Category Archives: News
Lyon County Commission receives latest 2023 budget allocation requests
Appropriation requests continue to come before Lyon County Commissioners with the 2023 budget process now underway. Thursday morning, Hetlinger Developmental Services Director Trudy Hutchinson present...
Jun 2, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Local Patriot Guard Riders join national escort for cremains of veteran and retired firefighter Thursday
Emporia's Patriot Guard Riders were honored to be a part of a special escort Thursday afternoon. Emporia's riders met up with members of the Arizona Patriot Guard Riders chapter who are in the midst o...
Jun 2, 2022 Patriot Guard Riders from Emporia and Arizona stand alongside Emporia Fire Fighters ahead of leaving Emporia as part of a Pony Express escort for the cremains of veteran and retired firefighter Patrick Gunn. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
New study details childcare shortages, both areawide and statewide
Childcare has become an increasingly urgent need in and around Emporia, and a new study by Child Care Aware of Kansas and the Kansas Department for Children and Families demonstrates a shortage now in...
Jun 2, 2022 Child Care Aware of Kansas photo.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Ron's Ride reaches $4,500
Any way you look at it, Ron's Ride was a success yet again. KVOE General Manager Ron Thomas made his annual trek in support of Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run. He says everything we...
Jun 2, 2022 KVOE News File Photo.
State's May revenue comes in well ahead of projections
May's tax collections in Kansas topped estimates by almost 36 percent. Governor Laura Kelly announced May tax collections at over $910 million, nearly $240 million higher than the official state forec...
Jun 2, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
ELECTION: Briggs not seeking fifth term in office -- '16 years too long for anybody to be in office, even if they wanted to be' -- and Stair in field to replace him
The local ballots are set for the 2022 election cycle, and change is coming to the Lyon County Commission. Democrat Scott Briggs is not seeking another term in office. He has served on the board since...
Jun 2, 2022 Scott Briggs (left), Gregg Stair. Courtesy photos.
WEATHER: Flood warning for Cottonwood at Emporia, Lyon County road closure list both shorten Thursday
There has been another adjustment in the flood warning for the Cottonwood River at Emporia. The river is now in a warning until early Saturday morning, a bit shorter than the 10 am end time announced ...
Jun 2, 2022 LyonCounty911.org map.
Local law enforcement escort Special Olympics torch into Emporia Wednesday
The Special Olympics torch has arrived in Emporia. Local law enforcement escorted the torch from the Lyon Coffey County line Wednesday afternoon to downtown Emporia as part of the annual law enforceme...
Jun 1, 2022 Local law enforcement representatives and Special Olympics Athlete Michelle Pendlay stand together at White Auditorium with the Special Olympics torch. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia City Commissioners approve formal call for swift action by state and federal lawmakers to address gun violence in America
Emporia City Commissioners have joined the national outcry for more common-sense gun laws following the second deadliest school shooting in history last week. Commissioners unanimously approved a reso...
Jun 1, 2022
ELECTION: New face to represent Lyon County Commission First District as Briggs decides against seeking fifth term
The candidate filing and withdrawal deadline has passed at the local level. In Lyon County, Emporian Gregg Stair, a Democrat, filed shortly before the noon deadline to serve as Lyon County commissione...
Jun 1, 2022 Lyon County Election Office graphic.
