Category Archives: News
Dense fog advisory blankets portions of the KVOE listening area through 10 am Saturday
Local motorists should be cautious as dense fog has blanketed most of the KVOE listening area through the early morning Saturday. The National Weather Service has placed Lyon, Chase, Greenwood, Morris...
May 4, 2019
UPDATE: Area flood warnings come to an end as river levels drop below flood stages Saturday
Both flood warnings for two local rivers have come to an end a bit sooner than originally anticipated. The Cottonwood River in Emporia dropped well below the flood stage of 20 feet to 16.94 feet aroun...
May 4, 2019
2019 La Grind underway
The riders have launched and the 2019 La Grind is officially underway. Category A riders launched from Olpe around 4 pm Friday afternoon. This is just the first of three stages for these riders who ar...
May 3, 2019
Trial dates slated for Olpe man accused of child sex abuse
Possible trial dates are now scheduled in the case of an Olpe man accused of sexually abusing two young children. At an arraignment and pretrial hearing Friday, Judge Lee Fowler set possible trial dat...
May 3, 2019
Drug distribution defendant sentenced to prison
Seana Herron went into a hearing Friday hoping Lyon County Judge Lee Fowler would approve a motion to withdraw her plea in a drug distribution case dating back to last September. Instead, she was sent...
May 3, 2019
Emporia Fire Department takes advantage of high waters for special training
Some residents may have noticed a heavy presence of the Emporia Fire Department near South Kansas Highway 99 Friday, however, the EFD assures everyone there is no reason to be alarmed. With water leve...
May 3, 2019
Fischer named new EHS principal
Emporia High School now has a new principal following a special meeting of the USD 253 Board of Education Friday morning. EHS Associate Principal Dathan Fischer has been chosen to lead the high school...
May 3, 2019
Free Landfill Days closing down soon
Free Landfill Days are closing down this weekend at the Lyon-Chase County Transfer Station. As was the case last year, residents are allowed one free trip to the landfill instead of the longstanding p...
May 3, 2019
Ignite Emporia designed to spark local workforce development, housing, marketing and more
In one sense, you can consider Emporia’s ignition sequence launched. Ignite Emporia is a five-part strategic plan designed to address matters like workforce development, so-called workforce hous...
May 3, 2019
Extensive health research project ending stay in Emporia this weekend
The Emporia Public Library and Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow have brought an extensive national health research project to town. All of Us is described as a historic effort to get data from at least...
May 3, 2019
