Category Archives: News
DATA CENTER: Emporians for Progress officially opposing Nov. 3 ballot questions
One of the 2 local grassroots organizations on opposite ends of the data center debate is expanding its focus as the November 3 general election approaches. Emporians for Progress had started as a gro...
Sep 22, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
Solar moratorium, Evergy project among topics for Lyon County Community Alliance public meeting
With Evergy recently giving information about its plans for a solar facility to Lyon County commissioners and the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas despite a county-imposed morat...
Sep 22, 2026 Lyon County Community Alliance logo.
Emporia Sertoma Scholarship Breakfast is Saturday
The Emporia Sertoma Club is getting ready to serve up breakfast this weekend while raising money for local students. The annual Emporia Sertoma Club Scholarship Breakfast is set for Saturday, Septembe...
Sep 22, 2026
Strip-and-reroof building permits spike above $1 million for week of Sept. 12-18 following hailstorm in early August
There are a lot of home repairs underway across Emporia. Monday's report on building permits from Emporia Building and Neighborhood Development shows almost $1.4 million in total valuation involving o...
Sep 22, 2026 Roofs, siding, vehicles and trees all took a beating from a significant hailstorm that hit Emporia in early August. Ron Thomas/KVOE Radio.
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office involved in multi-agency child predator investigation resulting in nearly 20 arrests
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says nearly 20 people have been arrested as part of a multi-agency operation targeting sex offenders and "sex buyers" wanting illegal activity with children. The ope...
Sep 22, 2026 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office logo. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Recreation Commission tables decisions on pair of update projects to late September and mid-October
A pair of upgrade projects, both in the Lee Beran Recreation Center and rec-center-operated facilities, will see further discussion at a later date. The first item considered and eventually tabled by ...
Sep 21, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Ever rising cost of fuel not impacting visits to Emporia; however, potential exists for impacts on local business as increased costs at pump could lead to less 'disposable dollars' during stops in town
The ever-rising cost of fuel has yet to impact turnout at local community events; however, there is another impact we could see if the price at the pump continues to climb. According to Visit Emporia ...
Sep 21, 2026 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia Main Street Director's recent trip to Japan opens doors for many new opportunities in education, business and cultural exchange
Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods says a recent trip to Japan may be bearing more than one kind of fruit both locally and nationally. At the national level, Woods noted the recent trip was in p...
Sep 21, 2026 Photo courtesy of Casey Woods/Emporia Main Street.
A month out from KVOE's Drive for Food, Salvation Army food pantry shelves increasingly bare
Supplies are starting to run low at the Salvation Army food pantry. In fact, Captain Mylie Hadden says that's an understatement. Rice, crackers, helper meals and other items are also needed. Hadden ha...
Sep 21, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
ESU Music Gala Benefit Concert Set for Saturday
Emporia State University's Department of Music will host its annual Music Gala Benefit concert Saturday evening, bringing together performers and supporters for an event that helps fund student schola...
Sep 21, 2026 ESU Music Department Courtesy Image
