Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve adapts with attendance on par with recent years
The time period right after Thanksgiving is typically busy for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, but that’s not quite the case this year — at least for events. Chief of Interpretati...
Nov 29, 2020
Wind advisory announced for Chase County on Sunday afternoon
A blustery day is ahead across the KVOE listening area. Chase County is in a wind advisory from 1-6 pm. Winds will be steadily out of the west at 20-30 mph, but gusts could be as high as 45 mph. A sim...
Nov 29, 2020
Emporia Fire puts out small grass fire Saturday; fire danger to elevate Sunday afternoon
Emporia Fire handled a small grass fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were called to 629 Road 280, or about 10 miles north of Emporia, after a controlled burn got out of control. About an acre burn...
Nov 29, 2020
Holiday shopping season continues with Small Business Saturday
Despite some alterations due to the COVID-19 pandemic expectations were high for local retailers during Small Business Saturday. Trox Gallery and Gifts Owner Kaila Mock tells KVOE News she has been ex...
Nov 29, 2020
Osage City Police looking for battery thieves
Osage City Police are looking for the person or people responsible for allegedly stealing commercial truck batteries. The Police Department says a pair of batteries were taken from the 500 block of No...
Nov 29, 2020
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
