Category Archives: News
Moran to meet with ESU leadership/media Wednesday afternoon
US Senator Jerry Moran will be in Emporia to speak with Emporia State University leadership Wednesday. Moran will be speaking with ESU administrators about the university's cyber security program. Fol...
Sep 07, 2021 US Senator Jerry Moran.
CORONAVIRUS: Labor Day weekend sees almost 40 new cases reported by Lyon County Public Health
Lyon County Public Health has announced the weekend totals for coronavirus traffic. There were 39 new cases between Friday and Tuesday morning, moving the overall total over the last almost 18 months ...
Sep 07, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
FEMA reimbursement and redevelopment project among talking points for Emporia City Commission study session Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners are meeting Wednesday morning. Among the agenda items will be discussions on submitting a repair project for the city's raw water intake and the Neosho low water dam to FEMA...
Sep 07, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health adds classroom exemption plan, adjusts 'Test to Stay and Learn' guidance
Adjusted guidance from Lyon County Public Health means adjusted COVID-19 policies for USD 253 Emporia. According to Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern, there are three mai...
Sep 07, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Bond reduction denied for suspect in Avila murder
A request to modify bond for one of the suspects in the Jesus Avila murder case has been denied. Defense attorney Rick Meier had requested a bond reduction from $750,000 to as low as $75,000 for Jordy...
Sep 07, 2021 Fifth Judicial District screenshot.
Labor Day chase leads to arrest in Osage County
The Osage County Sheriff's Office says it has arrested a woman after a Labor Day law enforcement pursuit. Sheriff Chris Wells says a deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop at an unlisted location on K...
Sep 07, 2021 Samantha Dunbar. Osage County Jail photo.
Osage County deputies arrest two people on warrants, drug counts after suspicious activity report near Melvern Lake
Suspicious activity at an Osage County campground on Labor Day led to a pair of drug-related arrests. Wells says a deputy on patrol at Turkey Point Campground at Melvern Lake was told by a citizen of ...
Sep 07, 2021 Jessica Downs (left), Ryan Pinks. Osage County Jail photos.
USD 253 Emporia board to discuss budgets, COVID-19 strategies during Wednesday meeting
Budgets, COVID-19 response, construction and strategic planning are all on the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. Before the consent agenda, the board will have separate publi...
Sep 07, 2021 Mary Herbert Education Center. KVOE News file photo.
Online auction underway for Relay for Life of the Flint Hills
The last phase of fundraising for the upcoming Relay for Life of the Flint Hills is underway through an online auction. Organizer and spokesperson Monica Schmidt says the bidding process is simple, fa...
Sep 07, 2021 Relay for Life graphic.
Suspect in Wichita nightclub shooting was wanted on two felony warrants and couldn't legally have a firearm
Wichita Police now have announced a suspect in the deadly nightclub shooting from early Tuesday. Keshawn Maurice Dawson, age 23 of Wichita, is already wanted on two felony warrants in Sedgwick County ...
Sep 07, 2021 Keshawn Dawson. Wichita Police photo.
