Category Archives: News
Rec Commission to look at part-time wage scales at Monday meeting
The Emporia Recreation Commission Board of Directors has its monthly meeting Monday. Board members could approve wage scales for part-time employees as well as an update on public comment policy and b...
Sep 19, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Highway Patrol: Driver flees on foot after crash, transferred to Topeka hospital after initial treatment
Formal charges are pending after a crash northeast of Emporia led to an alleged foot chase Saturday. The crash happened at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 137 southbound, or about 10 miles northeast of Em...
Sep 18, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
ESB Financial Shred and E-Waste Recycling Day "A Hit"
ESB Financials shred and e-waste recycling day was wildly popular Saturday morning. The event that started at 9 am at the bank's Merchant Street location was met with steady lines that had the Shred t...
Sep 18, 2021 Photo by Ron Thomas/KVOE News
Friends, family and a thankful community attend burial of Marine Corps Private First Class Glenn White Saturday
Nearly 80 years after his death in service to the United States, Marine Corps Private Glenn White has now reached his final resting place. White was laid to rest Saturday morning at Memorial Lawn Ceme...
Sep 18, 2021 Members of the United States Marine Corps escort Marine Corps Private First Class Glenn White to his final resting place. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Seventh annual and final Make a Joyful Noise 5K provides music, fellowship and fitness to Emporia residents Saturday
Music, fellowship and joy were all blended together as an annual worship event made its return to an in-person format Saturday morning. The annual Make a Joyful Noise 5K saw participants take off from...
Sep 18, 2021 Participants take off from the starting line of the 7th annual Make a Joyful Noise 5K. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
2021 No Coast Film Festival kicks off with screening of Emporia based film Friday
The 2021 No Coast Film Festival got off to a rousing start Friday night. The first evening of films kicked off with a screening of the short film "The Beauty and the Grit" created by Emporia resident ...
Sep 18, 2021 A still shot from Kevin Rabas' film "The Beauty and the Grit" which kicked off the 2021 No Coast Film Festival. No Coast Film Festival Image.
CORONAVIRUS: New and active cases both up Friday for Lyon County; pending death added
New and active coronavirus cases both increased in Lyon County Public Health's latest report Friday. Public Health announced 28 new cases Friday, more than 24 combined for the reports Monday and Wedne...
Sep 17, 2021 Lyon County Public Health Image.
Defense motion on mental disease or defect in Devawn Mitchell murder case likely pushes trial to 2022
Trial for Devawn Mitchell in the automobile death of Steve Henry will almost certainly take place next year after a motions hearing Friday. Mitchell's attorney, Rick Meier, filed a motion for mental d...
Sep 17, 2021 Devawn Mitchell. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
A hero's welcome home: After procession brings Private Glenn White to Emporia, attention turns to Saturday's burial ceremony
Marine Corps Private First Class Glenn White is home. The 19-year-old soldier, killed during the later stages of World War II, was returned to Emporia via a law enforcement and American Legion Riders ...
Sep 17, 2021 A Marine detail lifts Private Glenn White to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home on Friday. White will be buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery with Marine Corps honors Saturday. Roberts-Blue-Barnett photo.
Council Grove hosting "Voices of the Wind People" outdoor drama Friday and Saturday
History is set to come alive in Council Grove this weekend. The city will be hosting two performances of the outdoor drama, "Voices of the Wind People" which tells the story of the Kaw Indians who liv...
Sep 17, 2021 Voices of the Wind People Image
