Category Archives: News
Low-end severe weather risk for early-morning, afternoon Thursday
Your weather is in for an interesting ride through the upcoming weekend. Mild temperatures Wednesday and Thursday will set the table for a low-end severe weather risk, both for Wednesday night to mid-...
Mar 18, 2020
Abigail Morse Hall renovations continue at Emporia State
Renovations continue — for now — on Emporia State University’s Morse Hall complex. Director of Residence Life Cass Coughlin says the process has gone well since last summer, and so f...
Mar 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Schools eyeing end of March for starting classwork using new models, methods
School district administrators say they are on their way to finalizing new education models after Governor Laura Kelly ended the in-class school year Tuesday afternoon. Calling it a “mitigation ...
Mar 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County District Court adjusting operations in response to COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is now beginning to affect operations at the local judicial level through the next several months. Lyon County District Court announced Tuesday afternoon all jury trials sched...
Mar 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: City/county addressing continuity of operations as information continues to develop on COVID-19
The city of Emporia is continuing business as usual, with some adjustments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Monday, the city announced it was limiting access to city offices and requesting residents to uti...
Mar 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Tighter visit restrictions at NRH in effect with patients, staff in mind; FHCHC ends community meetings
If you are planning to visit patients at Newman Regional Health, your access will be extremely limited, thanks to the coronavirus. On Monday, the hospital directed people to use Entrance F on the east...
Mar 17, 2020
City commission to hold back-to-back study/action session Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission will be convening for two sessions Wednesday evening. Commissioners will begin the night with a study session in city conference room 1AB with the main agenda items includi...
Mar 17, 2020
Wabaunsee County suspect considered armed and dangerous captured
A woman who allegedly did not appear for a sentencing hearing and was also considered armed and dangerous in Wabaunsee County has been captured. Amy Jean Roth, 34, allegedly did not show up for a hear...
Mar 17, 2020
Southern Power looking to late May for turning on Reading Wind Facility
Work continues at the Reading Wind Facility in east Lyon and west Osage counties. There has been a lot of progress despite the wet winter. Company officials tell KVOE News all turbine component delive...
Mar 17, 2020
USD 253 Emporia's Building for the Future renovation process going well leading up to construction
Coronavirus may have halted school for the week, but it hasn’t stopped planning for USD 253 Emporia’s major facility improvements over the next three years. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 seg...
Mar 17, 2020
