Category Archives: News
No injuries reported following minor fire in southwest Emporia
Emporia Fire crews made quick work of a small structure fire in southwest Emporia Tuesday evening. Batallion Chief Ryan Conley tells KVOE News firefighters were called out for a report of a structure ...
Jun 05, 2019
Trusler Business Center hosts final legislative dialogue of 2019
The Trusler Business Center served as the host for the final legislative dialogue of the year in Emporia Tuesday evening. Like the other dialogues this year, Tuesday’s event was co-sponsored by ...
Jun 05, 2019
UPDATE: One taken to Newman Regional Health following two-vehicle accident Tuesday evening
One individual was taken to Newman Regional Health following a collision northwest of Emporia Tuesday evening. According to Lyon County Deputy Zack Shafer, a 1998 Dodge Durango was travelling along Ro...
Jun 04, 2019
UPDATE: Power fully restored following large scale outage Tuesday, downed wire to blame
Power has been fully restored following a close to hour-long outage in north Emporia Tuesday. The outage was reported just before 4 pm Tuesday and affected an area from East 12th Ave. north to Burling...
Jun 04, 2019
Wednesday Farmers Market kickoff will begin summer season with new activities
The Emporia Farmer’s Market will be kicking off the summer season with the start of it’s Wednesday market. The start of the Wednesday market will bring in more themes and activities to the...
Jun 04, 2019
City of Emporia updates listeners on ongoing projects
Emporia will be seeing an abundance of construction projects this year according to City Manager Mark McAnarney’s city updates. With the recent completion of several long-running projects in the...
Jun 04, 2019
Reported burglary linked to early morning vehicle accident
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department is reporting an alleged break-in has connections to an early morning crash on the Kansas Turnpike Tuesday. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Offic...
Jun 04, 2019
Repairs to road network and homes ongoing in Coffey County following recent flooding
Work could very well last through the summer in Coffey County to repair damages from recent flooding. That is the thought of Coffey County Emergency Management Director Russel Stukey (Stoo-Kee). Much ...
Jun 04, 2019
City Commission Action Session to be held on Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission will be holding an action session on Wednesday. The main items on the agenda will be to consider the approval for the sale of 302 S. Congress Street residence, a request fo...
Jun 04, 2019
60th District Representative Mark Schreiber weighs in on conclusion of 2019 legislative session
60th District Representative Mark Schreiber feels the recently concluded legislative session was very successful from a budgetary standpoint. Schreiber, KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 guest Tuesday, says th...
Jun 04, 2019
