Category Archives: News
Derby woman suffers minor injuries after Turnpike wreck near Emporia
Two Derby residents avoided major injuries after a delivery truck crashed about 10 miles southwest of Emporia on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the truck was northbound on the Turnpike, but...
Jul 11, 2019
Handful of Lyon County roads reopen after recent flood; still over 15 roads and intersections closed
Now that flooding has ended and it appears the next week or so will be dry, the Lyon County Highway Department is making headway with reopening a lot of flood-damaged roads near the Cottonwood and Neo...
Jul 11, 2019
Hart-Parr/Oliver Collectors Association's National Summer Show starts Friday near Emporia
Starting on Friday, the Hart-Parr/Oliver Collectors Association Annual Summer Show will come to the Emporia area. Kicking off July 12th at 10:00 am, the show will last through July 14th. A plethora of...
Jul 11, 2019
Kickoff for fifth annual SOS Strong coming Thursday evening
SOS Strong launches this evening. The formal kickoff for the fifth annual event is at 5:30 pm at Radius Brewing Company. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia this week, Kari Wedel of SOS said the fundraise...
Jul 11, 2019
Emporia Board of Education review contracts and reflect on feedback during regular meeting
USD 253 Board of Education members took time to discuss a long-standing partnership while reviewing feedback from the first of four town hall informational meetings during their board meeting Wednesda...
Jul 11, 2019
Lyon County Emergency Management LEPC meeting happening this week
The Local Emergency Planning Committee will have their next meeting on July 11th. Beginning at 12:00 pm, the agenda has several items for discussion. Highlighting the meeting will be a safety presenta...
Jul 10, 2019
Emporia City Commission holds back-to-back sessions Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission had a jampacked Wednesday morning with back-to-back meetings on their schedule. Commissioners first convened for a brief action session during which time the commission app...
Jul 10, 2019
Ongoing project updates highlight City/County joint meeting Wednesday
City and County commissioners met at White Auditorium Wednesday afternoon for their quarterly joint meeting. Both sets of commissioners were treated to updates on ongoing projects. The first dealt wit...
Jul 10, 2019
Lyon County commissioners tour Reading Wind Facility as early construction continues
Lyon County commissioners took a tour of a wind energy development now under construction near Reading. Commissioners took their study meeting on the road to see some of the early construction process...
Jul 10, 2019
Temporary fix for sanitary sewer line in south Emporia inundated again by recent flooding
Our fifth round of flooding since late April did Emporia city staffers no favors as they try to shore up a streambank on the south edge of town. Heavy rainfall from late last week submerged a temporar...
Jul 10, 2019
