Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Nobody hurt after late-night fire, rekindle destroy home in Miller
A pair of fires destroyed a home in Miller. The first fire at 3265 Main was reported around 10:45 pm Monday and caused heavy damage to the back of the home. Miller Fire Chief Jason Gibson tells KVOE N...
Jul 16, 2019
Stream advisory over near Emporia
The stream advisory in place for the Cottonwood River and nearby tributaries the past few weeks has been rescinded. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the advisory June 20 after a ...
Jul 16, 2019
Pavement overlay work underway on Burlingame Road
Drivers northeast of Emporia are working through a road construction zone if they use Burlingame Road. The Lyon County Highway Department is resurfacing Burlingame Road, with an asphalt milling and ov...
Jul 16, 2019
KVOE Hide and Seek Medallion found in Jones Park
The hunt is over and the grand prize of over $7,000 in cash and prizes as part of KVOE’s first-ever Hide and Seek promotion has been claimed. Dennis Stotts came into the KVOE studios Tuesday mor...
Jul 16, 2019
Federal jury dismisses Melvin Hale v. ESU, says university administrators can recover legal costs
One of the two multimillion-dollar lawsuits against Emporia State University filed by former employees on accusations of racism and retaliation has been dismissed. A federal jury dismissed all ESU adm...
Jul 16, 2019
Inspiring Wranglers fundraising campaign hits halfway point
Flint Hills Technical College’s Inspiring Wranglers fundraising campaign is now at the halfway point, thanks to a recent donation. The Lewis H Humphreys Charitable Trust, Bank of America, NA, ha...
Jul 16, 2019
FHTC holding special enrollment activities as summer continues
Mid-July marks the halfway point of summer between school years, and Flint Hills Technical College has been in recruitment mode gearing up for the Fall 2019 semester. Bryan Crouch is an Admissions Rep...
Jul 16, 2019
Hot time in the Flint Hills coming: Excessive heat watch starts Wednesday
It’s the middle of July, and it’s getting really hot really quickly. An excessive heat watch goes up at 1 pm Wednesday for the eastern two-thirds of Kansas, including the entire KVOE liste...
Jul 16, 2019
Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals with separate meetings Tuesday
Planning matters will highlight two meetings in Emporia on Tuesday. The Emporia-Lyon County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 5:30 pm to hear two requests. Clarine Hibler has asked for a variance f...
Jul 16, 2019
Emporia Recreation Commission approves 2020 budget Monday
The Emporia Recreation Commission has officially closed the books on fiscal year 2018-19 and approved their 2019-2020 budget. The budget gained final approval during one of essentially three meetings ...
Jul 16, 2019
