Category Archives: News
CORONAVIRUS: Emporia State announces 11 cases at fraternity, credits students for current and ongoing response
One Emporia State fraternity has developed cases of coronavirus, but university administrators are praising the group for how it’s handling the situation. Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Heine tel...
Sep 09, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Range of adjustments, low early caseload has FHTC administrators pleased with start of semester
All things considered, administrators at Flint Hills Technical College are pleased with the start of the fall semester. That includes the early returns on coronavirus, with three confirmed cases but n...
Sep 09, 2020
Emporia's Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony to feature remarks from Attorney General Derek Schmidt
Friday is the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center, heavily damaged the Pentagon and resulted in a plane crash outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There...
Sep 09, 2020
Lyon County Commission to discuss LCAT grant, Community Corrections budgets
Lyon County commissioners could set the stage for state funding benefiting LCAT as part of their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners are set to approve a letter of support for an LCAT grant applica...
Sep 09, 2020
Scattered showers, storms bring light to moderate rain totals to area
Light rain has fallen across much of the KVOE listening area early Wednesday. *KVOE studios: 0.25 inches*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.41 inches*Ninth and Burns: 0.25 inches*Ninth and Lawrence: 0.20 in...
Sep 09, 2020
Lebo man suffers minor injuries after truck crashes, goes airborne near Ottawa
A Lebo man was hospitalized Tuesday after going off Interstate 35 into a creekbed near Ottawa. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened on Interstate 35 near Ottawa around 1:20 pm. James Baug...
Sep 09, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Active caseload in Lyon County hits levels last seen in mid-May, overall count nears 950
Lyon County Public Health was expecting an increase in coronavirus cases through the Labor Day weekend, and that's what it reported late Tuesday afternoon. Public Health reported 32 new cases to send ...
Sep 08, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Chase County logs first death, separates community cases from Detention Center outbreak
Not surprisingly, several area counties reported COVID-19 increases from Friday to Monday. *Chase County is at 81 cases, up from 76 last week. The county is confirming its first death due to the virus...
Sep 08, 2020
KHP announces details of Tuesday crash in northwest Emporia
An Emporia man went to Newman Regional Health for treatment after a crash in the northwest part of the city Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Frederic Hernandez was eastbound on 24th...
Sep 08, 2020
Emporia Fire: Meat smoker caused blaze that destroyed two buildings at 718 Market
The cause and origination point have been announced for Monday night’s devastating building fire in central Emporia. Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says a meat smoker on the south porch of the main...
Sep 08, 2020
