Category Archives: News
First Friday Art Walk celebrating third anniversary
Emporia’s First Friday Art Walk celebrates its third anniversary Friday. Twenty artists will be involved, displaying their wares at downtown Emporia businesses. On KVOE’s Newsmaker segment...
Nov 1, 2019
All Veterans Tribute activities begin Friday
With Veteran’s Day just around the corner, a slew of events will be kicking off All Veteran’s Tribute activities this weekend. The first event on the schedule will be the annual veteran...
Oct 31, 2019
Zoning change request fails during Lyon County Commission meeting Thursday
A formal decision has officially been made regarding a zoning change request for property northeast of Emporia. During their weekly action session Thursday morning, Lyon County Commissioners voted 2-1...
Oct 31, 2019
NRH to partner with Lawrence Memorial on orthopedic clinic; Emporia Community Foundation to oversee foundation assets
The Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees approved two significant agreements as part of its monthly meeting Wednesday. The board approved an agreement with Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the Ortho...
Oct 31, 2019
31-month prison term follows Emporia business burglaries for one defendant
One of two people accused of burglarizing several Emporia businesses earlier this year will spend over two years in prison as a result. On Thursday, Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Nicholas Allen Hall to a...
Oct 31, 2019
Regional Economic Outlook Conference coming to FHTC on Friday
Oct 31, 2019
First winter driving conditions of 2019 fall season lead to crashes in and around Emporia
Slick spots have been scattered to widespread after light snow and a thin glaze of ice Wednesday night, and the ice has led to several crashes in and around Emporia after sunrise Thursday. Two reporte...
Oct 31, 2019
Ice leads to semi wreck on Kansas Turnpike near Matfield Green
A slick spot on the Kansas Turnpike led to a reported injury crash in southern Chase County on Wednesday night. The Turnpike Authority says 46-year-old James Snell III of Wichita was driving a semi no...
Oct 31, 2019
UPDATE: Fire near Emporia destroys tractor, damages connected farm implement
Mechanical failure is to blame for a destructive vehicle fire near Emporia on Wednesday night. Emporia Fire was dispatched to the 1600 block of Road R, about three miles due east of Emporia, around 7:...
Oct 31, 2019
Emporia Christian School's annual PTO Pancake Feed taking place Saturday
The Emporia Christian School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is set to feed 1,000 hungry community members at their annual Pancake Feed this weekend. This annual fundraiser is conducted with the goa...
Oct 31, 2019
