Category Archives: News
Services announced for longtime Bushong mayor, North Lyon County Veterans Memorial organizer Gary Smith
Services are coming next weekend for longtime Bushong city official and community volunteer Gary Smith, who passed away earlier this month at age 63 after a battle with brain cancer. Smith served as B...
Sep 25, 2025 Gary Smith. Courtesy Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home.
Emporian pleads no contest in arson case
An Emporia man accused of aggravated arson as part of an incident this past summer has accepted a plea agreement. Mitchell Lindsey was originally facing one count after allegedly setting a small fire ...
Sep 25, 2025 Mitchell Lindsey. Lyon County Jail photo.
USD 253 Board receives latest update on EMS track project, approves contract for Kansas Avenue building purchase and continues information gathering on insurance renewals for 2026 as part of regular meeting Wednesday
Facility matters were the main highlight of the USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening. This included an update on the new Emporia Middle School track and turf field facility, which, acc...
Sep 24, 2025 KVOE News Screenshot Image.
City of Emporia and United Way of the Flint Hills finalize agreement for continued operations of Abundant Harvest through remainder of 2025
The agreement between the city of Emporia and United Way of the Flint Hills for continuing Abundant Harvest operations through the remainder of the calendar year is now finalized. United Way of the Fl...
Sep 24, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Healthier Lyon County inviting public to informational ice cream social Thursday
Residents and community members are invited to join Healthier Lyon County for an informational social gathering Thursday evening. Healthier Lyon County will host an ice cream social at Quaker Park fro...
Sep 24, 2025 Healthier Lyon County Image.
CareArc Board of Directors discuss policies and regular clinical reports as part of monthly meeting Tuesday with in-house pharmacy soft opening date quickly approaching
Policy and monthly reports highlighted the monthly CareArc Board of Directors meeting Tuesday. In addition to the monthly medical, dental and pharmacy clinic reports, board members also reviewed polic...
Sep 24, 2025 KVOE News photo.
SOS Hope-A-Palooza with Ran'D Shine coming on Oct. 17
The 12th Annual Hope-A-Palooza fundraiser for SOS is coming up on Oct. 17. Entertainment this year is a little bit different than years past. SOS welcomes magician and comedian Ran'D Shine, an enterta...
Sep 24, 2025
Evergy signs MOU with Kansas Department of Commerce, TerraPower on new nuclear facility
Evergy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kansas Department of Commerce and nuclear company TerraPower to explore new reactor and energy storage technology. The MOU is the latest step i...
Sep 24, 2025 Evergy logo.
Governor Kelly not calling special session to redraw state's Congressional boundaries
With Republicans in the Kansas Statehouse and those running for governor calling more consistently for a special session to redraw Congressional boundary lines, perhaps as soon as next year, Kansas Go...
Sep 24, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Spring 2026 still target for start of Southwick House construction
Construction may not be that far off, relatively speaking, for Southwick House. Director Susan Brinkman has said she expects construction to begin early next year. She's still holding to that general ...
Sep 24, 2025 Southwick House Logo
