Category Archives: News
One defendant set for sentencing, co-defendant withdraws plea after law enforcement pursuit in late May
Sentencing is coming next month for the lead defendant in a Lyon County case involving an alleged law enforcement pursuit that hurt a Lyon County deputy in late May. Kaitlynn Mundell accepted a plea a...
Aug 21, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
KTA announces secure phone payment system
With payment scams continuing to swirl -- and continuing to target both the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike -- the Turnpike Authority has launched a new secure phone paymen...
Aug 21, 2025 Kansas Turnpike Authority logo.
KDOT begins resurfacing part of K-268 next week
Part of Kansas Highway 268 in Osage County is getting resurfaced over the next two months. The Kansas Department of Transportation says K-268 will have a 10-mile resurfacing project involving milling ...
Aug 21, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
First appearance set in Mel's Tire embezzlement case
Next week, Randee Lee Jones begins legal processes in Lyon County District Court after she was charged with embezzling funds from an Emporia business. The 46-year-old Jones has her first official appe...
Aug 21, 2025 Randee Jones. Lyon County Jail photo.
Volunteer work day ahead Saturday for Pioneer Bluffs
Come one, come all to Pioneer Bluffs for a special volunteer work day event Saturday morning. Operations Manager Becky Hinkson joined KVOE's Morning Show on Thursday to preview the activities, startin...
Aug 21, 2025 Pioneer Bluffs photo.
Red Rocks State Historic Site holding Lawn Fest
Red Rocks State Historic Site is welcoming the community to its latest 20th anniversary event. Organizer and spokesman Roger Heineken says there will be a special Lawn Fest at Red Rocks, 927 Exchange,...
Aug 21, 2025 Red Rocks State Historic Site graphic.
United Way kicking off fundraising campaign Thursday
The United Way of the Flint Hills officially begins the public portion of its annual fundraising campaign later Thursday. On KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday, Executive Director Daphne Mertens said the...
Aug 21, 2025 United Way of the Flint Hills graphic.
City working through issue with new utility billing system
The city of Emporia is working to resolve an issue that has developed with its new utility billing system. Communications Manager Christine Torrens says the Cycle 2 bills went out with the words "Past...
Aug 21, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
2025 SOS Strong fundraiser generates third all time highest total and sees fifth all time individual fundraising total in history
There was plenty of cause for celebration at the 2025 SOS Strong Awards banquet Wednesday evening. First of all, this year's contingent of SOS Strong Ambassadors raised a total of just over $42,000, t...
Aug 20, 2025 SOS Strong ambassadors proudly display their 2025 fundraising total following the annual awards dinner. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Council Grove PD announces arrest after brief lockdown at Council Grove Elementary on Monday
The Council Grove Police Department says a Nebraska man is in custody after an alleged incident causing a brief lockdown at Council Grove Elementary earlier this week. The Police Department says offic...
Aug 20, 2025 Council Grove Police Department photo.
