Category Archives: News
Juvenile pleads no contest to arson after fire on Constitution Street last year
One of several arson cases that developed in Emporia last year is approaching resolution. Another is on hold after separate hearings recently in Lyon County District Court. Juvenile Hayden Vasquez ple...
Jan 16, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Council Grove Lake to receive over $13 million in federal funds
Nearly half of the $29 million in federal investments for facilities operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers will benefit an area lake. US Senator Jerry Moran says over $13.7 million will be invest...
Jan 16, 2026 Council Grove Marina photo.
Elevated fire danger through weekend
Outdoor burning will be either banned or strongly discouraged across the KVOE listening area and much of Kansas through the upcoming weekend. Conditions Friday will involve high temperatures in the lo...
Jan 16, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly offers condolences, directs flags to be flown at half-staff Saturday in remembrance of Evora Wheeler
Evora Wheeler's life and legacy will be celebrated in several ways this weekend after her recent passing. Thursday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that flags across Emporia and Lyon County will...
Jan 15, 2026 Evora Wheeler. Photo courtesy of VanArsdale Funeral Homes
ARISS coordinators continuing efforts to engage local community about upcoming contact with International Space Station despite date for said link-up still being unknown
When asked if the date for when local students will have their opportunity to connect with members aboard the International Space Station was ready to be announced, Dr. Erika Martin of Emporia State U...
Jan 15, 2026 Pictured left to right
PAROC Director Alex Hayes, ESU STEM Outreach Coordinator Dr. Daphne Mayes and ESU Professor Dr. Erika Martin.
Photo by Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Misdemeanor charges filed in Lyon County against New York semi driver allegedly driving drunk
A New York man has a pretrial conference in March after allegedly driving a semi while drunk through Lyon County this past weekend. Petro Gnatkiv, age 51 of Brooklyn, was arrested Sunday after alleged...
Jan 15, 2026 Petro Gnatkiv. Lyon County Jail photo.
More architects to be interviewed as USD 251 continues discussions about new facilities
USD 251 North Lyon County has a bit more discussion ahead as it continues work towards potentially new school facilities. On Wednesday night, board members approved interviews of up to two additional ...
Jan 15, 2026 Shelly Kiblinger (left, standing) discusses survey results during the USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education's November 2025 meeting. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Birds doing well at David Traylor Zoo as HPAI outbreak continues statewide
So far, there have been no health issues after the David Traylor Zoo moved its birds out of public view as the avian influenza outbreak continues. The zoo moved its trumpeter swans, nene geese, Cape B...
Jan 15, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Governor fleshes out budget after State of State
On Tuesday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly featured some of her policy priorities for her final year in office. On Wednesday, she released the details behind the goals. The governor says her budget fully...
Jan 15, 2026 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
David Traylor Zoo adds White Dexter cow
There's a new resident at the David Traylor Zoo. Staff have announced the presence of Dolly, a 10-month-old White Galloway cow coming from Half-Pint Hooves Miniature Cattle in Reading. The zoo is than...
Jan 15, 2026 Dolly, the David Traylor Zoo's new White Galloway cow (right), poses with Axl, the zoo's mini-Highland steer recently. David Traylor Zoo photo.
