Category Archives: News
Lyon County Highway Department to close part of Road G near Road 160
The Lyon County Highway Department has a channel crossing project ahead this week. The department has said Road G will close from Road 160 north for about 1,200 feet for the project. Work begins Monda...
Aug 17, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Cooler weather on horizon, but not until mid-week
Hot? Yes. Heat-related alerts? No. High temperatures will climb again into the mid-90s for the KVOE listening area Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Peak heat index readings may be 102 Sunday, 103 Monday an...
Aug 17, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Annual awards banquet closes down 2025 Flint Hills Beef Fest Saturday
From the events to the entertainment and, of course, the food, the 2025 Flint Hills Beef Fest was as high-quality as the beef it was celebrating. The annual celebration of the grass-fed cattle industr...
Aug 16, 2025
County commissioners approve signing project contracts for Rocky Ford Bridge replacement Friday
The contracts are now finalized for a long-awaited bridge replacement project following the Lyon County Commission's regular meeting Friday morning. As part of their agenda, commissioners approved sig...
Aug 16, 2025 Pictured left to right: Lyon County Commissioners Chris Bartel, Ken Duft and Doug Peck. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Wall That Heals: Candlelight vigil Friday provides time of reflection and healing for those affected by the use of Agent Orange
As the sun set on the Wall That Heals in Emporia, the night sky was illuminated by candelight as hundreds of individuals paid their respects and paused for a time of reflection on one of the most deva...
Aug 15, 2025 The Wall That Heals is washed in orange as hundreds of residents pay their respects and honor those affected by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporian arrested after allegedly embezzling over $100K from Mel's Tire
An investigation nearly nine months in the making is now in the public eye after the arrest of Emporian Randee Lee Jones on Thursday. Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes says Jones, age 46, allegedly embe...
Aug 15, 2025 Randee Jones. Lyon County Jail photo.
You Drink, You Drive, You Lose enforcement campaign begins Saturday
Local law enforcement will be out in force, reminding drivers that if You Drink, You Drive, You Lose, leading up to the Labor Day Holiday. The annual enforcement effort begins Saturday and will contin...
Aug 15, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation graphic.
Fast pace but comfortable space; New USD 253 Interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Joshua Swartz discusses first weeks in new role
It's been full steam ahead for new Interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations for USD 253 Emporia, Joshua Swartz since he assumed his new role at the start of the month. Although he was o...
Aug 15, 2025
Lawmakers discuss state of veterans affairs policy during The Wall That Heals appearance in Emporia
While it is in town, The Wall That Heals is definitely highlighting the service and sacrifices made by Americans during the Vietnam War. But it is also -- at least indirectly -- drawing attention to c...
Aug 15, 2025 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
SOS to receive nearly $1 million in grants
SOS operations are getting bolstered by three separate grants. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says SOS will receive over $845,000 in funds through the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault grant awards pr...
Aug 15, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
