Category Archives: News
Senior Center preparing for second annual flea market
The Emporia Senior Center will be busy as it holds its second annual Trunk Treasures flea market Saturday. The event is free for the public to attend and is a fundraiser for the Senior Center, with al...
Apr 5, 2019
USD 251 board incumbents Horton, Linsey file re-election papers
The ballot for the USD 251 North Lyon County School Board is starting to flesh out for a possible primary election this summer. Board Chair Matt Horton filed for re-election. Wendy Linsey, appointed l...
Apr 5, 2019
Lawmakers send K-12 funding adjustment to governor as Republicans struggle to override tax policy veto
State lawmakers have accepted Governor Laura Kelly’s proposal to increase public school funding. The Kansas House passed the measure 76-47, with 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Em...
Apr 5, 2019
Prairie Street overpass drain work continues
More work is coming on the Prairie Street overpass Friday, which means more traffic adjustments perhaps all day long. On Thursday, the Lyon County Highway Department started a project to clear drains ...
Apr 5, 2019
Dense fog advisories posted for most area counties
Thick fog could affect your travels at least up to mid-morning Friday. Dense fog advisories are up almost areawide. For Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties, the advisory is up until 9 am. For C...
Apr 5, 2019
35th annual Working Women After Hours Show packs White Auditorium
White Auditorium was abuzz Thursday evening as the 35th annual Working Women After Hours event took place. The annual event is tailored towards women from Emporia and the surrounding area and allows t...
Apr 5, 2019
2003 theft, false writings case against former Senior Center director can be used in current theft case
Former Emporia Senior Center Director Lannie Lyman is now set for a final pretrial later this month in her theft case, but an old criminal case against her will now be part of the proceedings if the c...
Apr 4, 2019
Addition of new chair lift leading changes to increase handicap accessibility in White Auditorium
An eight-month project to improve access at White Auditorium has finally come to fruition. City of Emporia Community Services Officer Shelly Kelley, a recent guest of KVOE’s Talk of Emporia, sha...
Apr 4, 2019
UPDATE: Hobby Lobby lockdown suspects charged
The two suspects arrested after the Hobby Lobby lockdown Wednesday have now been formally charged in connection with the incident. Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman says Jose Omar Avelar Martinez, 24,...
Apr 4, 2019
Agreements and proclamations major focal points during Lyon County Commission action session
The signing of an agreement for an ongoing development project and multiple proclamations highlighted the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session Thursday. Commissioners unanimously appro...
Apr 4, 2019
