Category Archives: News
Increased mosquito population leads to high risk of West Nile virus locally
Lyon and surrounding counties are currently at high risk for West Nile Virus. Thankfully there have been no reported cases of the disease in the surrounding area or state of Kansas. However, due to re...
Jul 23, 2019
USD 253 holds third town hall meeting Tuesday morning
USD 253 Emporia Public Schools continued their scheduled educational town hall meetings on the proposed $78 million bond election for facility improvements Tuesday morning. The Trusler Business Center...
Jul 23, 2019
Emporia State Distinguished Alum sheds interim tag as Highway Patrol superintendent
Emporia State Distinguished Alum Herman Jones is now leading the Kansas Highway Patrol on a permanent basis. Jones was named as interim superintendent in March after former superintendent Mark Bruce a...
Jul 23, 2019
Water tower, downtown sanitary sewer projects moving forward
With Emporia’s annual street rehabilitation process coming to an end, work continues on other construction projects in different parts of town. During KVOE’s 8:05 am newscast Tuesday, City...
Jul 23, 2019
ESU taking stock of diversity plan after recent discrimination rulings in cases filed by former employees
Four years after a racial epithet was discovered in a notebook in the Emporia State School of Library and Information Management and a week after two lawsuits against ESU on grounds of racism and reta...
Jul 23, 2019
Man accused in downtown Emporia robbery set for court date
A man who allegedly robbed an Emporia convenience store earlier this year has a preliminary hearing in Lyon County District Court this week. Harold Stewart faces one count of aggravated robbery for al...
Jul 23, 2019
Emporia man charged after July 17 chase
Formal charges have been filed against an Emporia man after a chase that developed in southeast Emporia just about a week ago. Police are releasing more information about the incident that began short...
Jul 23, 2019
Kansas receiving over $1.3 million as part of Equifax data breach settlement
Kansas will benefit from the $600 million Equifax settlement announced Monday following a huge data breach in 2017. States receive $175 million of that total amount. Kansas will get about $1.35 millio...
Jul 23, 2019
Lyon County deputies investigating ATV theft near Americus
Lyon County deputies are looking for those responsible for stealing an ATV near Americus recently. Deputies say a gray 2009 Arctic Cat 951-cubic centimeter ATV was stolen from a home northeast of Amer...
Jul 23, 2019
Kari's Diamonds and Bridal burglary suspects now face charges for TP Jewelry burglary, two suspected burglary attempts
The people accused of burglarizing Kari's Diamonds and Bridal over two months ago are now being charged in connection with three other burglary or attempted burglary incidents in town before the incid...
Jul 22, 2019
