Category Archives: News

If you like playing in water in freezing temperatures for a great cause then the annual Emporia Polar Plunge is the event for you. For the past 14 years, the freezing and fun fundraiser has helped to ...

If you’re looking forward to a traditional Thanksgiving meal but don’t want to wait until Thanksgiving, then American Legion Post 5 is where you’ll want to be Saturday evening. The A...

Questions and explanations about a new zoning designation were a key part of a special meeting Thursday night. The city of Emporia and Lyon County are taking input on proposed zoning regulations in di...

Residents attending Emporia Main Street’s annual Public Improvement Auction raised funds for an expanding project downtown. Earlier this year, Main Street installed a speaker system for part of ...

Area residents were told to “swing on by” the Emporia State Department of Music’s second fundraising concert for the United Way of the Flint Hills on Thursday night. About 200 reside...

Team Schnak has announced the winner of its now-annual golf cart giveaway. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment Thursday, Greg Ek of Wichita won the cart, with 100 people donating $100 each for the cha...

It is with a heavy heart the David Traylor Zoo has announced the passing of one of its oldest inhabitants. Zoo Director Lisa Keith tells KVOE News Zoo staff had to make the difficult decision to eutha...

Lyon County Commissioners approved payment for a new emergency alert system for Lyon County first responders during their weekly action session Thursday. Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Di...

Testimony continues in a civil trial against Emporia State University and two former employees of the university’s Center for Early Childhood Education. Trial began Tuesday in Lyon County Distri...

Dine United has returned. The fundraisers are a partnership between the United Way of the Flint Hills and local restaurants, which donate a portion of their proceeds on set days to the United Way. Do-...