Category Archives: News
K-170 intersection closure pushed to Tuesday night
A planned closing of Kansas Highway 170 west of Reading has been delayed. Originally, K-170 was supposed to close Saturday night and early Sunday at Road W, about three miles west of Reading. That clo...
Jan 26, 2020
ESU Rec Center lively with Granny Basketball tournament Saturday morning
A plethora of teams swarmed the Recreation Center at Emporia State University for the Granny Basketball Southern Jamboree Saturday morning. The event, tailored to women in their “golden years,&#...
Jan 25, 2020
Soup and chili fundraiser helps residents battle the cold and generate $559 for Plumb Place
While the weather outside may have been frightful, the atmosphere inside the Lee Beran Recreation Center sure was delightful Saturday. This was due to the “It’s Plumb Cold Chili and Soup F...
Jan 25, 2020
Lyon County Attorney announces re-election bid
The paperwork’s not filed yet, but it will be. Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman is among the county officials up for re-election this year. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia on Friday, Goodman sa...
Jan 25, 2020
Wheeler among district court chief judges reappointed by Kansas Supreme Court
Lyon County Administrative Judge Merlin Wheeler is among nearly 30 district court chief judges reappointed by the Kansas Supreme Court. Wheeler has now served as a district judge for the Fifth Distric...
Jan 25, 2020
Longtime LCSB president stepping down
Tom Thompson has led Lyon County State Bank as president for nearly four decades straight. Now he’s looking ahead to retirement, and the bank has announced Executive Vice President Brad Yount wi...
Jan 25, 2020
2019 achievements, 2020 goals celebrated at Chamber of Commerce 123rd annual meeting
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated recent accomplishments while charting the course for major initiatives in the year ahead during its 123rd annual meeting Friday night. Several reference...
Jan 25, 2020
Basketball goes old school Saturday with granny basketball at ESU
Have you ever asked yourself, “how good would my grandmother be in a basketball game?” Well, Saturday you’ll get an answer. The Granny Basketball Southern Jamboree will be taking pla...
Jan 24, 2020
UPDATE: KBI names suspect in trooper-involved shooting in Chase County
An Olathe man remains in critical condition following Thursday’s trooper-involved shooting southwest of Emporia. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has announced 40-year-old Dustin Schultz-Bergi...
Jan 24, 2020
Drivers told to be careful as slick conditions persist
Temperatures have hit the freezing mark in Emporia, but slick conditions have led to several fender-bender crashes in the city limits. In one case, a car slid off a city street near 10th and Mechanic ...
Jan 24, 2020
