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Field to Feast has successful evening despite weather
Flint Hills Technical College Culinary Arts students created a farm to table fine dining experience during the Field to Feast showcase on Saturday. The event showcased the talents of the culinary arts...
Sep 28, 2019
Storms clear out in plenty of time for first annual Fall Harvest Festival at The Orchard
Late-night severe weather and rainfall did little to sway the success of the first annual Fall Harvest Festival at The Orchard on Saturday. The immediate Emporia area received at least two inches of r...
Sep 28, 2019
Lyon County road closure due to storms
Lyon County authorities have closed part of a rural road between Emporia and Allen. The 1200 block of Road 210, three miles north of Emporia, is closed until further notice. Runoff water from Friday n...
Sep 28, 2019
Repeat performance coming? Risk of severe weather returns Saturday afternoon
Strong to severe thunderstorms may affect the area again Saturday. A day after powerful storms generated large hail and up to 2 inches of rain, severe weather could re-develop by mid-afternoon. As was...
Sep 28, 2019
Schedule adjustments for Saturday, Sept. 28
Schedule adjustments have been announced for Saturday. Sports *Emporia Recreation Commission youth soccer has been postponed until a later date. Reschedule information will be announced later.*Emporia...
Sep 28, 2019
Storms dump large hail, heavy rain; several football games halted despite early starts
Waves of thunderstorm activity brought large hail and heavy rain to parts of the KVOE listening area Friday. Storms developed both northeast and southwest of Emporia around 7 pm and gradually filled i...
Sep 28, 2019
UPDATE: Flash flood warning for Lyon, Osage counties now in effect until 3:15 am Saturday
The risk for severe weather is waning, but flash flooding is now an increasing concern through early Saturday. Active warnings *Severe thunderstorm warning for northern Chase County until 11:15 pm. *S...
Sep 27, 2019
WoodFest set for this weekend; limited free spots for Chase and Morris County residents
Symphony in the Flint Hills and Camp Wood YMCA are once again collaborating to host WoodFest. WoodFest is a two-day event with themes of music, art and of course, the Kansas prairie. The weekend event...
Sep 27, 2019
Small fire develops in house near Hartford
Minor damage developed after a house fire near Hartford on Friday. Hartford and Lyon County District 5 responded to 2216 Road 105, less than a mile east of Hartford, around 2:45 pm. District 5 Assista...
Sep 27, 2019
Health officials, shop owners at odds over vaping risks
As health officials both locally and nationally sound a louder alarm about the dangers of vaping, shop owners say the outcry is overblown and the benefits are underreported. Marvin “JJ” Sc...
Sep 27, 2019
