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Messiah Lutheran Church holds annual Harvest Home Festival
The 22nd annual Messiah Lutheran Church Harvest Home Festival raised funds to support local organizations Saturday. The annual event began as a fundraiser to help the church pay for improvements to th...
Nov 17, 2018
One person transported after two-vehicle accident on Kansas Turnpike
One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle accident in northeast Lyon County early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded after the crash happened just after 8:40 a.m. on the Kansas Turnpike...
Nov 17, 2018
Light freezing rainfall may impact travel conditions through Sunday morning
There is an outside chance of freezing drizzle accumulating Saturday night which may impact travel conditions in the KVOE listening area through Sunday morning. The National Weather Service in Topeka ...
Nov 17, 2018
Multiple road improvement projects reach conclusion
Road work has wrapped up on a trio of road improvement projects in Emporia. Projects included milling and overlay work on Merchant street from South Ave. to 6th and Industrial Road from U.S. Highway 5...
Nov 16, 2018
SHICK counselors offer assistance to senior citizens ahead of Medicare enrollment deadline
Thursday capped off a three-day informational event for seniors at the Lyon County Fairgrounds. From Tuesday until Thursday, seniors had the opportunity to sit down with Senior Health Insurance Counse...
Nov 16, 2018
With water service restored, Public Works determining why line failed near 7th and Commercial
Water service has been restored to a busy downtown Emporia block after a line failed Friday afternoon. Public Works Director Frank Abart says all service in the 700 block of Commercial was restored be...
Nov 16, 2018
Emporia woman faces upcoming hearings on aggravated burglary, criminal damage counts
A motions hearing is coming later this month for an Emporia woman facing burglary charges. Taylor Rich, 21, faces a single aggravated burglary charge, three additional counts of burglary and one count...
Nov 16, 2018
KTA completes area projects with more to finish before end of year
The Kansas Turnpike Authority has completed several planned projects along the highway near Emporia, and it expects several more projects will finish out by the end of the calendar year. The Turnpike ...
Nov 16, 2018
New Granada director to meet with public Sunday
Residents are encouraged to meet the Granada Theatre’s new director this weekend. Aden Lindholm will be at the theater for a special meet-and-greet event from 2-4 pm Sunday. Lindholm, a McPherso...
Nov 16, 2018
NWS urges safety, planning with winter officially approaching
Recent snowfalls across the Flint Hills are drawing attention to winter’s impact. The National Weather Service recently had its annual Winter Weather Awareness Day. Meteorologist Brandon Drake i...
Nov 16, 2018
