Category Archives: News
Intersection of Kansas and East closing down for water line project
Water line work will close down an intersection in southeast Emporia on Thursday. The city is shutting down Kansas at East to all traffic as a 16-inch water main is installed. Work will also finalize ...
Nov 15, 2018
USD 253 Board of Education votes to discontinue Turning Point Academy 6-8 program
The future of Turning Point Academy’s 6-8 program was decided during the Emporia School District's regular meeting Wednesday evening. The TPA Advisory Council recently met and discussed their op...
Nov 15, 2018
USD 251 Board of Education meeting focuses on positive budget data
Budgetary matters and other updates highlighted the USD 251 Board of Education November meeting tonight (W). The district’s budget report came back at the end of the quarter displaying a positiv...
Nov 15, 2018
Funding options and potential expansion main focus during Emporia City Commission Study Session
Future expansion and funding for potential projects highlighted discussions during the Emporia City Commission’s study session Wednesday morning. After Commissioner’s approved the acquisit...
Nov 14, 2018
Annual cookie deliveries signal appreciation for USD 253 staff
Cookies by the hundreds were delivered to Emporia Public Schools teachers, support staffers and administrators Wednesday. KVOE had short broadcasts from every school building and facility. Superintend...
Nov 14, 2018
ESU issues short statement after ASG committee rescinds impeachment effort
A day after announcing plans to impeach Emporia State Associated Student Government Vice President Michaela Todd, the ASG Government Diversity and Inclusion Committee has reversed course. The ASG anno...
Nov 14, 2018
KVOE's NTHF radio auction rapidly approaching
On Thursday, KVOE will hold its annual radio auction to benefit the National Teachers Hall of Fame. It’s a big night for the station, and it’s a big night for the Hall of Fame, which uses ...
Nov 14, 2018
El Dorado man hurt in Turnpike wreck near Matfield Green service exit
An El Dorado resident was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Chase County late Tuesday night. The Turnpike Authority says the wreck happened shortly after 11 pm near mile marker 108 southbound....
Nov 14, 2018
Details released about Monday wreck on KTA
The Kansas Turnpike Authority has now divulged more information about an injury crash that happened in snowy conditions on the highway in Chase County on Monday. Around 6:45 am, 44-year-old Jayson Oli...
Nov 14, 2018
Area breakfast programs bolstered by KSDE grant
Four area schools will see their children get a good start every school day, thanks to grants through the Kansas State Department of Education to bolster breakfast programs. Area grant amounts include...
Nov 14, 2018
