Category Archives: News
KVOE Hide and Seek Medallion found in Jones Park
The hunt is over and the grand prize of over $7,000 in cash and prizes as part of KVOE’s first-ever Hide and Seek promotion has been claimed. Dennis Stotts came into the KVOE studios Tuesday mor...
Jul 16, 2019
Federal jury dismisses Melvin Hale v. ESU, says university administrators can recover legal costs
One of the two multimillion-dollar lawsuits against Emporia State University filed by former employees on accusations of racism and retaliation has been dismissed. A federal jury dismissed all ESU adm...
Jul 16, 2019
Inspiring Wranglers fundraising campaign hits halfway point
Flint Hills Technical College’s Inspiring Wranglers fundraising campaign is now at the halfway point, thanks to a recent donation. The Lewis H Humphreys Charitable Trust, Bank of America, NA, ha...
Jul 16, 2019
FHTC holding special enrollment activities as summer continues
Mid-July marks the halfway point of summer between school years, and Flint Hills Technical College has been in recruitment mode gearing up for the Fall 2019 semester. Bryan Crouch is an Admissions Rep...
Jul 16, 2019
Hot time in the Flint Hills coming: Excessive heat watch starts Wednesday
It’s the middle of July, and it’s getting really hot really quickly. An excessive heat watch goes up at 1 pm Wednesday for the eastern two-thirds of Kansas, including the entire KVOE liste...
Jul 16, 2019
Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals with separate meetings Tuesday
Planning matters will highlight two meetings in Emporia on Tuesday. The Emporia-Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 5:30 pm to hear two requests. Clarine Hibler has asked for a variance f...
Jul 16, 2019
Emporia Recreation Commission approves 2020 budget Monday
The Emporia Recreation Commission has officially closed the books on fiscal year 2018-19 and approved their 2019-2020 budget. The budget gained final approval during one of essentially three meetings ...
Jul 16, 2019
National Weather Service issues excessive heat watch with temperatures set to rise significantly in the coming days
The heat will be ramping up area-wide in the coming days and because of this, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for parts of the KVOE listening area. Affected counties in...
Jul 15, 2019
USD 253 begins enrollment with new location, new payment software package
Emporia Public Schools is officially enrolling students for the upcoming academic year. On KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment Monday, Community Relations Director Lyndel Landgren unveiled the enrollment...
Jul 15, 2019
UPDATE: Texas woman killed, KDOT worker hospitalized after separate I-35 crashes in Osage County
A Texas woman was killed and a passenger was hurt in a crash before sunrise in southern Osage County on Monday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Patricia Falconer of Canyon Lake was ...
Jul 15, 2019
