Category Archives: News
New operating agreement for Flint Hills Care Center under discussion
By the end of the month, Flint Hills Care Center may have a new operating agreement with new management. A hearing is slated for 11 am Oct. 30 in Shawnee County District Court. Kansas Department for A...
Oct 22, 2019
USD 417 receiving nearly $500,000 for safety, security
An area school district is one of three in Kansas receiving federal grant money for student safety. USD 417 Morris County is receiving over $450,000 from the Community Oriented Policing Services’...
Oct 22, 2019
Community Impact Challenge finals coming Wednesday at Emporia State
Emporia State University’s second annual Community Impact Challenge will culminate Wednesday. Three teams of ESU students were recently selected as finalists in the grant competition. During the...
Oct 22, 2019
Sentencing Wednesday for robbery suspect after plea agreement reached
A man accused of robbing three people at gunpoint this past spring will learn his fate this week. Malik Dorsey was originally charged with three counts each of aggravated robbery and attempted aggrava...
Oct 22, 2019
Phi Delta Theta pole sit brings in over $4,000 for SOS
SOS received a boost from Emporia State University’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity over the weekend. The Phi Delts’ annual pole sit fundraiser generated over $4,200, and that total will climb...
Oct 22, 2019
Diabetes prevention program, 24 for Life, introduces itself Monday
Lyon County’s fight against diabetes continues to grow with the introduction of the 24 for Life program on Monday. 24 for Life is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program. It helps try t...
Oct 22, 2019
County officials discuss developments and benefits of Reading Wind Facility Monday
With turbine components continuing to arrive for the Reading Wind Facility, Lyon County Officials joined KVOE’s Talk of Emporia Monday to offer their thoughts on the project’s progress to ...
Oct 21, 2019
Stabbing suspect has hearing delayed
A preliminary hearing has been delayed in the case of a man accused of stabbing another man in east Emporia earlier this month. Cody Risner, 27, is accused of stabbing Tyler Ray Smith after an argumen...
Oct 21, 2019
New diabetes prevention effort '24 For Life' launching in Emporia
A new effort to combat Type 2 diabetes has a pair of information meetings Monday. People are encouraged to attend the “24 for Life” meetings scheduled for 10 am at the Lee Beran Recreation...
Oct 21, 2019
Lyon, several nearby counties in wind advisory Monday
Blustery conditions are expected areawide Monday, and most of the KVOE listening area is now in a wind advisory as a result. Lyon, Morris and Wabaunsee counties will be in a wind advisory from 9 am to...
Oct 21, 2019
