Category Archives: News
Second Community-Wide Shred event held
Area residents had a second opportunity in under two weeks to have certain documents shredded at no charge to them. ESB Financial organized the second Community-Wide Shred and Recycle Day on Friday af...
Oct 02, 2021 After heavy demand Sept. 18, ESB Financial has a second Community-Wide Shred event Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Walk to End Alzheimer's returns in person Sunday
Efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease will get a large boost from a local annual fundraiser Sunday. The 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's will take place on the Lyon County Fairgrounds in an effor...
Oct 02, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
Plumb Place contents sold at auction
The Plumb Place Steering Committee took another step in possibly restoring services to women in crisis situations this weekend, but it was a sobering process. All the contents inside the former Plumb ...
Oct 02, 2021 Area residents gathered at Plumb Place to bid on contents as the Plumb Place Steering Committee continues its plan to restore services to women in crisis situations. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Kossover Tennis Complex set for ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday
A major construction project at Emporia State University is just about ready to unveil to the public. On Saturday, ESU will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the over $3 million Kossover Tennis Compl...
Oct 01, 2021 The Kossover Family Tennis Complex. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
New Emporia travel plaza secures tenant; up to seven RV park, food court tenants could be announced shortly
Formal approval of an access road into Emporia's new travel plaza is still pending through the Kansas Department of Transportation, but Brown Stone Development 3 has been quite active in setting the f...
Oct 01, 2021 Brownstone 3 Development LLC graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: 84 new cases, 86 recoveries reported in Lyon County Friday
Recent modest decreases continued for Lyon County's active coronavirus caseload Friday. Lyon County Public Health reported 84 new cases, 10 fewer than the 94 cases reported Wednesday, bringing the ove...
Oct 01, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic
ESU Music Department holding scholarship gala concert Saturday
Emporia State University music students will benefit directly from a special concert Saturday evening. The annual ESU Music Gala Benefit Concert will take place inside Albert Taylor Hall on the univer...
Oct 01, 2021 ESU Music Department Courtesy Image
CrossWinds lands two-year, $2.3 million grant
A major federal grant is coming to CrossWinids Counseling and Wellness. CrossWinds says it has secured a two-year, $2.3 million block grant as part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad...
Oct 01, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Superintendent expressing pride over current COVID-19 trends across the district
USD 253 Emporia has been hard at work the past 19 months to bring students back to in-person learning and is currently working even harder to keep students in person. That was the report from USD 253 ...
Oct 01, 2021 USD 253 Emporia Public Schools Image.
Lengthy narcotics investigation leads to arrest of Melvern man
A Melvern man has been arrested on suspicion of drug distribution and other counts. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies and investigators did a narcotics search warrant in the 800 block of ...
Oct 01, 2021 Jeffrey Meade. Osage County Jail photo.
