Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Sunday travel now discouraged with winter storm bearing down on Kansas
Travel is officially not recommended across the eastern half of Kansas at any point in time Sunday as a major winter storm approaches. The Kansas Adjutant General's Office has issued a travel advisory...
Mar 02, 2019
United Way announces 2019 community partners; Plumb Place off list for being out of compliance
The United Way of the Flint Hills has announced its 20-plus community partners receiving allocations later this year as its current fundraising campaign comes to an end. United Way Director Jami Reeve...
Mar 01, 2019
Lions Club biscuits and gravy feed happening Saturday
If you enjoy a hefty helping of biscuits and gravy to start your morning, the Emporia Lions Club has you covered Saturday morning. The club’s annual biscuits and gravy feed will be taking place ...
Mar 01, 2019
Emporia Rescue Mission annual fundraising effort underway
An annual fundraising effort for the Emporia Rescue Mission and Abundant Harvest has officially begun. Friday marked the start of the annual Feinstein Challenge here in Emporia. The Alan Shawn Feinste...
Mar 01, 2019
Stapp retiring as Lyon County Appraiser
Lyon County Appraiser Gary Stapp is nearing retirement. Stapp tells KVOE News his retirement will be official May 31, thus ending a nearly 10-year stint as County Appraiser here and a nearly 30-year c...
Mar 01, 2019
Topeka mayor to be Bonner and Bonner featured speaker
Emporia State University has announced the featured speaker for its Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture Series. Michelle de la Isla, Topeka’s mayor, will speak on campus March 7. Her talk is tit...
Mar 01, 2019
UPDATE: Wreck near Eureka kills Oklahoma man
An Oklahoma man was killed in a two-vehicle crash outside Eureka on Thursday. The wreck happened at noon at the junction of US Highway 54 and Kansas Highway 99, about three miles east of Eureka. The K...
Mar 01, 2019
Sentencing hearings now scheduled for drug distribution defendants
Sentencings are now next for all five defendants in a drug distribution case that came to light locally last fall. Seanna Herron pleaded no contest to possession with intent to distribute marijuana re...
Mar 01, 2019
Seventh annual Bowling for Bentley coming next weekend
An annual fundraiser celebrating the memory of young individual gone too soon will be taking place next weekend. Bowling for Bentley will be taking place Saturday, March 9 at Flinthills Lane. The annu...
Feb 28, 2019
Miss Amazing event Saturday at Emporia Arts Center
The state of Kansas’ first Miss Amazing pageant is fast approaching. Activities will officially take place from 4-6 pm Saturday at the Emporia Arts Center. Organizer Michelle Roberts tells KVOE ...
Feb 28, 2019
