Category Archives: News

IdeaTek continues its heavy presence in Emporia as it works to build out its fiber network by late spring 2026. Spokesman John Terry tells KVOE News the company has split Emporia into 13 different zon...

Topics of Polycart freshness, care and changeout were part of KVOE's Morning Show interview schedule Thursday. The topic came up on the Morning Show late last month, and Solid Waste Supervisor Keith S...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires may have contributed to a fire alarm on the Emporia State campus late Thursday night. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says crews were called to the Towers Comple...

Entertainment in two different categories is coming to the Historic Richard Howe Farmstead this weekend. Saturday features the second annual Howe House Hoist, according to Lyon County History Center D...

Several area bridge projects are moving forward with state and/or federal funding assistance after an announcement Thursday. Greenwood County is getting $1.2 million as part of work on 100th Street ov...

State tax revenues are ahead of projections again. August tax collections were $692.3 million, up 4 percent from a year ago and almost 4 percent above estimates. Individual income tax collections beat...

Longtime Lyon County public servant Bob Davis has died. Davis was born four miles west of Olpe in 1938, graduated from Emporia High School and served in numerous roles, including farming, ranching, ow...

Two Lyon County roads remain closed after heavy rainfall earlier this week. Road H is barricaded between Roads 160 and 165, while 160 is closed between G and J is also closed. Closures were minimal af...

A Hesston man apparently escaped serious injuries after a crash in eastern Lyon County on Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Stephen David Handley was southbound on Interstate 35 and...

All organizations, businesses, and companies have standards for safety and security, but at Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Plant, safety is more than a standard; it is a core value of the company. Thurs...