Category Archives: News

Governor Laura Kelly has set the framework for counties planning to enact shelter-in-place orders. As indicated Monday, the governor issued an executive order counties have to use before determining w...

For what will likely be the last time this school year, USD 253 District building parking lots were full of vehicles for a special pickup Tuesday. Parents and students arrived at district buildings to...

Financial aid will be coming for Kansas health centers as they work to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon that the US Department of Health and Human Services, th...

With rumors growing about city and county residents needing special paperwork in the case of a shelter-in-place order, Emporia Police and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office have issued a statement tryin...

The founder of Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, and one time Emporian, William Henry “Bill” Braum has passed away. He was 92 years old. Bill Braum was raised in Emporia and as a young bo...

Adjustments to requirements, wages and the coronavirus, in general, will be featured talking points during the USD 253 Board of Education’s meeting Wednesday evening. Board members will consider...

Coronavirus may have shut down the Lyon County Courthouse, but the wheels of justice are still spinning inside. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment Tuesday, County Attorney Marc Goodman said his offic...

Emporia Mayor Danny Giefer is asking residents to stay at home if possible to slow down the spread of coronavirus. Giefer announced his request, which is not an order, Tuesday morning. He says his req...

K-State Research and Extension has announced several online seminars to give ag producers information about the changing landscape with COVID-19. The series is called “Economics of Agriculture D...

The United Way of the Flint Hills’ fundraising campaign is reaching its conclusion, and the late stages of the effort got a boost last week. The first-ever Live Local, Give Local Auction on KVOE...