Category Archives: News
Fire destroys truck near Emporia
No injuries were reported after a pickup truck was destroyed by fire outside Emporia on Monday night. Emporia Fire responded to the 600 block of Road 170, or just over a mile southwest of the Kansas T...
Jul 01, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
LCAT on demand: Agency completes shift from route operations Tuesday
For months, LCAT has been looking at a full shift from route buses to demand-based service. The shift has happened in stages the last three years, and the final piece of that transition happens Tuesda...
Jul 01, 2025 LCAT photo.
Crash near Lebo sends one woman to Newman Regional Health for treatment
A Lebo woman was hurt after a two-vehicle crash near the town Monday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before 4 pm near Kansas Highway 131 and Bree Drive, between Lebo and the...
Jul 01, 2025 Google Maps image.
Burger King announces plan to return to Emporia's east side
Emporia's Burger King has been at 18th and Industrial Road for over a decade after moving from the east side of town. By the end of the year, it will be back at its old address. Over the weekend, loca...
Jul 01, 2025 The former Burger King restaurant site at 1215 East 12th has been vacant for over a decade but will become busy as the restaurant returns to the address by early December. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Lyon County road network almost totally repaired after June flooding
Lyon County's gravel road network is now almost officially restored after two rounds of flooding in June. The Lyon County Highway Department says it has reopened nine different road segments as of 11 ...
Jul 01, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Interim RDA President believes new leader and strategic plan will be pivotal pieces in 'diversifying' RDA impact locally
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas has expressed a desire over the past several months to "diversify" its efforts in business development. The question is, where exactly does ...
Jun 30, 2025 Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas logo.
Carolee Conway named next Executive Director of Bloom House Youth Services replacing founder and current director Clara Corn; Corn planning to remain with agency as board member and volunteer
Big changes are coming for Bloom House Youth Services, namely a major leadership change. During KVOE's Talk of Emporia Friday, Bloom House founder and current Executive Director Clara Corn announced t...
Jun 30, 2025 Incoming Bloom House Executive Director Carolee Conway.
Bloom House Courtesy Images
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness to host alternative event on Fourth of July
Former and active duty military personnel and first responders are invited on Friday for a free movie at B&B Theatres. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness is hosting an alternative event with a sho...
Jun 30, 2025 Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness logo.
Storms generate 60 mph wind near Severy, flood warning for southern half of Greenwood County; Chase County wrecks send two to NRH
Part of the KVOE listening area is dealing with a severe weather risk Sunday evening. Storms moving through southern Greenwood County generated 60 mph winds in Severy during a severe thunderstorm warn...
Jun 29, 2025 WeatherTAP.com radar.
Relief efforts in full swing to help Admire family who lost home, possessions, pets in fire last week
Relief efforts are underway to help the family who lost their home and all their possessions in a north Lyon County fire last week. Fire severely damaged the home of Rosa Gunter and her two children a...
Jun 29, 2025 GoFundMe.com photo.
