Category Archives: News
USD 253 Transportation Department adjusting to ongoing construction projects as classes begin
Classes officially begin this week for USD 253 Emporia -- at a time when there is a lot of construction across town. The USD 253 Transportation Department says drivers will get "as close to the stop a...
Aug 19, 2025 USD 253 Emporia logo.
Welcome Back Block Party sets positive tone for ESU, FHTC students
Students at Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College were already given warm welcomes as they got into their class schedules over the last week-plus. The community had its turn with ...
Aug 19, 2025 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
More storms possible Tuesday
After some unexpected storm activity Monday, more storms are possible Tuesday. Showers and storms began developing across the KVOE listening area after 3 am Tuesday. Rainfall totals are pending. This ...
Aug 19, 2025 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
Cedarbrook Meadows development back in front of Planning Commission; BZA also to meet Tuesday
The Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals and Emporia Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will have back-to-back meetings Tuesday evening. The BZA currently has one item on its agenda as it considers ...
Aug 18, 2025 PEC rendering.
General manager, Morning Show host and now Hall of Famer; KVOE's Ron Thomas announced as 2025 Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee
Upon hearing of his impending induction into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, KVOE General Manager and longtime voice of Emporia Ron Thomas, called it a great surprise and even gre...
Aug 18, 2025 KVOE General Manager and 2025 KAB Hall of Famer Ron Thomas. KVOE News File Photo.
Formal charges filed in Emporia embezzlement case
Court dates are pending, but they are coming after an Emporia woman was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling money from an Emporia business. Lyon County Attorney Amy Aranda says 46-year-old Ran...
Aug 18, 2025 Randee Jones. Lyon County Jail photo.
Split USD 252 board vote leads to $600,000 district donation reset as Olpe Fitness Park project moves ahead
Plans are moving ahead for Olpe Fitness Park following a contentious time at the USD 252 Southern Lyon County school board meeting last week. Board members voted 4-3 for the district to give the proje...
Aug 18, 2025 Olpe Fitness Park Committee graphic.
AAA Kansas urging drivers to be careful as classes begin areawide
Back-to-school activities are definitely in full swing this week, and AAA Kansas is doing its best to remind everybody of different safety points to consider as people get back into the school schedul...
Aug 18, 2025 AAA graphic.
Schedule filling as Beacon for Hope begins expanding across southeast Kansas
Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention's expansion efforts are now fully underway. On KVOE's Morning Show earlier this summer, Director Melissa Owen announced plans to expand services across southeast Kan...
Aug 18, 2025 Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention logo.
Organizers reflect on emotional appearance from Wall That Heals: 'This has actually made a difference'
After a year's worth of planning and just under a week's worth of activities, The Wall That Heals is officially on the way to its next location. The wall arrived with a huge entourage Tuesday and was ...
Aug 17, 2025
