Category Archives: News
Third political newcomer now in Emporia City Commission field
The list of candidates for Emporia City Commission keeps growing. Lisa Brittain is the latest to file for the commission, joining incumbent Becky Smith, Emporia School Board member Susan Brinkman and ...
May 11, 2019
ESU sends spring 2019 graduates out in style
Commencements have concluded for Emporia State University. Your browser does not support the audio element. ESU held three sets of graduation activities, with graduate students getting their degrees F...
May 11, 2019
MORNING UPDATE: Three people safe, one arrested after water rescue; K-99 still closed south of Emporia
Three people have been rescued and a fourth arrested as part of a water rescue that developed before sunrise Saturday morning. Lyon County deputies were called out to the intersection of Road 160 and ...
May 11, 2019
EVENING UPDATE: List of closed Lyon County roads shrinks but is still long
Barricades have been removed from several Lyon County roads affected by flooding this week. Unfortunately, Kansas Highway 99 south of Emporia is not yet on that list. Hours after saying barricades wou...
May 11, 2019
Graduation ceremonies for ESU kicked off Friday evening, more to come Saturday
The May Commencement ceremonies for Emporia State University began Friday evening with the conferring of graduate students. The May graduation ceremonies for ESU are two-day events beginning with the ...
May 11, 2019
LATE AFTERNOON UPDATE: Report of pickup, man in water near Emporia unfounded; K-177 now fully open
Local authorities spent close to an hour investigating as part of a water rescue call Friday afternoon. A rescue call was toned out to Roads 150 and E just before 4 pm. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Ri...
May 10, 2019
MID-AFTERNOON UPDATE: Soden's Grove in flood; water releases underway at Council Grove Reservoir; K-177 with one traffic lane open
Floodwaters continue having a significant impact on the KVOE listening area. Water climbed up noticeably into the David Traylor Zoo and All Veterans Memorial this week. Zoo Director Lisa Keith says wa...
May 10, 2019
One kidnapping suspect sentenced, another convicted as overall case continues
A woman who pleaded to an aggravated kidnapping charge this year will spend over a dozen years in prison. Stacy Steen was sentenced this week in Lyon County District Court. Besides spending 12 years, ...
May 10, 2019
Local not-for-profit attorney files for USD 253 Board of Education
Candidate lists for the upcoming election continue to fill out, although not enough candidates have filed to set up a primary election in August. Local not-for-profit attorney Jeremy Dorsey has filed ...
May 10, 2019
Water and sewage backups this week trigger heavy demand for home repairs
The range of damage varies in local homes after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding throughout the week. Local repair businesses have been seeing a large influx of calls relating to damages in the ...
May 10, 2019
