Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Local lawmakers weigh in after Legislature passes budget
Income tax policy changes are in the state budget as passed by lawmakers over the weekend. Medicaid expansion is not. Lawmakers adjourned well before sunrise Sunday after passing the budget. House Rep...
May 06, 2019
2019 La Grind is in the books
The second annual La Grind Three Day Stage Race has officially come and gone. The 2019 La Grind presented by Kohlmeier Dental began Friday afternoon with the launch of Category A riders from Olpe. On ...
May 05, 2019
Missing juvenile located during water rescue in Chase County Sunday morning
A water rescue in Chase County involving the Emporia Fire Department has connections to a missing juvenile case from Saturday. According to Chase County Sheriff Richard Dorneker, the Sheriff’s D...
May 05, 2019
Cinco De Mayo Celebration fills Downtown Emporia
Spanish culture and heritage flowed through the streets of Downtown Emporia Saturday for the sixth annual Cinco De Mayo celebration. The day of activities kicked off with the Cinco K run, a part of th...
May 04, 2019
ESB Financial holds annual Community Wide Shred Day Saturday
10,000 pounds of waste was collected Saturday during the ESB Financial Community Wide Shred Day event. The annual shredding event allows residents a free opportunity to dispose of old records such as ...
May 04, 2019
National research group becomes a part of Cinco de Mayo celebration
Joining Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Commercial St. was All of Us, a research program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). All of Us is dedicated to the mission of compiling...
May 04, 2019
Outstanding performance by Whiskey For the Lady at the KFA concert
The Copper Top was filled with excited audience members who came to watch the band Whiskey for the Lady give an outstanding performance on Friday. Whiskey for a Lady was a concert held by the Kansas F...
May 04, 2019
Local vendors have successful seasonal opener for Farmers Market
The citizens of Emporia were getting happy and healthy at the Farmers Market opener on Saturday. The Farmers Market is a great place for farmers around and in the Emporia area, to sell their homegrown...
May 04, 2019
Dense fog advisory blankets portions of the KVOE listening area through 10 am Saturday
Local motorists should be cautious as dense fog has blanketed most of the KVOE listening area through the early morning Saturday. The National Weather Service has placed Lyon, Chase, Greenwood, Morris...
May 04, 2019
UPDATE: Area flood warnings come to an end as river levels drop below flood stages Saturday
Both flood warnings for two local rivers have come to an end a bit sooner than originally anticipated. The Cottonwood River in Emporia dropped well below the flood stage of 20 feet to 16.94 feet aroun...
May 04, 2019
