Category Archives: News
Process begins to repave East 12th
Emporia's Street Rehab process is into the second and final phase before closing down for the year. Perhaps the most visible project on the list is repaving East 12th from Commercial all the way to Wh...
Aug 19, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Nursing home staff will have to vaccinate or facilities could lose federal funds
President Joe Biden is requiring nursing home staffers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or else their facilities may lose Medicare and Medicaid funding. Federal data indicates hundreds of thousands o...
Aug 19, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
City commission approves signing of ICA for Emporia Pavilions and letter of support for countywide sales tax continuation Wednesday
A major land-related item and upcoming tax question both gained the support of Emporia City Commissioners during their regular action session Wednesday evening. Commissioners voted unanimously to sign...
Aug 18, 2021 Commissioners consider signing Incentive and Compliance Agreement for the addition of new retailers in the Emporia Pavilions development. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Sertoma Club Train closed indefinitely following broken generator
The Sertoma Club Train is out of commission, possibly through the end of the scheduled train season. The Sertoma Club announced via Facebook Sunday that the train would be "temporarily closed" due to ...
Aug 18, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: 35 new cases, 45 recoveries, one new death reported in Lyon County on Wednesday
After nearly two straight weeks of across the board increases in COVID-19 cases, Lyon County Public Health has had its second straight reporting period with an active case decrease. Public Health repo...
Aug 18, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Authorities say Emporia man tried to kill woman, threatened two men with gun Sunday
Formal charges have been filed after a lengthy on-site negotiation and investigation process in east Emporia led to an arrest Monday. Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman has filed one count of attempted...
Aug 18, 2021 Ronald W. Schemm. Lyon County Jail Photo.
New call center business coming to Emporia with plans to create 250 jobs
A new business has announced plans to expand into Emporia. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says Communications Solutions, LLC, will create 250 jobs. Kelly says Communications Solutions provides business-t...
Aug 18, 2021 Communications Solutions logo.
Four Emporians among five arrested in connection with murder of Jesus Avila in 2017
Nearly four years after the body of 19-year-old Jesus Avila was found in a burned-out car in a field south of Emporia, a number of arrests have been made in connection to the case. A news release from...
Aug 18, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: Federal government recommending booster shots, will have those available starting Sept. 20
As expected, the federal government is now recommending booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine -- and it will start making those available in about a month. Top health officials have announced plans to...
Aug 18, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police urging safety in school zones, around buses with first official day of classes Thursday
Emporia Public Schools has its Jump Start activities for new students, either to the district as a whole or to their new buildings, on Wednesday. Classes begin for all district students Thursday, and ...
Aug 18, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
