Category Archives: News
Quartet of Emporia eateries found out of compliance after recent Department of Agriculture checks
Four Emporia restaurants have been found out of compliance after recent inspections by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. *The Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 3007 West 18th, was listed with 10 vio...
Jan 23, 2020
Plumb Place readies for first major fundraiser of 2020
Plumb Place has its first major fundraiser of the year coming this weekend. The “It’s Plumb Cold Chili and Soup Feed” goes from 11 am to 2 pm Saturday at the Lee Beran Recreation Cen...
Jan 23, 2020
WEACT to present mix of Broadway classics
Community theater is among the events taking place this upcoming weekend. We Are Emporia Arts Council Theatre, or WEACT, is presenting a mix of Broadway classics Saturday evening, with tunes from Okla...
Jan 23, 2020
Riverside superintendent latest to interview for USD 251 North Lyon County position
The second superintendent candidate for USD 251 North Lyon County has been announced. Robert Blair, the current superintendent at USD 114 Riverside, has a meet-and-greet session with the public and di...
Jan 23, 2020
UPDATE: Topeka woman hurt in crash near Bushong
A Topeka woman was hurt in Thursday’s crash on Americus Road near Bushong. The crash happened at the intersection of Roads 310 and F. Deputy Nolan Kehres says an eastbound U-Haul box truck drive...
Jan 23, 2020
Kansas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit wanting more money for judiciary branch
The Kansas Supreme Court will not hear a lawsuit from several state judges, including Lyon County Administrative Judge Merlin Wheeler, that sought to bolster funding to the judiciary branch as a whole...
Jan 23, 2020
USD 253 approves geotechnical investigations for facility improvement project
USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members approved a contract for soil investigations of work sites for the district's $78 million facility improvement project Wednesday evening. Board members unanim...
Jan 23, 2020
Chase County under dense fog advisory
Drivers west of Emporia could encounter thick fog through the overnight hours. The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for Chase County until 6 am Thursday. Visibility could be a ...
Jan 23, 2020
Two hurt after moving van crash in east Emporia
Two people were hurt when a small moving van crashed near Emporia's eastern city limits Wednesday afternoon. The Enterprise van crashed on East Sixth, also East US Highway 50, near Whildin Street just...
Jan 22, 2020
Road closure coming in connection to Reading Wind project
A road closure is coming this weekend as work continues at the Reading Wind Facility. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center tells KVOE News in a news release that Bill Rossiter with the Read...
Jan 22, 2020
