Category Archives: News
Large schedule of activities planned for 2025 Good Way Gardens finale Sunday
The final Good Way Gardens event of 2025 will have a jam-packed schedule of activities, according to organizer Elexa Dawson during a recent interview on KVOE's Morning Show. According to Dawson, the s...
Oct 03, 2025 Good Way Gardens file photo.
Refueling outage underway at Wolf Creek
With conversations developing about a new reactor and new technology possibly coming to Evergy, the utility's existing reactor is now offline. Wolf Creek's 27th scheduled refueling outage began this w...
Oct 03, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Pretrial ahead in Lyon County aggravated assault on law enforcement case
An Emporia man accused of aggravated assault on law enforcement and other counts against local law enforcement is set for a pretrial hearing near the end of this month. Jesus Abundiz-Correa was origin...
Oct 03, 2025 Jesus Abundiz-Correa. Lyon County Jail photo.
Lyon County adult mistreatment case sees hearing delayed
Court processes have started for an Emporia man accused of mistreating a dependent adult. Riley Biester-Greeve was set for a preliminary hearing this week, but that was delayed to Nov. 10. Defense att...
Oct 03, 2025 Riley Biester-Greeve. Lyon County Jail photo.
USD 251 adjusts survey mail pickup, dropoff locations after unspecified issues arise
A survey continues for USD 251 parents and patrons for the next week, but some issues have developed on the mail side. The district says there have been some unspecified delivery issues, so it is plac...
Oct 03, 2025 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Kobach requests special session on drivers license gender markers, considers new lawsuit in SNAP data case
By declining to hear an appeal by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, the Kansas Supreme Court has effectively let the Department of Revenue return to past policy on gender marker changes on drivers ...
Oct 03, 2025 Kris Kobach. KVOE News file photo.
Radical Life celebrates start of Radical Champions fundraiser, closing on new brick-and-mortar location
A lot of things are happening for Radical Life these days. The annual Radical Champions fundraiser kicked off Friday morning, with over a dozen individuals and teams seeking to raise at least $1,000 f...
Oct 03, 2025 KVOE's Morning Show featured an interview with Radical Life. On the interview were (from left) Jacque Ambrose, Edie Ambrose, Lindsay Smith and Laura Spencer. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Power pole replacement to cause several adjustments in downtown Emporia early Tuesday
The City of Emporia says a power pole replacement project will take place early next week in downtown Emporia. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says there will be work behind Bourbon Cowb...
Oct 03, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
Groundbreaking event announced for QuikTrip, Flint Hills Crossing development
Discussed for weeks, QuikTrip has finally announced its official groundbreaking and reception for its new Emporia convenience store and gas station. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says ...
Oct 03, 2025 QuikTrip artist rendering.
RDA reschedules monthly board meeting
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors has delayed its monthly meeting. The gathering was supposed to take place Oct. 10 but is now on the calendar for Oct. 15....
Oct 03, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
