Category Archives: News
Sunday's forecast: High wind watch, light snow, falling temps
This upcoming weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two seasons. Spring, largely evident for several weeks even though the season hasn't officially started, continues Saturday with highs in the mid-70...
Mar 13, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
US Senator Roger Marshall tours Cottonwood Lofts complex as part of brief visit to Chase County Friday
US Senator Roger Marshall made a brief stop in Cottonwood Falls Friday to tour the Cottonwood Lofts apartment complex. Marshall, who says he is currently on a "housing" tour across the state, received...
Mar 13, 2026 US Senator Roger Marshall speaks with Frontier Development Group's Tyler Holloman during a tour of the Cottonwood Lofts complex. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lyon County Sheriff's Office website getting absorbed into official county website; online mug shots not returning
By early April, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office website will be absorbed by the official Lyon County website. Currently, the Sheriff's Office website at lyoncountyso.com is connected to the official ...
Mar 13, 2026 Lyon County Sheriff's Office patch.
Kraft resigns from RDA Board to become Interim RDA Vice-President under Lyle Butler following unanimous vote by RDA Board Friday
A resignation and addition to the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas leadership team were simultaneously approved during the RDA Board of Directors meeting Friday morning. Followi...
Mar 13, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Ongoing US-Iran war continues spiking prices of gas, diesel and fertilizer, increasing costs for producers and consumers
With no indications on how long the US-Iran war could last and the war's effects lasting longer than its actual end, Lyon County Extension Ag Agent Brian Rees urges ag producers to watch their fertili...
Mar 13, 2026 The continued blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has caused supply chain issues for gasoline, diesel fuel and fertilizers like urea. ABC News map.
Schwab outlines JEANS economic development policy in stop with KVOE News
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab is hoping to separate himself from the rest of a crowded field of Republicans vying for the governor's seat, and he stopped in Emporia this week to talk with Lyo...
Mar 13, 2026 Kansas Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Schwab. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Ribbon-cutting signifies expansion of Prairie Paws Emporia's mobile spay-neuter availability
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter is expanding its spay and neuter services -- and it's going mobile to do so. Prairie Paws had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new mobile spay and neuter trailer Thursday....
Mar 13, 2026 Representatives of Prairie Paws Animal Shelter prepare to cut the ribbon on its new mobile spay-neuter trailer. Athena Samples.
Burlingame man arrested after lengthy standoff, reports of shots fired
Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says a Burlingame man was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff near the town this week. Wells says deputies responded to a residence in rural Burlingame after r...
Mar 13, 2026 Osage County Sheriff's Office badge.
After limited fire activity Thursday, light snow and high wind expected Sunday
For the most part, area counties escaped Thursday's significant fire danger. Morris County reported a grass fire near South 400 and Road F, as well as a structure fire in Wilsey. Details are pending f...
Mar 13, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
Check presentation Friday for Heartland Hounds tourism grant
Emporia's Heartland Hounds has secured a Tourism Attraction Development Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce. Heartland Hounds is getting $100,000 to develop a Heartland Hounds Dockplex, which...
Mar 13, 2026 Heartland Hounds graphic.
