Category Archives: News
Schmidt: Homeland Security funding bill will get passed
Congress is close to having all appropriations matters handled. Congress has 11 of 12 annual appropriations bills passed. The sticking point, as it has been for weeks, is Homeland Security. Kansas Con...
Apr 6, 2026 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
Air quality only weather concern for area residents Monday, Tuesday before unsettled pattern through weekend
Prime burning conditions were in place on Easter Sunday and they continue Monday. Temperatures in the low 70s will combine with light breezes, first out of the west before shifting to the east, to set...
Apr 6, 2026 Airnow.gov screenshot.
Parking, toll violation scam takes new twist
Holidays apparently don't mean anything to certain scammers. Residents began complaining to area law enforcement about alleged "final notices - court enforcement action" texts allegedly saying residen...
Apr 6, 2026 Scam graphic.
New era begins for Good Way Gardens
Sunday was the start of a new era for Good Way Gardens in more ways than one. First, the local non-profit hosted its first of six concerts as part of the monthly Good Way Sunday series for 2026 in its...
Apr 5, 2026
Messiah Lutheran Church holds annual drive-in worship service to begin Easter Sunday
Worshipers from across the community once again began their Easter Sunday by convening at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building parking lot for a unique service courtesy of Messiah Lutheran Ch...
Apr 5, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Cool, breezy Saturday morning doesn't deter kids from enjoying Flint Hills Optimists' annual Easter egg hunt
Hundreds of kids wasted no time diving into Easter egg hunts on Saturday, despite cool and breezy conditions. The Optimists' event saw around 13,000 pieces of candy snapped up in short order, thanks t...
Apr 4, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Big turnout for NLC Youth Association fundraising fish fry
As usual, a lot of area residents flocked to Allen on Saturday to enjoy the North Lyon County Youth Association's annual fundraising fish fry and silent auction. Turnout was strong from start to finis...
Apr 4, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Cottonwood Falls City Council special meeting to discuss alignment effort on pet ordinances
Cottonwood Falls' City Council has a special meeting Monday evening. Board members are set to discuss an alignment effort between Cottonwood Falls, Strong City and Chase County related to several pet-...
Apr 4, 2026 City of Cottonwood Falls photo.
Still some investigation to do at Emporia sinkhole site as plans continue to widen search area
As planned work comes to an end for Emporia's Southeast Transmission waterline project, previously-unplanned work is still ahead in downtown Emporia. It has been a week since a sinkhole developed near...
Apr 4, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Schmidt urges time to successfully finish war in Iran: 'However we got here, we are here'
The war involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other is now five weeks old. President Donald Trump has said the war could end within the next month, and he has adjusted the...
Apr 4, 2026 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
