Category Archives: News
Schmidt on Epstein information: 'Release what's releasable'
"We ought to release what's releasable." That's the take from Kansas Second District Congressman Derek Schmidt on KVOE's airwaves late last week as he commented on the ongoing debate on how the trump ...
Jul 27, 2025 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
KDHE upgrades King Lake to algae warning, adds Wooster Lake to watch list
In the middle of our last heavy rain episode, an Emporia lake had its algae alert upgraded and another was added to the state's alert list. King Lake, next to Emporia State University's Prophet Aquati...
Jul 27, 2025 Emporia State University's Wooster Lake shows signs of an apparent algae bloom Sunday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Pioneer Bluffs' Day of Cowboy sheds light on past, current ranching operations
Pioneer Bluffs highlighted the work of current and past ranchers with its annual Day of the Cowboy activities this weekend. Activities included an ice cream social, a talk with Chase County working co...
Jul 27, 2025 Bruce Brock gave the featured presentation at Pioneer Bluffs' annual Day of the Cowboy event Saturday. Photo courtesy Pioneer Bluffs.
CITY PROJECTS: Street Rehab, Concrete Street Repair continue Monday as Street Preservation work begins
Work will resume this week on Emporia's major street repair projects. For Street Rehab, work will start Monday on Walnut from 12th to 15th, as well as Cottonwood and Sylvan from South Avenue to the Bu...
Jul 27, 2025 City of Emporia map.
VFW Post 1980 leadership adjusts drainage installation plans, timetable
An improvement project at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980 is moving forward...just not now. Post leaders wanted to install a French drain on the north side of the group's longtime headquarters ...
Jul 27, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Weather alerts through July 30, 2025
The National Weather Service has issued weather-related alerts for much of the KVOE listening area. *Heat advisory: All area counties until 8 pm Tuesday. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media...
Jul 27, 2025
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness welcomes full field of teams for second annual Swing Away Stigma golf tournament
Year two of the Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness Swing Away Stigma golf tournament saw impressive growth from year one, as the agency itself is continuing work to expand within the local area. Accor...
Jul 26, 2025 Photo by Cara Codney/Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness.
Más allá de las expectativas; Inaugural Emporia Spanish Speakers Loteria night exceeds all expectations with roughly 100 players in attendance
Emporia Spanish Speakers are hoping for many more residents to "Hit the lottery" in the future. We're not speaking about the literal lottery, of course, but Loteria, the Spanish version of Bingo, a ga...
Jul 26, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
ESB Financial and Emporia Farmers Market bring the summertime fun to downtown Emporia with 20th annual watermelon contest and Homegrown Celebration Saturday
The Emporia Farmer's Market once again played host to a pair of local traditions Saturday morning. As part of the market's annual Homegrown Celebration, ESB Financial once again sponsored the annual w...
Jul 26, 2025 Young residents prepare to roll their watermelons to victory during the 20th annual ESB Financial Watermelon Contest. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lyon County Fair: 4H Rodeo postponed to Tuesday, August 5th
The moderate to heavy rainfall may have brought some much-needed moisture to the area, but it has also led to a major schedule adjustment for the Lyon County Fair. The Lyon County 4H Rodeo, scheduled ...
Jul 26, 2025 KVOE News photo.
