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The 2018 SOS Strong campaign is coming to a close with it’s annual award banquet Thursday. Each year 20 local men from Lyon and surrounding counties are charged with raising $1,000 apiece to sup...

Emporia city and Lyon County officials are asking for public input as work continues to redesign zoning regulations countywide. The city and county are continuing their work with The Urban Collaborati...

Lyon County commissioners have budgets and infrastructure matters as the main features of their action meeting Thursday. Commissioners could well approve the 2019 budget before the meeting is over. Th...

Bushong’s old bank building is being repurposed. On KVOE’s 8:05 am newscast Wednesday, Dianne Bedner-Smith and Gary Smith detailed plans for the bank property after the couple bought the b...

The former pool at Peter Pan Park may take on a new life with a new use. On Tuesday night, members of the Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission have recommended a minor plat to the...

Emporia has been named as one of the safest college towns in America. Safewise, an online safety resource, puts Emporia 46th overall on its 2018 list and 12th out of cities in the Midwest. Emporia Sta...

Emporia Public Schools is off and rolling with the 2018-19 academic year. Tuesday’s Showcase with Superintendent Kevin Case on KVOE dealt with several aspects of the back-to-school time period, ...

The woman who allegedly led a car chase from Emporia to Hartford earlier this month is set for a preliminary hearing this week. Samantha Danielle Scheve, 23, is slated to be in Lyon County District Co...

The latest effort to assist Emporia Public School Students is seeing great success. Last month KVOE reported on a new missions effort from Grace United Methodist Church’s youth group called Kick...

A former staffer at Emporia State University’s Center for Early Childhood Education will be back in Lyon County District Court for a plea hearing next month after a pretrial hearing Monday. Kimb...