Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Under 10 new cases in Lyon County Public Health's data set Friday
Less than 10 new coronavirus cases were announced by Lyon County Public Health as part of its report Friday. Public Health announced seven new cases, pushing Lyon County's overall total to 10,114 case...
Mar 4, 2022 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
United We Thrive-KVOE Live Morning Drive Auction nets $5,400 for United Way's fundraising campaign
It was a fun week of bidding as part of the United We Thrive-KVOE Live Morning Drive Auction this week. The auction featured a new list of items every day. Residents used the KVOE-Bluestem Farm and Ra...
Mar 4, 2022 United Way of the Flint Hills/KVOE logo.
Local residents encouraged to attend annual Lions Club Breakfast Fundraiser Saturday
The Emporia Lions Club's annual breakfast fundraiser is back on the community calendar this weekend. After being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the annual fundraiser will be back in ...
Mar 4, 2022 KVOE News
Dunham's Sports coming to Emporia's Flinthills Mall
Full details haven't been announced, but Flinthills Mall apparently has a replacement for JC Penney. Dunham's Sports is coming to Emporia this year, part of an ongoing expansion throughout the COVID-1...
Mar 4, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
US Highway 56 to have resurfacing project across Lyon County
Next week, part of Interstate 35 east of Emporia will see a lengthy road resurfacing project. A separate but similar project is coming north of Emporia by the end of the month. The Kansas Department o...
Mar 4, 2022 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Emporia State's Bonner and Bonner lecturer discusses ways -- big and small -- to be changemakers
Being a changemaker doesn't always mean "grandiose projects." Autumn Rose Miskweminanocsqua (Raspberry Star Woman) Williams, a one-time Miss Teen Shinnecock and Miss Native American, spoke about youth...
Mar 4, 2022 Autumn Rose Williams was Emporia State University's featured speaker as part of the Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture series Thursday night. Courtesy photo.
Abnormally dry conditions expand areawide
Abnormally dry conditions now cover the entire KVOE listening area, meaning some level of drought status now blankets the state. For about a month, abnormally dry conditions were noted south of a line...
Mar 4, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
AVILA MURDER: Cornejo-Campoverde has alternate theft count added; decision on Alanis status still pending
A decision on whether Alan Alanis will be tried as an adult in the murder of Jesus Avila better than four years ago is now getting moved to at least April. A hearing that went several days last month ...
Mar 4, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Weekend weather menu: Critical fire danger with a side of storms, wintry weather for dessert
About the only thing missing from this weekend's weather forecast is a heat wave. That's obviously a stretch, but we have storms and the possibility of red flag warnings for critical fire danger in Sa...
Mar 4, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
USD 252 Southern Lyon County interviewing for new principal at Hartford, Neosho Rapids schools
Preliminary interviews are coming Friday afternoon as USD 252 Southern Lyon County prepares to hire a new principal at Hartford Junior-Senior High School and Neosho Rapids Elementary. Current principa...
Mar 3, 2022 USD 252 Southern Lyon County logo.
