Category Archives: News
Former Emporia High teacher's first court appearance on sex charges reset to July
A new first court appearance date has been announced for Tyler Bosiljevac. The former Emporia High teacher was originally set to start court proceedings Monday after formal charges last week on illega...
Jun 2, 2020
Roberts-Blue-Barnett funeral director Steven Hart passes at 60
A long-time funeral director of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home has passed away. Steven Hart passed away Friday while at his son’s home in Cottonwood Falls at the age of 60. Hart was born in 1...
Jun 2, 2020
Suspect in alleged Emporia shots fired incident from December back in court Friday
An Emporian accused of shooting into at least one of four homes or apartments in December will be back in court Friday. Adam Cole Burnett, 18, sat through a motions hearing Monday. Judge Lee Fowler ap...
Jun 2, 2020
KVOE polls see nearly-even split of opinion on keeping Jones Aquatic Center closed
KVOE online viewers were almost evenly split on their reactions to the Emporia Recreation Commission’s decision to keep the Jones Aquatic Center closed this summer. Just under 51 percent of resi...
Jun 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Labor Department taking steps to process federal jobless aid
The Kansas Department of Labor says it has launched an outbound call system to help residents working to complete information needed through the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. Resid...
Jun 2, 2020
Governor's administrative team to develop plan to break institutional racism
Governor Laura Kelly led her Monday news conference with observations stemming from the death of George Floyd in police custody last week and the violence that has followed. Your browser does not supp...
Jun 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces first meeting of state SPARK task force coming Tuesday
Substantial progress on the launch of the state’s recovery office is anticipated in the coming days according to Governor Laura Kelly. During her regular news briefing Monday afternoon, Governor...
Jun 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: State's May revenues above projections but well below figures from last year
State tax collections for May might be above the most recent projections from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, but they are well below where they were a year ago. The Department of Revenue says...
Jun 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Post Audit to investigate Labor Department's response
The Legislative Post Audit Committee plans to investigate the Kansas Department of Labor’s response to coronavirus, notably with jobless benefits. The Post Audit Committee will have a two-phase ...
Jun 1, 2020
CORONAVIURS: Flint Hills Senior Life Fair canceled
While some events are starting to repopulate the community calandar, another event is coming off. The Flint Hills Senior Life Fair was originally set for Oct. 21, but ongoing concerns about the COVID-...
Jun 1, 2020
