Category Archives: News
Frigid and blustery conditions coming; road, zoo staffers ready for incoming weather
Travel will be hazardous Friday and Saturday, thanks to a series of factors as a winter storm hits the area. Up to three inches of snowfall is now expected across the KVOE listening area. Snowfall sho...
Jan 19, 2019
UPDATE: Authorities identify woman killed in crash on Kansas Turnpike Friday
Authorities have released the name of the woman who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike early Friday evening. According to the Kansas Turnpike Authority, 37-year-old Jennifer N...
Jan 18, 2019
Caution advised for motorists traveling during the early morning Saturday
Hazardous travel conditions are expected throughout Friday night into Saturday as an incoming winter storm will bring several factors along with it. Rainfall began in the KVOE listening are around 4 p...
Jan 18, 2019
Newman Regional Health Auxiliary Board remains generous to ESU health students
The Newman Regional Health (NRH) Auxiliary Board was once again generous to local students in the health field with tuition scholarships. The NRH Auxiliary Board offered a $1,000 scholarship to nine E...
Jan 18, 2019
Hale v. ESU awaiting verdict, Rittgers v. Hale nearing trial
A ruling is expected later this month in the case of Angelica Hale v. Emporia State University. Trial began Jan. 8 and lasted two days in federal court in Topeka. Hale says ESU, as well as former pres...
Jan 18, 2019
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
