Category Archives: News
USD 252 preparing to launch Honor Flight
Come 0100 hours Tuesday, Olpe will be bustling with activity as the latest USD 252 Southern Lyon County Honor Flight prepares to head out. Superintendent Mike Argabright says the fast-paced trip to ou...
Apr 23, 2018
DCF announcing changes to child welfare system
The Kansas Department for Children and Families is set to unveil wide-ranging improvements to the state’s child welfare system Monday. Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel will announce new foster care c...
Apr 23, 2018
Rain graces KVOE listening area with more possible this week
Some much-needed rainfall graced the KVOE listening area this past weekend. Here at the KVOE studios, we picked up 0.60 inches of rainfall. The Municipal Airport picked up almost 0.90 inches of rain o...
Apr 23, 2018
I-35 bridge work over Neosho River nearing end
Work should be ending soon for a bridge project east of Emporia. Crews with the Kansas Department of Transportation have been working for several weeks on Interstate 35’s bridge over the Neosho ...
Apr 23, 2018
Road 370-371 opening near Allen, closing near Miller
The Lyon County Highway Department has opened one road near Allen and will be closing part of the same road near Miller soon. Road 370-371 is now opened between Roads M and N after being shut down sin...
Apr 23, 2018
Party animals take over the zoo on Earth Day
The David Traylor Zoo held a party Sunday to celebrate the beauty of nature. Party for the Planet, the zoo’s Earth Day celebration, gave families and children an opportunity to get closer to nat...
Apr 22, 2018
Tattoo fundraiser aids in suicide prevention efforts
A tattoo fundraiser created permanent reminders of the ongoing battle against suicide. Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention teamed up with Maud’s Tattoo Shop in Emporia Sunday to host the first ta...
Apr 22, 2018
Firefighters make quick work of small apartment fire
Emporia Fire Crews were called out to a reported structure fire early Sunday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to an apartment complex located at 1010 East Street after reports of smoke coming from ...
Apr 22, 2018
Emporia welcomes disc golfers from across the world
One of Emporia’s premiere yearly events is heating up this week. Roughly 1,600 disc golfers from around the world have begun descending on Emporia for the 16th annual Glass Blown Open Tournament...
Apr 22, 2018
A tasty endeavor brings several hundred to Emporia Main Street fundraiser
A near sellout crowd gathered for the Taste of Emporia event Saturday evening at White Auditorium. And turnout was strong once again as visitors sipped and sampled wine, spirits, special brews and a v...
Apr 22, 2018
