Category Archives: News
National Drug Take Back Day coming Saturday
The Drug Enforcement Administration's St Louis Division is getting ready for its annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend. Residents with unused, unneeded and old prescriptions can...
Oct 23, 2025 Drug Enforcement Agency logo.
Wichita man arrested following multi-agency pursuit in Emporia and north Lyon County late Wednesday
Additional details have been released following a multi-agency high-speed chase that developed in Emporia Wednesday evening. According to Emporia Police Captain Ray Mattas, Emporia Police Officers att...
Oct 23, 2025 Wave.video graphic.
USD 253 Emporia administration discusses new resources and data collection efforts for state assessment data following misalignment of metrics noted at state level during USD 253 Board of Education meeting
USD 253 Emporia is utilizing new resources to help ensure that state assessment data will align with other educational proficiency metrics following a report to the USD 253 Board of Education Wednesda...
Oct 22, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Processes continue to end boil water advisory in Madison
Madison city officials are working to end a boil water advisory as soon as possible, but they are indicating it might be early next week before the advisory is lifted. Mayor Paul Dean says the town wa...
Oct 22, 2025 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
KDWP highlighting Wednesday crash near Emporia as proper way to handle salvage tags
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is using a crash involving a vehicle and an elk as a way to highlight the proper way to handle such incidents. Lyon County Game Warden Aaron Scheve says the...
Oct 22, 2025 Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
Woman hospitalized after crash in southeast Lyon County
One person was hurt and hospitalized after a wreck in southeast Lyon County on Wednesday. The wreck was reported in the 1900 block of Road 60 shortly before 2:30 pm. Lyon County Undersheriff John Koel...
Oct 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
City Manager encourages voters to get out and cast their ballots with just two weeks to go until election day
Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking is among local officials encouraging residents to get out and cast their ballots either now or in two weeks for the general election. As a reminder, one of the major ...
Oct 22, 2025 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
"Declaration 1776" Exhibit coming to LCHC in 2026
A traveling exhibition with a strong tie to the founding of America will be traveling through Emporia and the Lyon County History Center in 2026. The exhibit is called "Declaration 1776" and is in par...
Oct 22, 2025 Lyon County History Center logo.
No meter readings registered, faint odor of natural gas reported following gas leak call in downtown Emporia Wednesday morning
Emporia Fire responded to the downtown Emporia corridor for a reported gas leak late Wednesday morning. Crews were called to Flint Hills Eyecare and Associates at 512 Commercial Street shortly after 1...
Oct 22, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Janice Borla bringing dinner and a show to Emporia Arts Council Friday night
Renowned jazz singer Janice Borla is hosting dinner and a show in Emporia Friday night. Borla will be joined by some of her talented friends for a dinner and concert Friday night inside the Emporia Ar...
Oct 22, 2025 Emporia Arts Council Image
