Category Archives: News
History Center director pleased facility escaped worst-case scenario after last week's flooding incident
It was shaping up to be the worst nightmare scenario for the Lyon County History Center, but the waterline-related flooding that hit part of downtown Emporia nearly a week ago didn’t turn out to...
Feb 17, 2021
WEATHER: Streets clearing after light snow
Travel conditions are improving after our third round of light snowfall this week. Emporia received a dusting of snow, including a roughly 30-minute period when sunshine and snow coexisted. Other tota...
Feb 17, 2021
Tickets going on sale March 6 for Symphony in the Flint Hills
Tickets go on sale next month for the Symphony in the Flint Hills. The official sale date is March 6, with the concert set for June 12 in the Morris County North Lakeview Pasture outside Council Grove...
Feb 17, 2021
Plan for west Emporia travel plaza continues to move through regulatory approval process
A potential travel plaza in west Emporia is moving forward. The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a preliminary plat for Brown Stone 3 Developmen...
Feb 17, 2021
WEATHER: Light snow slows down area travel again
Stop us if you’ve heard this before over the last week: light snow is causing slower-than-normal travel patterns Wednesday morning. A dusting of snowfall has covered Emporia, with totals of up t...
Feb 17, 2021
WEATHER: Emporia to revisit warming shelter situation Wednesday; Osage City to open church Tuesday night
With yet another round of rolling power blackouts possible Tuesday night into Wednesday, several KVOE listeners have asked whether Emporia will reopen warming shelters to cover the potential outage pe...
Feb 17, 2021
WEATHER: More short-term power outages possible starting Tuesday evening
Apparently the risk of more short-term power outages isn't over yet. 4 Rivers Electric has been advised its customers may have to contend with rolling outages through Wednesday morning. Early indicati...
Feb 16, 2021
WEATHER: Simmons' production interrupted, packaging line continues
Emporia's Simmons Pet Food plant is making adjustments due to the recent bout of extreme cold. Spokesperson Julie Maus tells KVOE News production has been temporarily interrupted due to the weather an...
Feb 16, 2021
WEATHER: Kansas Gas asking large customers to curtail gas use
As efforts continue to conserve natural gas due to the historic low temperatures, the Kansas Gas Service is now making a request of so-called “large use customers.” Kansas Gas is asking th...
Feb 16, 2021
WEATHER: Overnight low of -14 sets nightly record for Emporia, but all-time record -- regardless of source -- remains untouched
Just how cold was Monday night? National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chad Omitt says the -14 recorded at the Emporia Municipal Airport, the official NWS reporting site for the c...
Feb 16, 2021
