Category Archives: News
Access permits not needed at Flint Hills Trail State Park effective Jan. 1
Visitors to Flint Hills Trail State Park won’t have to buy access permits starting New Year’s Day. This follows action by the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission last month to re...
Dec 16, 2018
Indoor pool status the main focus of Rec Commission board meeting
The Emporia Recreation Commission has its monthly meeting Monday. The major item on the agenda is an update on the indoor pool filtration system after the pump failed Dec. 4. The pool was closed until...
Dec 16, 2018
UPDATE: Some details shed light on vehicle house fire
Some details have surfaced as to the cause of a damaging vehicle-house fire Saturday. Emporia fire crews are still investigating after a vehicle fire spread to a nearby house. Firefighters were called...
Dec 16, 2018
UPDATE: Investigation continues after vehicle-grass fire near Olpe
Lyon County deputies are investigating after a vehicle and grass fire near Olpe on Saturday. The fire developed near Roads 60 and U around 12:30 pm. Besides damaging a vehicle, the fire also burned ab...
Dec 16, 2018
First Brianna Mundy ESU Scholarship Fund Christmas Ball offers magical evening
Saturday evening, the Bowyer Building hosted the first annual Brianna Mundy ESU Scholarship Fund Christmas Ball for a memorable night of food, drinks, and dance. Brianna Mundy was a student at Emporia...
Dec 16, 2018
Over 300 ESU students receive degrees Saturday
Hundreds of Emporia State students now have their diplomas after commencement activities this weekend. Candidates for bachelors degrees picked up those degrees Saturday. Roe Cross Professor Kevin Raba...
Dec 15, 2018
Appeal denied in 2016 Emporia indecent liberties case
One man convicted of sexually abusing a teenager in Emporia earlier this decade has had his appeal denied. Todd Jones had appealed a 2016 conviction on aggravated indecent liberties, saying prosecutor...
Dec 15, 2018
Burglary, attempted rape convictions affirmed in 2010 Lyon County case
Convictions on attempted rape and aggravated burglary in a 2010 Lyon County case will stand. The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling in a case against 36-year-old Maurice C. Willi...
Dec 15, 2018
Alderman: High poverty need seen locally; Rescue Mission continues search for new home
The need for poverty-based emergency services remains at a high level. That’s the assessment from Rescue Mission and Abundant Harvest Director Lee Alderman, who joined KVOE’s Morning Show ...
Dec 15, 2018
NRH emergency department complex to flesh out through mid-January
In the coming days, a lot of change is in the works at Newman Regional Health. The first wave of change happens over the next week as Newman ExpressCare moves from Flinthills Mall to the hospital̵...
Dec 15, 2018
