Category Archives: News
Solid Waste Management Plan annual review coming next week
The annual review of Emporia's Solid Waste Management Plan is coming next week. The review is at 7 pm Monday at the Water Treatment Plant Meeting Room, 2910 West 24th. The Regional Solid Waste Managem...
Nov 12, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
Emporia's short-term pause in utility shutoffs ending Monday
Recent funding of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has prompted the city of Emporia to end a short pause of utility shutoffs. Communications Manager Christine Torrens says shutoff...
Nov 12, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 253 Emporia initiating efficiency study with outside consultant to find areas of improvement within district business office
USD 253 Emporia is calling in "Another pair of eyes" as it looks to increase efficiency within its business offices. As part of their regular meeting agenda, USD 253 Board of Education members voted u...
Nov 12, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Man charged in Coffey County with over 20 counts of child sex abuse
Court processes are starting in a Coffey County case involving charges of illegal sexual conduct against two children. Coffey County Attorney Wade Bowie has charged Roy Anthony Hernandez, age 46, with...
Nov 12, 2025 Kansas Courts graphic.
IdeaTek holds ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify presence in Emporia Wednesday as $14 million network buildout continues
IdeaTek's presence in the Emporia community was solidified with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning. Staff of IdeaTek joined local leadership and community partners for the brief ceremony, whi...
Nov 12, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Physical construction to begin Monday following commemorative photo op at the site of new Olpe Fitness Park project Wednesday
Students and faculty, as well as community members of Olpe gathered at the Olpe High School practice field Wednesday afternoon to capture a moment nearly a decade in the making. The large gathering ca...
Nov 12, 2025 Olpe Students, faculty and community members gather for a commemorative photo ahead of the start of physical construction on the new Olpe Fitness Park project. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Wichita residents arrested near Emporia on suspicion of drug distribution, child endangerment
Formal charges are pending against two Wichita residents after a traffic stop outside Emporia led to arrests late Monday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol arrested 62-year-old Jeffrey Jon Sperry and 43...
Nov 12, 2025 Jeffrey Sperry (from left), Elizabeth Thomsen. Lyon County Jail photos.
FHTC power plant instructors say program well-equipped to train students if Natrium reactor comes to area
TerraPower and Evergy are still months away from deciding whether to put a new nuclear reactor with new technology in Kansas -- or a location near Emporia, for that matter -- but if a Natrium reactor ...
Nov 12, 2025 TerraPower rendering.
Main Street begins taking applications for new incubator business after recent move by Imaginarium
Emporia Main Street is now seeking a business for its incubator space. Emporia Imaginarium, the most recent tenant, recently moved to 707 Commercial as its plans continue for taking over the former Gr...
Nov 12, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
More work on K-99 ahead as KDOT approves contracts for work north of Emporia
As work continues on Kansas Highway 99 south of Emporia, the Kansas Department of Transportation has approved contracts for highway improvements north of the city. Late last month, KDOT approved three...
Nov 12, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
