Category Archives: News

Lyon County authorities have added one person to the county's Most Wanted list. Deputies are searching for John William Brannan on suspicion of failing to abide. Brannan is 36. He’s 5-foot-10, 1...

Long John Silver’s is no more. The restaurant at 1928 West Sixth had its last day of operations Thursday, according to local management. The restaurant is closed now, with equipment and food bei...

The office of Kansas Senator Jerry Moran will be offering open office hours for the local community this upcoming Tuesday. The office hours will be between 9-10am at the Lyon County Courthouse Commiss...

Downtown Emporia will be the location for a celebration co-organized by Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow and Emporia Main Street this weekend. The inaugural Emporia Dia de los Muertos celebration will ...

Faith Schreiner will get her bionic arm. Schreiner was a recent guest on KVOE’s On-Air Chat to talk about her situation and her fundraising efforts. Schreiner was born without the part of her ri...

Last year, Waverly was abuzz as the Bravo network began production of a special miniseries in the town. The buzz over “Welcome to Waverly” went national when the program aired this week, b...

Patrons of USD 253 Emporia Public Schools are urged to take part in the district's Climate Survey with the questionnaire period ending Friday. The survey is designed to take around 10 minutes to compl...

A Greenwood County man has been arrested after an incident that deputies say involved a noninjury hit-and-run crash. Sheriff Heath Samuels says Harvey Burris was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drivin...

The teenager who allegedly drove a motorcycle at high speeds in and around Emporia during a pursuit this past spring has offered no-contest pleas in the case. Andrew Reisen, 19, was facing three count...

For about 75 minutes Thursday, KVOE Morning Show host Ron Thomas traded in his microphone for a barista’s T-shirt. Thomas served as a guest barista at Granada Coffee Company as the restaurant wa...