Category Archives: News

Back in February, Kansas Gas Service announced a plan to install new meters in Emporia. That process is now completed, according to Communications Director Dawn Tripp. Kansas Gas decided to install el...

Power has been restored after four Lyon County towns were left without power Saturday afternoon. According to Westar Energy, a bird which got into a substation was the cause of an outage which develop...

Employment is on the rise in Lyon County, and the growth is evident by a recent report from Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas President Kent Heerman. During the RDA’s month...

The start of a new school year is just around the corner and Emporia State University is getting ready to welcome new students to campus. While orientation activities officially get underway this week...

A motorcycle rider escaped serious injury after being forced to lay his bike down in west Emporia Friday evening. Emergency crews were called to the 1600 block of Industrial Road for an injury acciden...

History will come alive at the Admire Community Center Saturday. The inaugural Historical Performance Showcase Festival will be taking place from 9 am to 9 pm. Visitors will have the chance to meet no...

A week is left before the Lyon County Election Office begins mailing ballots out to registered Emporia voters. Those ballots will determine whether USD 253 Emporia has public approval to use a $78 mil...

Lyon County residents impacted by potential changes to the county’s flood map made a point of stopping at a special open house on flood-related matters Thursday. White Auditorium’s Little ...

Southern Power continues to make progress as it literally lays the foundation for its wind energy facility near Reading and Osage City. Senior Vice President Bob Schaffeld tells KVOE News a lot of wor...

Cost estimates are pending after a recent incident in the Greenwood County Jail. The Sheriff’s Office says an “unruly” inmate decided to flood the jail with water by plugging drains ...