Category Archives: News
Lawmakers get better sense of governor's budget plans
Lawmakers are now sifting through Governor Laura Kelly’s first budget. Kelly provided a budget that would end fiscal 2019 with a nearly $700 million balance, pay for a 2.5-percent pay raise for ...
Jan 18, 2019
Communities in Schools expands services in Emporia
A still relatively new organization is now expanding to help impact the lives of local students at both the elementary and high school levels. Communities in Schools, a non-profit organization which p...
Jan 18, 2019
Overbrook to try goose hunt Saturday
The town of Overbrook will have a sanctioned goose hunt Saturday. Overbrook City Lake, Overbrook Kid’s Fishing Pond and the walking trails nearby will be closed from 5 am to 6 pm. The hunt is se...
Jan 18, 2019
Highway Department re-opens part of Road 20
Portions of a road in southwest Lyon County have reopened after recent work. The Lyon County Highway Department opened Road 20 from F to G on Thursday. The road was recently closed for a bridge replac...
Jan 18, 2019
SOS Director recaps operations and numbers from 2018
SOS Director Connie Cahoone joined KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Thursday morning to review the work of SOS from 2018 and look ahead to 2019. According to Cahoone, SOS staff put in a lot of work thro...
Jan 17, 2019
State of the city speech highlights 2018 and looks ahead to 2019
Outgoing Mayor Danny Giefer delivered the state of the city speech during the Emporia City Commission’s meeting Wednesday night. The speech highlighted the accomplishments of the city of Emporia...
Jan 17, 2019
UPDATE: Dense fog, winter weather advisories posted
Dense fog is back in the area weather picture. Chase County is in a dense fog advisory until 9 am Friday. Fog coverage is likely to expand and thicken overnight, with visibility down to an eighth of a...
Jan 17, 2019
Gas leak at Burlington Middle School prompts brief evacuation
Students at Burlington Middle School had an interesting Thursday morning. USD 244 building staff discovered a gas leak in the building before classes started, prompting students and staff to evacuate ...
Jan 17, 2019
One person arrested after early-Thursday chase in Emporia
One man has been arrested after a short vehicle and foot chase in downtown Emporia early Thursday morning. An Emporia Police officer tried a traffic stop in the 500 block of Commercial for an alleged ...
Jan 17, 2019
Schedule adjustment announced for Hopkins Manufacturing due to physical inventory
Due to physical inventory, Hopkins Manufacturing has announced the following schedule adjustment. There will be no operations for the Molding and Assembly departments Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Mol...
Jan 17, 2019
