Category Archives: News
Bike share program could debut by late August in Emporia
Emporia’s brand-new bike share program should debut soon. Healthier Lyon County grant manager Daphne Mertens had details on the KVOE Morning Show this week. She says the program should be ready ...
Jul 11, 2019
UPDATE: Governor Kelly officially rescinds welfare policy Thursday
Governor Laura Kelly has officially withdrawn a controversial policy amid pressure from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt Thursday. According to the Topeka Capital-Journal Kelly says “"While...
Jul 11, 2019
PlanELC zoning regulation draft review meeting scheduled
Residents of Emporia and Lyon County as a whole are encouraged to attend a public meeting later this month as work continues on city-county zoning regulations. Urban Collaborative, which has been work...
Jul 11, 2019
Derby woman suffers minor injuries after Turnpike wreck near Emporia
Two Derby residents avoided major injuries after a delivery truck crashed about 10 miles southwest of Emporia on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the truck was northbound on the Turnpike, but...
Jul 11, 2019
Handful of Lyon County roads reopen after recent flood; still over 15 roads and intersections closed
Now that flooding has ended and it appears the next week or so will be dry, the Lyon County Highway Department is making headway with reopening a lot of flood-damaged roads near the Cottonwood and Neo...
Jul 11, 2019
Hart-Parr/Oliver Collectors Association's National Summer Show starts Friday near Emporia
Starting on Friday, the Hart-Parr/Oliver Collectors Association Annual Summer Show will come to the Emporia area. Kicking off July 12th at 10:00 am, the show will last through July 14th. A plethora of...
Jul 11, 2019
Kickoff for fifth annual SOS Strong coming Thursday evening
SOS Strong launches this evening. The formal kickoff for the fifth annual event is at 5:30 pm at Radius Brewing Company. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia this week, Kari Wedel of SOS said the fundraise...
Jul 11, 2019
Emporia Board of Education review contracts and reflect on feedback during regular meeting
USD 253 Board of Education members took time to discuss a long-standing partnership while reviewing feedback from the first of four town hall informational meetings during their board meeting Wednesda...
Jul 11, 2019
Lyon County Emergency Management LEPC meeting happening this week
The Local Emergency Planning Committee will have their next meeting on July 11th. Beginning at 12:00 pm, the agenda has several items for discussion. Highlighting the meeting will be a safety presenta...
Jul 10, 2019
Emporia City Commission holds back-to-back sessions Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission had a jampacked Wednesday morning with back-to-back meetings on their schedule. Commissioners first convened for a brief action session during which time the commission app...
Jul 10, 2019
