Category Archives: News

Gov. Jeff Colyer has extended an order to fly flags at half-staff following the death of Arizona Senator John McCain. In accordance with Executive Order 10-12, and following Monday afternoon’s p...

The Salvation Army of Lyon County will be distributing federal government commodities Tuesday. Residents are invited to come out to the annex building at 209 West 4th Ave. between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p...

Emporia Police have arrested a suspect in connection to Sunday’s alleged stabbing incident at Emporia’s IHOP restaurant. Police arrived shortly before 5 p.m. to a report of a stabbing, whe...

One of Emporia’s major manufacturers celebrated its 65th year in business last week. Founded in 1953 by E.L. (Bud) and R.E. (Gene) Hopkins, the brothers developed Hopkins Manufacturing Corporati...

Spectators took a trip back to the 1800’s to enjoy America’s past time at its roots. A vintage 1860’s baseball game was played on the grounds of the historic homestead Sunday afterno...

An Emporia mother and her three children are sleeping much better now in their brand new home built by Habitat for Humanity. In this week’s Feel Good Friday segment on KVOE, we highlighted the A...

Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman has a few issues with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s latest crime stats. Your browser does not support the audio element. And the KBI report doesn’t...

Sertoma Club of Emporia engineered a birthday bash Saturday evening celebrating 60 years of its miniature train. Your browser does not support the audio element. Soden’s Grove was packed with fa...

Parkapalooza was celebrated in Strong City for the third year on Saturday. Organizer Barb Davis says different from years past, the main goal of the event is to bring the community together. Your brow...

Arizona Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has died, according to a statement from his office. He was 81. McCain served six terms as the GOP senator and on Friday announced he was d...