Category Archives: News
Budget approval among agenda items for Emporia City Commission Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission will consider formal approval of the 2020 budget during their action session Wednesday afternoon. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the budget after which time fo...
Aug 06, 2019
Notable changes coming for 2019 Flint Hills Beef Fest
The 33rd annual Flint Hills Beef Fest will be shaking things up from year’s past. The three-day event will be taking place Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25. Beef Fest Committee Member...
Aug 06, 2019
Open house Thursday to deal with proposed flood insurance map, other flood risk issues
Lyon County residents are encouraged to learn more about the county’s flood maps, flood insurance and flood risk at a special open house this week. Lyon County and the Kansas Department of Agric...
Aug 06, 2019
Medicaid Inspector General finds over 200 unread emails while office was unmanned
The Kansas Medicaid Inspector General has issued her first audit report since that oversight office was transferred from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to the Attorney General’s...
Aug 06, 2019
Success of last December's Big Chill fundraiser encourages CIS Mid-America to host again
With the overwhelming success of the Big Chill Fundraising Run last December, Communities in Schools (CIS) Mid-America has decided to once again host the event. CIS Director of Communications Victoria...
Aug 06, 2019
NRH plans to buy two anesthesia machines with 2019 Denim and Diamonds proceeds
With Denim and Diamonds hitting a fundraising record for Newman Regional Health, organizers are already looking ahead. The two-month effort culminated Friday with the annual gala at Emporia State Univ...
Aug 05, 2019
Maintenance work underway for downtown, east Emporia railroad crossings
Several railroad crossings in Emporia are either closed or will be closed over the next few days. Crossings are currently closed at Merchant, Market and Union streets, with other work either coming so...
Aug 05, 2019
Conversations, construction and celebrations all happening at Emporia Public Library
Conversations are beginning to take shape in addressing spacing issues at the Emporia Public Library. Library Director Robin Newell, a guest on KVOE’s Talk of Emporia Monday morning, says over t...
Aug 05, 2019
Emporia is almost Halfway to Everywhere
Music and arts will fill downtown Emporia later this month as local residents are taken Halfway to Everywhere. The inaugural music and arts festival presented by Kansas Free For Arts will be held Augu...
Aug 05, 2019
Emporia Rescue Mission prepares for more interest if Topeka mission closes
If the Topeka Rescue Mission closes next month — which is possible, given the charity’s finances — Emporia Rescue Mission Director Lee Alderman expects more men knocking on the local...
Aug 05, 2019
