Category Archives: News
31-month prison term follows Emporia business burglaries for one defendant
One of two people accused of burglarizing several Emporia businesses earlier this year will spend over two years in prison as a result. On Thursday, Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Nicholas Allen Hall to a...
Oct 31, 2019
Regional Economic Outlook Conference coming to FHTC on Friday
Oct 31, 2019
First winter driving conditions of 2019 fall season lead to crashes in and around Emporia
Slick spots have been scattered to widespread after light snow and a thin glaze of ice Wednesday night, and the ice has led to several crashes in and around Emporia after sunrise Thursday. Two reporte...
Oct 31, 2019
Ice leads to semi wreck on Kansas Turnpike near Matfield Green
A slick spot on the Kansas Turnpike led to a reported injury crash in southern Chase County on Wednesday night. The Turnpike Authority says 46-year-old James Snell III of Wichita was driving a semi no...
Oct 31, 2019
UPDATE: Fire near Emporia destroys tractor, damages connected farm implement
Mechanical failure is to blame for a destructive vehicle fire near Emporia on Wednesday night. Emporia Fire was dispatched to the 1600 block of Road R, about three miles due east of Emporia, around 7:...
Oct 31, 2019
Emporia Christian School's annual PTO Pancake Feed taking place Saturday
The Emporia Christian School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is set to feed 1,000 hungry community members at their annual Pancake Feed this weekend. This annual fundraiser is conducted with the goa...
Oct 31, 2019
Mechanical issue leads to semi fire near Reading Wind Facility
A semi hauling gravel to the Reading Wind Facility has been considered a total loss following a fire near the facility Wednesday evening. Reading fire crews were called to the 2200 block of Road V sho...
Oct 31, 2019
Visit the David Traylor Zoo on Halloween, in costume, for annual Boo in the Zoo
On Halloween, kids are welcome to dress up in their costumes and visit the David Traylor Zoo for their annual Boo in the Zoo trick-or-treating event. Free to the public, families are invited to bring ...
Oct 31, 2019
UPDATE: Light snowfall yields no accumulation Wednesday; Winter weather advisories still in place
The KVOE listening area has seen its first light dusting of snowfall for the season. Snowfall began around the lunch hour Wednesday afternoon, however, there has yet to be any reports of accumulation....
Oct 30, 2019
Facing $30,000 financial hole and $15,000 in upcoming expenses, Plumb Place administrators urge residents to keep facility open
Is Plumb Place closing? Administrators say that’s an unfortunate possibility — soon, as a matter of fact — and they are asking area residents to donate and keep the facility open. Se...
Oct 30, 2019
