Category Archives: News
Dr. Dig returns by leading a special event searching for ancient shark fossils
Everyone, no matter the age, was able to let their imaginations soar at the special event held at White Auditorium Little Theater on Tuesday. The event, led by Dr. Chris Albrecht, allowed kids and adu...
Jul 13, 2021 Dr. Chris Albrecht leads an excavation through 11 million-year-old soil. Photo by Jack Barger/KVOENews
EDUCATION: Riverside, Timmerman approved for redesign
Two more Emporia schools have been approved for education redesign efforts. The Kansas State Department of Education announcer Tuesday that Riverside and Timmerman Elementary schools were approved for...
Jul 13, 2021 Kansas State Department of Education graphic.
County administrators still urging residents to participate in survey as county broadband expansion efforts continue
Lyon County residents are being asked to fill out a quick survey to assist with the county's Fiber to the Home Initiative. During a recent interview on KVOE's Morning Show, County Controller Dan Willi...
Jul 13, 2021 Portions of Lyon County are well covered by broadband Internet, while others are underserved and others have no coverage at all. Image courtesy Dan Williams/Lyon County Controller.
Flint Hills Technical College touting uptick in fall 2021 enrollment
Enrollment is on the rise at Flint Hills Technical College. During the most recent installment of KVOE's Tech Talk Tuesday morning, College Vice President of Student Services Lisa Kirmer stated last y...
Jul 13, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia City Commission agenda items include audit, Clean Air Ordinance update, charging station, common consumption area
Emporia city commissioners have a lot of items to address in their study session Wednesday morning. Commissioners will get a presentation on the 2020 annual audit and will review funds supported by ta...
Jul 13, 2021 Pictured from left to right: Emporia City Commissioners Jon Geitz, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Rob Gilligan. KVOE News File Photo.
Revenue-neutral funding rate among agenda items for USD 253 board
Budgetary matters and more will be part of the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night. The board will continue discussions on whether to exceed the so-called revenue-neutral rat...
Jul 13, 2021 Mary Herbert Education Center. KVOE News file photo.
USD 251 board to discuss revenues, strategic plans, board policies
Revenues, strategic planning and board policies will lead the USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education meeting Wednesday. The board will discuss whether to exceed the state's so-called revenue-neu...
Jul 13, 2021 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
New traffic pattern coming for Abundant Harvest's mobile food pantry Tuesday
Abundant Harvest is hosting the latest mobile food pantry Tuesday, and there is a major traffic pattern change coming. Abundant Harvest says vehicles all must enter the front parking lot at 1028 Whitt...
Jul 13, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
2019 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee returns to Emporia for worldwide book launch
Since his induction into the National Teachers Hall of Fame two years ago, Chris Albrecht has been extremely busy. Albrecht has been a park ranger at locations in Nebraska and Maine. He's also written...
Jul 13, 2021 2019 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee Chris Albrecht is in Emporia this week, in part to launch his latest book, "The Rediscovery of Hope and Purpose." Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Shawnee man charged with flee and elude, other counts after Saturday night's alleged chase through Lyon County
Official paperwork is not immediately available, but the Lyon County Attorney's Office has charged 23-year-old Jamison Durkee after an alleged law enforcement pursuit through Lyon County on Saturday n...
Jul 12, 2021 Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
