Category Archives: News
Sertoma Club feeds masses, raises funds for scholarships
The Sertoma Club of Emporia navigated past the coronavirus pandemic for the second straight year with its annual scholarship breakfast fundraiser. Club member Elton Jensen enjoyed serving the resident...
Oct 2, 2021 Sertoma Club members and several volunteers served biscuits and gravy to area residents Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Area school districts largely fare well in new COVID-19 dashboard
Area school districts largely fared well in the state's first-ever dashboard created after the formation of the Safer Classrooms Workgroup. The new webpage, available to the public, offers a color-cod...
Oct 2, 2021 Kansas Department of Health and Environment graphic.
September tax receipts continue ongoing trend of surpassing expectations
Kansas' tax receipts again overshot projections. On Friday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said the September tax receipts were over $876 million, over 20 percent -- almost $148 million -- ahead of Septe...
Oct 2, 2021 State of Kansas flag.
Olpe-area power outages restored
Power outages affecting the Olpe area were restored quickly. Three outages were reported around Olpe around 12:35 pm. Evergy says all three outages were restored by 1:15 pm. The early indications are ...
Oct 2, 2021 Evergy outage map.
NRH Therapy Services enjoying new spaces with a lot of 'Publisher's Clearing House' looks from patients
Since Newman Therapy Services moved to its new home on the hospital grounds in late August, Director David Crotts has been more than pleased with the new space. And at Thursday's formal ribbon-cutting...
Oct 2, 2021 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Sacred Heart School's upcoming playground replacement bolstered by Mexican Supper
Lines were long going into Sacred Heart's Mexican Supper on Friday -- and bellies were full going out. Sacred Heart School used a drive-thru format for the second straight year due to COVID-19, and Pr...
Oct 2, 2021 Sacred Heart fifth-graders were among the helpers during the church's 48th annual Mexican Supper on Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Second Community-Wide Shred event held
Area residents had a second opportunity in under two weeks to have certain documents shredded at no charge to them. ESB Financial organized the second Community-Wide Shred and Recycle Day on Friday af...
Oct 2, 2021 After heavy demand Sept. 18, ESB Financial has a second Community-Wide Shred event Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Walk to End Alzheimer's returns in person Sunday
Efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease will get a large boost from a local annual fundraiser Sunday. The 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's will take place on the Lyon County Fairgrounds in an effor...
Oct 2, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
Plumb Place contents sold at auction
The Plumb Place Steering Committee took another step in possibly restoring services to women in crisis situations this weekend, but it was a sobering process. All the contents inside the former Plumb ...
Oct 2, 2021 Area residents gathered at Plumb Place to bid on contents as the Plumb Place Steering Committee continues its plan to restore services to women in crisis situations. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Kossover Tennis Complex set for ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday
A major construction project at Emporia State University is just about ready to unveil to the public. On Saturday, ESU will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the over $3 million Kossover Tennis Compl...
Oct 1, 2021 The Kossover Family Tennis Complex. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
