Category Archives: News
CRASH UPDATE: Pickup driver hurt after vehicle hits KDOT dump truck's trailer near Lyon-Chase county line
The Kansas Highway Patrol says an Olathe man suffered potentially serious injuries when the pickup he was driving rear-ended a Kansas Department of Transportation dump truck's trailer in far west Lyon...
Jun 24, 2021 Authorities investigate an injury crash near the Lyon-Chase county line and monitor for incoming traffic Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News,
Abnormally dry conditions return to areas south of Emporia
Remember all the rainfall we had the second half of May? Well, a month later, a good portion of the KVOE listening area is now listed as abnormally dry. Most of Chase and Greenwood counties are now in...
Jun 24, 2021 US Drought Monitor maps.
Kansas Insurance Department announces annual firefighter relief distribution
The Kansas Insurance Department has announced its annual distribution to local firefighter relief organizations. Emporia is receiving over $108,000 as part of this announcement. As a whole, Lyon Count...
Jun 24, 2021 Kansas Insurance Department logo.
Heat, humidity and potential severe weather in short-term forecast; isolated power outages follow Thursday morning activity
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across the KVOE listening area Thursday night and again Friday. Thunderstorms are expected across the area by mid-evening Thursday, and some could be strong...
Jun 24, 2021 A shelf cloud rolls across north Lyon County early Thursday (left photo). Storms generated winds measured at 55 mph near Bushong (right photo) and estimated between 50-70 mph near Allen. Brian Keith (left), Kolette Gilbert photos.
West 12th Avenue not totally repaved, but street reopens after last week's water main break
It's not totally fixed, but West 12th Avenue is open to traffic. West 12th reopened between C of E Drive and Lincoln Streets early Wednesday afternoon, a full week after a 16-inch water main broke, ca...
Jun 24, 2021 Traffic moves through an ongoing work zone on West 12th between C of E Drive and Lincoln Streets after recent repairs to a water main that broke June 16. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
State statute will require USD 253 to exceed revenue neutral rate for 2022 fiscal year
Due to state statutes, the USD 253 Board of Education will have no decision except to exceed the revenue-neutral rate for the coming fiscal year. That was the report from USD 253 Assistant Superintend...
Jun 23, 2021 USD 253 Graphic
PLUMB PLACE: Sale process moving forward; prospective buyers not tethered to original deed terms
Plumb Place is a step closer to being sold. On Wednesday, Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler approved the sale of the building, property and personal property associated with the entity. Fowler's decision f...
Jun 23, 2021 Plumb Place board member Bob Symmonds (center) briefly addresses Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler as part of a hearing connected to the future of Plumb Place on Wednesday. Lyon County District Court screenshot.
City Commission currently pondering future wage increase
Emporia City Commissioners will have some major wage-related conversations before them in the coming weeks. During their regular study session Wednesday morning, commissioners received a presentation ...
Jun 23, 2021 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Renovations in motion on historic Howe House
The first of several planned renovations atThe Howe House is now complete. The house, built in 1867, is the oldest house and the second oldest structure in Lyon County. As part of an ongoing improveme...
Jun 23, 2021
CORONAVIRUS: Two new cases, two corrections reported in Lyon County Wednesday
State corrections have impacted local COVID-19 numbers for the second straight reporting period. In its Wednesday report, Lyon County Public Health reported two new cases since Monday, however, the ov...
Jun 23, 2021
