Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Snow totals range from 2-6 inches areawide; travel slow for Lyon and surrounding counties
Accumulating snowfall may well be over across the KVOE listening area, although we will likely see snow into early Thursday. Projected totals now range from 3-6 inches after being anywhere from 4-11 i...
Feb 02, 2022 Lyon County roads are largely passable with occasional drifting after snowfall early Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Public damage incident leads to outage in northwest Lyon County; cause still being determined for outage in Greenwood County
Over 160 Evergy Customers are without power due to an outage in northwest Lyon County. The outage was reported just before 3 pm and is affecting 168 customers in Admire, Miller and Reading as well as ...
Feb 01, 2022 Evergy outage map
2022 Kansas Teacher of the Year team visits Emporia State University Tuesday
The Kansas Teacher of the Year team made their annual stop in Emporia Tuesday to speak with educators of the future. Among them was current Kansas Teacher of the Year Susanne Stevenson a fourth-grade ...
Feb 01, 2022 2022 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team
Pictured left to right: Natalie Johnson-Berry, Amanda Ketterling, Laurie Thisius, KTOY Suzanne Stevenson, Kristin Salazar, Lisa Martinez
Center: Amber Carithers.
Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County History Center seeking donations to highlight healthcare with upcoming exhibits
Lyon County residents have the opportunity to share their family background in exhibits revolving around healthcare. The Lyon County History Center is asking for donations of photos, documentation, an...
Feb 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Gas leak near East Kansas and South Mechanic resolved quickly; no injuries reported
One house was evacuated after a gas leak near downtown Emporia on Tuesday morning. Emporia Fire responded to the intersection of East Kansas and South Mechanic shortly before 10 am. Firefighter Michae...
Feb 01, 2022 Google Maps image
The warmth before the winter storm: Monday's 71-degree day sets record daily high temperature
With winter set to return in force Tuesday night, we had a short-lived return to spring Monday -- and the latest daily record high temperature in the process. The National Weather Service says Monday'...
Feb 01, 2022 Clipart Max graphic.
More discussion on so-called Kretsinger Tract likely during Emporia City Commission meeting Wednesday
Emporia city commissioners will meet in an action session Wednesday. Commissioners could approve a hearing date to establish a Rural Housing Incentive District for over 16 acres of property near South...
Feb 01, 2022 City of Emporia graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Free testing underway through WellHealth to add to local options
Another avenue for free coronavirus testing is underway. WellHealth Management is once again partnering with Lyon County Public Health to offer free tests, this time at least through February. WellHea...
Feb 01, 2022 GoGetTested.com photo.
Kansas Supreme Court weighing death penalty appeal of Kyle Flack after hearing Monday
The Kansas Supreme Court took over two hours Monday to hear a death penalty appeal from Kyle Flack in the deaths of four people in Franklin County eight years ago. Flack officially filed a dozen matte...
Feb 01, 2022 Kansas Supreme Court photo.
Osage County woman accused of leading ISIS battalion starts court process
The Osage County woman accused of fighting for ISIS and trying to recruit women to the terrorist organization has a detention hearing later this week. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, had her first appearance...
Feb 01, 2022 US Department of Justice logo.
