Category Archives: News
Emporia Community Foundation seeking grant applications
Nonprofits across the KVOE listening area are encouraged to submit grant applications to the Emporia Community Foundation. The 2022 grant cycle is underway, and nonprofit groups have until Sept. 30 to...
Sep 22, 2021 Emporia Community Foundation logo.
Lyon County Commission to discuss bridge replacement project
Lyon County commissioners have infrastructure maters ahead for their weekly action meeting Thursday. Commissioners will discuss two matters related to an announcement earlier this month the county wil...
Sep 22, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Emporia names elementary Kansas Teacher of the Year nominee a week after Kansas Master Teacher Nominee announcement
USD 253 Emporia School administrators and district leadership convened twice over the past week to share a pair of welcomed surprises with two Emporia educators. The most recent announcement came Wedn...
Sep 22, 2021 Emporia Middle School Seventh Grade Science Teacher Abbey Wiggins and Village Elementary PE Teacher Andy Battenfield have been named the district's elementary KTOY and Kansas Master Teacher nominees. Photos by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News and USD 253
Repairs complete following simultaneous water main breaks in Emporia Wednesday
Emporia Public Works Crews made quick work of a pair of water main breaks in separate locations early Wednesday. Simultaneous breaks occurred Wednesday morning near 18th and Wheeler and on Sonora Driv...
Sep 22, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Planning commission approves zoning request for east Emporia property
Emporia Planning Commission members had just one item up for approval during their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Commissioners unanimously approved a request from Steven and Mary Sanford to rezone ...
Sep 21, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
List of defendants to be tried as adults in Avila murder case increases to four
Four of the five defendants in the Jesus Avila murder case will be prosecuted as adults. During a hearing Tuesday, Jovan Pecina was certified as an adult, joining Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, Andrew Gran...
Sep 21, 2021 Jovan Pecina. Lyon County Jail photo.
City of Emporia concludes chipseal project, roughly a month and half after completion of citywide water burnout
The city of Emporia has recently wrapped up two major infrastructure-related projects. Earlier this month, Emporia's Public Works Department concluded its chipseal project on several portions of downt...
Sep 21, 2021 City of Emporia logo.
USD 253 Board meeting coming Wednesday evening
Health insurance, COVID-19, lease agreements and a superintendent evaluation are all items up for consideration during the USD 253 Board of Education's upcoming meeting Wednesday evening. The board wi...
Sep 21, 2021 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Study session ahead for Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday morning
The Emporia City Commission has a study meeting coming Wednesday morning. During that time, commissioners will discuss a pair of potential updates and improvements to both city code and facilities inc...
Sep 21, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
Drive-thru flu shot clinic returning to Flint Hills Community Health Center on Oct. 8
Flint Hills Community Health Center now has a drive-thru flu shot clinic on the calendar. The event is Oct. 8 from 7:30 am to 4 pm. Residents ages six months and up can get vaccinated. Marketing Manag...
Sep 21, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
