Category Archives: News
Man arrested after crash near Emporia
One man has been arrested after a crash north of Emporia on Monday. The crash happened shortly after 2 pm near the intersection of Kansas Highway 99 and Road L. Deputy Danny Broyles says a car was sou...
Aug 12, 2019
Prairie Street overpass project nearly complete
Local motorists will soon be able to travel the Prairie Street Overpass yet again. Assistant Lyon County Engineer Jim Brull tells KVOE News work on the project is near completion. Last week crews appl...
Aug 12, 2019
USD 284 enrollment underway, facility improvements nearing an end
With enrollment now underway, USD 284 Chase County is near completion on an over year-long improvement project. In 2016 Chase County residents approved a $12 million improvement bond which funded seve...
Aug 12, 2019
USD 252 delays start of school nearly a week
The start of school is officially delayed for USD 252 Southern Lyon County. Superintendent Mike Argabright says school will start Aug. 26 instead of Aug. 21 as originally planned. Construction has bee...
Aug 12, 2019
Heat advisories expanded; marginal severe weather risk up through Monday morning
A combination of seasonally warm and extremely humid air is expanding heat advisories issued this weekend. Lyon and Coffey counties are in an advisory until 8 pm. Both counties, along with Osage Count...
Aug 11, 2019
Americus sanitary sewer smoke test postponed
Americus residents are being alerted to a special sanitary sewer test coming soon. The question now is when. Originally, the plan was for a smoke test with the help of the Kansas Rural Water Associati...
Aug 11, 2019
UPDATE: Area residents get anywhere from 1-3 inches of rain; power outages largely restored
Significant power outages are now almost fully resolved after storm activity early Sunday. Outages developed from Emporia to Neosho Rapids to Lebo shortly after 4 am, knocking most of Lebo and at leas...
Aug 11, 2019
Schedule adjustments for Sunday, Aug. 11
Due to inclement weather, schedule adjustments have been reported: Lyon County Fair *Swine show starts at 8:30 am Sunday instead of 8 am If you have schedule adjustments to report, whether they are cl...
Aug 11, 2019
Sunday's forecast: Wet in the morning, steamy in the afternoon; heat advisory now includes Lyon County
Wet conditions Sunday morning will lead to a steambath atmosphere later in the day. Thunderstorms have already dumped anywhere from 0.40 inches to around an inch of rain across parts of the KVOE liste...
Aug 11, 2019
4H Sheep contest results
It will take more than heat and humidity to keep contest participants from competing in the 4H sheep contest on Saturday. Participants were not only judged on the sheep look but also how the sheep wer...
Aug 11, 2019
