcycle in east Emporia early Monday. Police Capt. Ray Mattas says the crash happened in the 100 block of Union after midnight. M...
Mar 14, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
