Category Archives: News
USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday
The USD 253 Board of Education will be holding its first meeting of 2020 Wednesday evening. Amongst the agenda items will be the possible establishment of a new committee in connection to the district...
Jan 07, 2020
Multiple agendas ahead of Emporia City Commissioners for first meeting of 2020
Emporia City Commissioners have three meetings in one Wednesday. The commission will meet Wednesday morning inside city conference room 1AB for a study session which will include discussions on a wate...
Jan 07, 2020
Legislative preview: Mark Schreiber, 60th District Representative
Lawmakers are watching budget trends as they get set to begin the 2020 legislative session next week. 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia continued KVOE’s legislative previews...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporians to feel pinch of higher water, sewage rates beginning this month
Emporians will start feeling the impact of increased utility rates this month. In November, city commissioners approved a five-percent rate increase for water use and a 10-percent bump for sewage. Las...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporia Community Foundation announces yearly grant recipients
The Emporia Community Foundation is helping seven non-profit organizations kick-off 2020 on the right note. Monday, ECF announced seven organizations will be made the recipients of seven grants, total...
Jan 07, 2020
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce plans to announce annual award winners this week
This is a busy week for the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber will announce its award winners with the 123rd annual meeting coming Jan. 24. Here’s Chamber President and CEO Jeanine M...
Jan 07, 2020
Woman, children hurt after SUV hits bridge northwest of Eureka
Three residents from Eureka were hurt in a crash northwest of the city Sunday morning. Sheriff Heath Samuels says Greenwood County deputies, Greenwood County EMS and Eureka Fire responded to the 2300 ...
Jan 07, 2020
Man arrested after three-county chase Saturday
Formal charges are pending after a vehicle pursuit across parts of three counties over the weekend. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy ran a tag on a vehicle Saturday and then t...
Jan 07, 2020
Burn bans announced for Chase, Osage counties; Greenwood County now has fire weather watch
The National Weather Service is cautioning area residents not to conduct controlled burns Tuesday or Wednesday. Osage County has issued a countywide burn ban effective until 8 am Wednesday. The ban wi...
Jan 07, 2020
Lyon County Highway Department announces road closure ahead of bridge replacement project beginning Tuesday
Impending road work will see one county roadway closed for close to three months beginning Tuesday. The Lyon County Highway Department has announced that Road D will be closed for a bridge replacement...
Jan 06, 2020
