Category Archives: News
Woman hospitalized after crash in southeast Lyon County
One person was hurt and hospitalized after a wreck in southeast Lyon County on Wednesday. The wreck was reported in the 1900 block of Road 60 shortly before 2:30 pm. Lyon County Undersheriff John Koel...
Oct 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
City Manager encourages voters to get out and cast their ballots with just two weeks to go until election day
Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking is among local officials encouraging residents to get out and cast their ballots either now or in two weeks for the general election. As a reminder, one of the major ...
Oct 22, 2025 Kansas Secretary of State graphic.
"Declaration 1776" Exhibit coming to LCHC in 2026
A traveling exhibition with a strong tie to the founding of America will be traveling through Emporia and the Lyon County History Center in 2026. The exhibit is called "Declaration 1776" and is in par...
Oct 22, 2025 Lyon County History Center logo.
No meter readings registered, faint odor of natural gas reported following gas leak call in downtown Emporia Wednesday morning
Emporia Fire responded to the downtown Emporia corridor for a reported gas leak late Wednesday morning. Crews were called to Flint Hills Eyecare and Associates at 512 Commercial Street shortly after 1...
Oct 22, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Janice Borla bringing dinner and a show to Emporia Arts Council Friday night
Renowned jazz singer Janice Borla is hosting dinner and a show in Emporia Friday night. Borla will be joined by some of her talented friends for a dinner and concert Friday night inside the Emporia Ar...
Oct 22, 2025 Emporia Arts Council Image
Drug distribution case with alleged connections in Emporia, Texas and Mexico sees another delay in federal court
There has been another delay in the federal court case involving allegations of significant drug distribution activity between Emporia and Mexico. Attorneys for Omar Villa-Carranza had requested a 60-...
Oct 22, 2025 US Department of Justice logo.
Emporia woman facing extradition to Ohio after drug distribution conspiracy conviction
An Emporia woman who had an extradition request dismissed in Lyon County last year for alleged drug activity in Ohio is back in court -- again for alleged drug items in Ohio. Sarah Elizabeth Bell, age...
Oct 22, 2025 Sarah Bell. Lyon County Jail photo.
DCF: Ongoing federal shutdown putting November SNAP benefits on hold until further notice
The Kansas Department for Children and Families says correspondence from the federal government indicates there may not be enough money to pay full SNAP benefits for next month if the federal governme...
Oct 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Southeast Transmission project closing Seventh at Oak
Another Emporia intersection is closing this week due to work on the Southeast Transmission waterline project. Communications Manager Christine Torrens says Seventh will close at Oak on Thursday and w...
Oct 22, 2025 Several central-Emporia intersections along West Seventh are closed due to the Southeast Transmission waterline project. Oak Street adds to the list Thursday. City of Emporia map.
Culvert replacement closing part of Road 30
Part of a road in far south Lyon County is closing Wednesday. The Lyon County Highway Department is closing Road 30 between Road L and Kansas Highway 99, or Road M, to replace a cross-road culvert. Th...
Oct 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
