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A pretrial hearing is ahead for an Emporia man accused of being involved in a shooting and home invasion robbery last fall. Kenneth Hopkins, 21, had a preliminary hearing Monday and was set for a pret...

All area counties reported increases in coronavirus activity to start the new year. Two also reported increases in their respective death numbers. Chase County had eight new cases over the past week, ...

Having led Emporia’s Convention and Visitors Bureau for years and being part of the Chamber and Visitors Bureau for over 27 years, Susan Rathke plans to become a tourist herself. Your browser do...

If you still need to dispose of your Christmas tree following the festivities of the holiday season, you still have time to do so. Tree collection sites at the Lyon County Fairgrounds north entrance, ...

Families and students of USD 253 Emporia Public Schools can expect no changes when classes recommence for the district Tuesday. USD 253 Community Relations Director Lyndel Landgren says the district&#...

The Lyon County Most Wanted list is adjusting with three additions and three longstanding suspects now off the list. New to the Most Wanted list is 20-year-old Alexander Couch, who is sought on suspic...

Dr. Ladun Oyenuga is into her first full week as Lyon County’s health officer. Dr. Oyneuga joined KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment for an introductory interview. With coronavirus still raging, s...

Nobody was hurt after a chimney fire north of Emporia well before sunrise Sunday. Emporia Fire went to 1161 Road 220, about four miles north of Emporia, around 1:30 am. A planned fire was underway whe...

Lyon County is starting the year off with a rise in both overall and active coronavirus cases. Monday, Public Health reported 112 new cases bringing the overall total since last March to 3,395. With o...

Does energy beget energy? Lyon County Commissioner Scott Briggs believes it does, especially with the county being the site of Evergy’s Emporia Energy Center, the peak energy facility near Roads...