Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Emporia chase suspect to have preliminary hearing in July
The Emporia man accused of leading a chase across three counties will be back in court in July. Following a preliminary hearing Thursday, Joshua Foraro was set for a preliminary hearing at 2:30 pm Jul...
May 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Department of Labor starts sending PUA, FPUC payments
Pandemic-related unemployment benefits should be heading to bank accounts across Kansas either Thursday or Friday. The Kansas Department of Labor says Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and the $600 Fed...
May 28, 2020
Long lines develop again for Abundant Harvest food giveaway
Turnout was heavy again at Abundant Harvest for its second free food giveaway of the week. Vehicles lined up from the food kitchen at 1028 Whitter along 12th to Commercial and south to Bunge, accordin...
May 28, 2020
USD 253 Board meeting focuses on closure for district patrons
Closure for staff, students and families continue to be a major focus for USD 253 administration following an unprecedented end to the 2019-2020 school year. During the USD 253 Board of Education̵...
May 28, 2020
Emporias Jones Aquatic Center to remain closed for summer
The Jones Aquatic center will not be opening this summer in Emporia. The Emporia Recreation Commission board voted unanimously not to open the center during a special meeting held Wednesday evening. B...
May 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Osage County to increase gathering limit to 90 Thursday; other area counties to wait until early June for changes
Across the KVOE listening area, counties are heading in two different directions with their COVID-19 response plans after Governor Kelly stopped mandating restrictions Tuesday. Osage County is going t...
May 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Over $21,000 donated through Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund
The list of local businesses and nonprofits benefiting from the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund and its work continues to grow. Sixteen different awards were announced during KVOE’s On...
May 27, 2020
Lyon County Commission starts 2021 budget process
Before Governor Laura Kelly turned the Ad Astra phased reopening plan from a directive into an advisory, commissioners originally planned to use Wednesday’s study meeting to start the formal bud...
May 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: KDHE Secretary urges action to prevent potential second wave
While state leaders are looking ahead to a potential second wave of COVID-19 in the coming months, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman says there is no reason to assum...
May 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: 2 new cases in Lyon County. 9 new cases for area counties
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 2 new COVID-19 cases in Wednesday update. Area Counties are reporting 9 new cases with 6 of them in Greenwood County. There are now 393 total positive and probab...
May 27, 2020
