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Emporia Fire Marshall reminds residents to take precautions before preparing their poultry for Thanksgiving feasts
Some like their turkey smoked, some like it baked, but for Fire Marshal Stephen Beemer, he's a big fan of fried turkey, according to comments on KVOE's Morning Show Wednesday. Beemer says frying is a ...
Nov 26, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
County Commission approves invoice for bond rating work connected to 911 dispatch and shooting range project Wednesday
Lyon County Commissioners have taken the latest step in the process of securing bonding for a major construction project. During their regular meeting Wednesday morning, commissioners approved paying ...
Nov 26, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lieurance sentenced in Colorado to 45 years in prison for murders of Estrada, Ford
Emporian Philip Lieurance is spending the next 45 years in a Colorado prison for the deaths of two Emporia women over two years ago. Following the tentative terms of a plea agreement reached in August...
Nov 26, 2025 Phillip Lieurance. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Pitler sentenced to prison after indecent solicitation plea
Prison is next for an educator who spent time in Emporia before he was arrested. Following a plea agreement reached last month, Howard Pitler was sentenced to 19 months for each of two counts of indec...
Nov 26, 2025 Howard Pitler. Johnson County Jail photo.
Cope, Rankin: K-9 Ace adjusting well to life with Lyon County Sheriff's Office
K-9 Ace is adjusting well to his new role as a Lyon County deputy. Ace wasn't part of KVOE's Morning Show interview Wednesday morning, but Sheriff Jeff Cope and Ace's handler, Deputy Nathan Rankin, bo...
Nov 26, 2025 Lyon County K-9 Ace poses with partner Deputy Nathan Rankin. Lyon County Sheriff's Office photo.
Wreaths Across America raises enough money for full coverage at Maplewood Memorial Lawn next month -- and over 900 wreaths next year
Mind-blowing is an accurate description for the amount of community support ongoing for Emporia's Wreaths Across America ceremony next month. Organizers finished off the fundraising aspect of the cere...
Nov 26, 2025 The Wreaths Across America Honor a Hero event finished off fundraising for this year's ceremony, added volunteers for the event Dec. 13 and raised funds for next year's event. Wreaths Across America photo.
Vendor change for Lyon County property tax statements lead to savings of money, time with first payments due next month
It's time for turkey...and, if you're a Lyon County resident, taxes. Property taxes aren't coming due just yet -- that's later this year -- but the statements should be in hand after being mailed this...
Nov 26, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Church of Christ ready for annual Thanksgiving community meal
Emporia's Church of Christ has a lot of food getting prepared for its 35th annual Thanksgiving meal Thursday. Pastor Neil Taylor says 15 turkeys, 10 hams and all the classic Thanksgiving sides will be...
Nov 26, 2025 Emporia Church of Christ photo.
American Farm Bureau Federation: Retail discounts on turkey help to drive overall Thanksgiving meal costs lower
Even with food prices spiking in several grocery store aisles all year, the American Farm Bureau Federation says a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost less than it did last year and the year ...
Nov 26, 2025 American Farm Bureau Foundation graphic.
29,000 feet of lights flipped on during annual Happy Holidaze lighting ceremony Tuesday night; 90 percent of lights now converted to LED
The David Traylor Zoo is now and will remain through the rest of the year awashed in holiday light, quite literally. Tuesday night, the annual Happy Holidaze lighting ceremony saw 29,000 feet of light...
Nov 25, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
