Category Archives: News
2019 general election results
Here are the contested races KVOE News is following on Election Night 2019: Lyon County Emporia City Commission Joni Austenfeld 1,003Susan Brinkman 1,755Lisa Brittain 1,164Rob Gilligan 2,107Todd Maddo...
Nov 6, 2019
Emporia Farmers Market serves up food and fellowship Tuesday afternoon
The Emporia Farmers Market hosted its annual Soup-A-Palooza fundraising event on Tuesday. Farmers Market Coordinator Jessica Hopkins describes Soup-A-Palooza as a way to encourage community fellowship...
Nov 5, 2019
Burlington man enters Alford plea Tuesday in vehicular manslaughter case; sentencing coming in January
Sentencing is coming next year for a Burlington man in a case which originated 18 months ago. 36-year-old Christopher Murphy entered an Alford plea to one count of attempted involuntary vehicular mans...
Nov 5, 2019
Kari's Diamonds, TP Jewelry burglary suspect sentenced to prison
A second defendant in a set of local business burglaries from earlier this year will spend time in prison as a result. Lesli Fontenot received 14 months overall after two incidents in May. Judge Jeff ...
Nov 5, 2019
2020 utility rate increases set for approval Wednesday
Potential approval for new rate increases will highlight the Emporia City Commission’s action session Wednesday afternoon. Commissioners settled on increases of 10 percent for sewage, five perce...
Nov 5, 2019
Evergy upgrades Cottonwood Falls substation equipment during overnight outage
Evergy customers in and around Cottonwood Falls had a power outage overnight. Spokesperson Kaley Bohlen says the outage was planned — and needed — as Evergy had to replace various equipmen...
Nov 5, 2019
US-56 to see work between Council Grove and Lyon-Morris county line
Road construction has been approved for part of US Highway 56 northwest of Emporia. The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a bid from Smoky Hill LLC of Salina for a special construction ...
Nov 5, 2019
UPDATE: Arkansas woman hurt, Emporia woman cited after Monday crash
Emporia Police have given more details about Monday’s injury crash at Sixth and Chestnut that sent one person to Newman Regional Health afterward. Sgt. Lisa Sage says 62-year-old Linda Glaze of ...
Nov 4, 2019
Business burglary co-defendant faces sentencing Tuesday
Sentencing is coming Tuesday morning for one of two defendants in a set of local business burglary cases from earlier this year. Leslie Fontenot will be in Lyon County District Court for sentencing at...
Nov 4, 2019
2019 general election now underway
Kansas polling places are now open with the 2019 general election officially underway. For the most part, the ballot is locally-driven. Areawide, the ballot includes races for mayor, city council, cit...
Nov 4, 2019
