Category Archives: News
Open appointment slots aplenty as Battle of Badges starts Wednesday
Battle of the Badges begins at noon Wednesday, and the Red Cross says there are a lot of open slots throughout the three-day drive. Spokesman Susan Faler says nearly half the roughly 430 appointment s...
Aug 13, 2019
Tyson plant fire in Holcomb sends 4-H premium sale cattle to Nebraska for processing
After they were purchased at the Lyon County Fair premium sale Monday night, beef entries took a different route to their final destination. Cattle were supposed to go to the Tyson plant in Holcomb fo...
Aug 13, 2019
Business burglary suspect in court for hearing Tuesday
A pretrial hearing is coming Tuesday for a suspect in two local business and several attempted business burglaries earlier this year. Nicholas Allen Hall has a pretrial hearing at 2 pm in Lyon County ...
Aug 13, 2019
Strong storms bring hail, wind to southern Coffey County
Strong thunderstorms developed east of Emporia and gradually pushed out of the KVOE listening area before midnight. The storms triggered severe thunderstorm warnings for much of Coffey County and led ...
Aug 13, 2019
Annual All Veterans Tribute Golf Tournament to benefit local veterans coming in September
The annual All Veterans Tribute Golf Tournament is gearing up for its yearly return next month. This fundraising event has been going on for some time now, and organizer Jesse Solis says it is integra...
Aug 13, 2019
Man arrested after crash near Emporia
One man has been arrested after a crash north of Emporia on Monday. The crash happened shortly after 2 pm near the intersection of Kansas Highway 99 and Road L. Deputy Danny Broyles says a car was sou...
Aug 12, 2019
Prairie Street overpass project nearly complete
Local motorists will soon be able to travel the Prairie Street Overpass yet again. Assistant Lyon County Engineer Jim Brull tells KVOE News work on the project is near completion. Last week crews appl...
Aug 12, 2019
USD 284 enrollment underway, facility improvements nearing an end
With enrollment now underway, USD 284 Chase County is near completion on an over year-long improvement project. In 2016 Chase County residents approved a $12 million improvement bond which funded seve...
Aug 12, 2019
USD 252 delays start of school nearly a week
The start of school is officially delayed for USD 252 Southern Lyon County. Superintendent Mike Argabright says school will start Aug. 26 instead of Aug. 21 as originally planned. Construction has bee...
Aug 12, 2019
Heat advisories expanded; marginal severe weather risk up through Monday morning
A combination of seasonally warm and extremely humid air is expanding heat advisories issued this weekend. Lyon and Coffey counties are in an advisory until 8 pm. Both counties, along with Osage Count...
Aug 11, 2019
