Category Archives: News
US-50, Turnpike traffic getting back to normal after bridge repairs near Emporia
More orange cones are getting removed around parts of Emporia, and not just because we're getting deeper into fall. Kansas Turnpike Authority Engineer Shannon Moore is reporting significant repairs to...
Sep 29, 2025 Emergency repairs are done for a Kansas Turnpike bridge near Emporia following a damaging crash in April. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Wilkerson named as executive director for Jones Foundation
Kathryn Wilkerson is departing SOS and taking over another longstanding Emporia nonprofit in the process. Wilkerson has been named as the next executive director of the Walter S and Evan C Jones Found...
Sep 29, 2025 Kathryn Wilkerson. Courtesy The Jones Foundation.
Motions filed in Perez-Ricardo murder case
Several motions have been filed this month as part of early court processes in an Emporia murder case. Prosecutors in the case against Alexei Perez-Ricardo have filed separate motions that could add a...
Sep 29, 2025 Alexei Perez-Ricardo. Lyon County Jail photo.
Summary judgment decision possibly coming soon in Four Seasons LLC v Hammond
A pretrial conference has been canceled in the case of an Emporia apartment complex suing a former complex manager for financial mismanagement. In its place is a ruling on a summary judgment motion in...
Sep 29, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Pivotal survey on future USD 251 facilities now underway
Large-scale facility matters have been a significant talking point for USD 251 North Lyon County for well over a decade, and the district has started a patron survey as part of its latest round of com...
Sep 29, 2025 (From left:) USD 251 North Lyon County Strategic Planning Committee Chair Kiley DeDonder, USD 251 Superintendent Bob Blair and USD 251 Strategic Planning Committee member Rich Porter. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Local opportunities announced for learning more about Medicare options
This is a big time for existing or prospective Medicare patients. Annual notices of coverage have been mailed out and are either in hand or coming soon. Certified Senior Health Insurance Counselor for...
Sep 29, 2025 Medicare graphic.
Minor damage to Emporia restaurant after Sunday night fire
There wasn't much in the way of damage, but Las Catrinas is closed until further notice after a small flash fire in the kitchen Sunday night. Emporia Fire was called out to a gas leak and connected fi...
Sep 29, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Sundays at Site serves as prelude to William Allen White Children's Book Award celebration
With the William Allen White Children's Book Award ceremonies taking place this upcoming weekend, the award's history was a focal point for the latest Sundays at the Site presentation at Red Rocks Sta...
Sep 29, 2025 Robbie Hill begins her presentation on Ruth Garver Gagliardo, the founder of the William Allen White Children's Book Awards, during the Sept. 29 rendition of Sundays at the Site. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Rollins outlines Trump strategies during Ag Outlook Forum
US Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed the state of the agriculture economy during the 11th Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City last week. Rollins says agriculture is central to "the American republic a...
Sep 28, 2025 Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City last week. USDA photo.
Schmidt: Time to pass continuing budget resolution
With federal appropriation bills likely not getting finalized by the end of the government year this week, Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt says it's time to extend current budget plans into November....
Sep 28, 2025 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
