Category Archives: News
Olpe Eagles stymie Oakley in KSHSAA Class 1A Football Championship
It was a history making day for the Olpe Eagles as they claimed the 2020 Class 1A State Championship in Hays Saturday. Olpe defeated the Oakley Plainsmen 14-0 thanks to two touchdown passes by junior ...
Nov 28, 2020
Lyon County's 2019 vehicle-deer map demonstrates most wrecks along major highways
It’s the prime season for vehicle-deer crashes, and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and Lyon County Highway Department have posted a new map detailing the locations of those kinds of wrec...
Nov 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Eastern Kansas VA announces Facebook Live information webinars
Veterans using the Eastern Kansas VA System will need to know about a special series of online meetings beginning Monday. The VA is using Facebook Live to keep veterans abreast of different COVID-19-r...
Nov 28, 2020
Holiday mailing deadlines in effect; Emporia Post Office to have Sunday hours
Now that the holiday shopping season has started, the holiday package mailing season is also underway. The US Postal Service has already said the Emporia post office will be open two Sundays, Dec. 6 a...
Nov 28, 2020
Governor Laura Kelly announces new statewide broadband access effort
Broadband access is the main point of the latest state grant program announced by the office of Governor Laura Kelly Wednesday. The Governor’s administration has announced $85 million in state f...
Nov 27, 2020
Kansas Corporation Commission announces virtual series on Evergy STP plan through May
For those curious as to how Evergy’s new Sustainability Transformation Plan will work and the effects it will have, the Kansas Corporation Commission is offering a series of informational worksh...
Nov 27, 2020
Local retailers make adjustments aplenty so people can shop safely this holiday season
Black Friday is kicking off a holiday shopping season unlike any other in recent memory. At AKA The Sports Fan, manager Tammy Adkins says people aren’t gravitating to just one or two things. She...
Nov 27, 2020
Inaugural Spreading Kindness and Love Emporia Thanksgiving meal exceeds expectations Thursday
Hundreds of local residents benefited from a generous new holiday tradition started by a local group focused on spreading cheer to others. The Emporia Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints playe...
Nov 27, 2020
Flint Hills Optimist Club Christmas Tree Lot is back in business
If you are on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree this holiday season, the Flint Hills Optimist Club has got you covered. The club began its 37th annual Christmas tree fundraiser Friday morning. T...
Nov 27, 2020
4 Rivers general manager says pending solar farm near Americus will benefit cooperative, customers almost immediately
4 Rivers Electric General Manager Dennis Svanes says a seven-acre “solar farm” near Americus is good news for the cooperative and its customers. On KVOE’s Morning Show recently, Svan...
Nov 27, 2020
