Category Archives: News
Burn bans up for Chase, Osage, Wabaunsee counties
Significant fire danger is in place for parts of the KVOE listening area -- and elevated fire danger is in place for the rest of it. The Chase, Osage and Wabaunsee County sheriff's departments have an...
Feb 11, 2022 Lyon County Sheriff's Office photo.
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness annual review highlights Lyon County Commission meeting Thursday
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness had a lot to celebrate in 2021. Executive Director Amanda Cunningham conveyed this to Lyon County Commissioners as part of the annual Crosswinds year-end review repo...
Feb 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Alisa Skalsky claims Lyon County Spelling Bee
Olpe Schools can claim the winners of the last two Lyon County Spelling Bees after Alisa Skalsky of Olpe Elementary came out on top Thursday. Last year's spelling bee, held virtually by Sacred Heart, ...
Feb 10, 2022 Olpe Elementary student Alyssa Skalsky leans in to spell "allergenic" to win the 2022 Lyon County Spelling Bee at the Humanitarian Center on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County's new caseload lower but elevated -- and the same can be said for test positivity numbers
COVID-19 numbers remain elevated, but they are sharply lower than where they were a month ago. And nobody's more pleased than local health officials like Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedne...
Feb 10, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Bed space finally opens back up at Newman Regional Health
COVID-19 caseload activity has been trending downward for close to a month, and that decline finally made it to Newman Regional Health's patient beds. The hospital's bed space has been limited from la...
Feb 10, 2022 Newman Regional Health graphic.
Abnormally dry conditions remain for much of KVOE listening area
Last week's snowfall came too late to affect the US Drought Monitor map. And it appears it had no effect on this week's map, either. Most of the KVOE listening area, especially southwest of a Council ...
Feb 10, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Heroes for Hope to lead into Hope-A-Palooza for SOS
SOS is using a new fundraiser to launch into an existing one. This week, SOS has debuted "Heroes for Hope," which involves 20 invited women to raise funds for the agency. The program resembles SOS Str...
Feb 10, 2022 SOS graphic.
Presentation on African American boys in K-12 education continues Black History Month at Emporia State
Black History Month activities continue at Emporia State University on Thursday evening. On KVOE's Talk of Emporia on Wednesday, ESU Interim Senior Director for Diversity Nyk Robertson previewed an ap...
Feb 10, 2022 Emporia State University graphic.
William Allen White Elementary provides latest update on redesign efforts during USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday
Even with a pandemic thrown into the mix, the staff and administration of William Allen White are continuing to make great progress with education redesign within the school. That was the overall repo...
Feb 09, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
USD 253 Emporia announces pair of administrative appointments for 2022-23 school year
Both a familiar face and a new face to USD 253 Emporia Public Schools will be assuming leadership roles within the district later this year. During the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday nig...
Feb 09, 2022 Mr. Jared Giffin and Dr. Jessica Holden. USD 253 Emporia Courtesy Images.
