Category Archives: News
General Assembly coming Monday at ESU
Emporia State University formally launches its spring semester with a General Assembly on Monday. President Allison Garrett will discuss the upcoming semester with faculty and staff. The gathering wil...
Jan 12, 2019
Vehicle, train collide near Lebo; none hurt
Thankfully, nobody was hurt when a train collided with a vehicle at a crossing in western Coffey County on Saturday morning. The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened at Emmer R...
Jan 12, 2019
UPDATE: Travel discouraged as winter storm warning replaces advisory
Wintry weather is underway, leading to widespread travel issues across the KVOE listening area. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee cou...
Jan 12, 2019
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS for Jan. 11-12, 2019
Due to inclement weather, the following schedule adjustments have been reported: *Emporia State University basketball doubleheader at Missouri Western has been pushed from Saturday to Sunday. Tip time...
Jan 11, 2019
Aging services transition reportedly going well
Programs are now up and running as the transition from the Lyon County Department on aging and the North Central Flinthills Area Agency on Aging is largely complete. The Area Agency officially assumed...
Jan 11, 2019
New semester at FHTC underway with updates to school's technology
Flint Hills Technical College has rolled into the spring semester and several enhancements to the school’s technology have taken place. Maintaining an updated technological environment has becom...
Jan 11, 2019
Health officials: Still time to get a flu shot as illness numbers increase
Flu season is here. If there is any good news, the flu season locally is off to a slower start than at this time last year. Newman Regional Health Infection Preventionist Ester Knobloch joined KVOE...
Jan 11, 2019
Hearing delayed for Dylan Barber in Mackenzie Payne murder case
A motions hearing is coming next month for a Herington man accused of killing a former Emporian last summer. A hearing for Dylan Barber in Sedgwick County District Court was originally planned for Thu...
Jan 11, 2019
UPDATE: Herington man wrecks, goes airborne after falling asleep at wheel
A Herington man was hospitalized after an injury crash in northen Lyon County early Friday, but he was fortunate the situation didn’t turn out worse. Lyon County deputies and rescue crews were c...
Jan 11, 2019
UPDATE: EFD investigating after vehicle fire damages nearby house
Fire heavily damaged a vehicle and transitioned to a nearby house Friday morning. Emporia Fire crews were dispatched to 218 Sylvan around 5:20 am. Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage tells KVOE News the fi...
Jan 11, 2019
