Category Archives: News
Dense fog advisories posted for most area counties
Thick fog could affect your travels at least up to mid-morning Friday. Dense fog advisories are up almost areawide. For Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties, the advisory is up until 9 am. For C...
Apr 05, 2019
35th annual Working Women After Hours Show packs White Auditorium
White Auditorium was abuzz Thursday evening as the 35th annual Working Women After Hours event took place. The annual event is tailored towards women from Emporia and the surrounding area and allows t...
Apr 05, 2019
2003 theft, false writings case against former Senior Center director can be used in current theft case
Former Emporia Senior Center Director Lannie Lyman is now set for a final pretrial later this month in her theft case, but an old criminal case against her will now be part of the proceedings if the c...
Apr 04, 2019
Addition of new chair lift leading changes to increase handicap accessibility in White Auditorium
An eight-month project to improve access at White Auditorium has finally come to fruition. City of Emporia Community Services Officer Shelly Kelley, a recent guest of KVOE’s Talk of Emporia, sha...
Apr 04, 2019
UPDATE: Hobby Lobby lockdown suspects charged
The two suspects arrested after the Hobby Lobby lockdown Wednesday have now been formally charged in connection with the incident. Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman says Jose Omar Avelar Martinez, 24,...
Apr 04, 2019
Agreements and proclamations major focal points during Lyon County Commission action session
The signing of an agreement for an ongoing development project and multiple proclamations highlighted the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session Thursday. Commissioners unanimously appro...
Apr 04, 2019
Crash near Walnut School sends one person to Newman Regional Health
One person was hurt after a crash in central Emporia on Thursday morning. As many as three vehicles were involved when the crash happened in the 800 block of West Ninth around 9 am. Emporia Police hav...
Apr 04, 2019
Prairie Street overpass traffic to be constricted Thursday
Traffic on Prairie Street will be constricted for at least part of the day Thursday. Bridge drains are being cleaned out, so traffic will be down to one lane. The Lyon County Highway Department has no...
Apr 04, 2019
EFD explains regulations for burning within city limits
April burn restrictions have started across the Flint Hills, but the Emporia Fire Department says there are separate regulations for residents in the Emporia city limits. While pasture burning procedu...
Apr 04, 2019
UPDATE: Formal charges pending against Oklahoma couple after incident at Hobby Lobby
Two people have been arrested following a list of alleged criminal activity which led to the lock-down of Hobby Lobby Wednesday. According to the Emporia Police Department 18-year-old Jennifer Guerrer...
Apr 04, 2019
