Category Archives: News
In-office and mail advance voting main focus of latest update from Lyon County Clerk and Election Officer Amie Jones
Advance voting is now underway inside the Lyon County Election Office for the next two weeks. In-office advance voting began Monday and will continue weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm, leading up to the gene...
Oct 20, 2025 Lyon County Election Office graphic.
'It's the perfect fit:' Coffey County government officially behind next-generation Natrium reactor
Over the coming weeks and months, Coffey County government hopes to have a much better sense of what it will take to bring cutting-edge nuclear technology to the county. On Monday, Coffey County commi...
Oct 20, 2025 TerraPower rendering.
Main Street Fab Lab busy despite end of state funding for K-State 105 Blueprint Initiative
Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods says there is "an inordinate amount" of interest in the Fabrication Lab in downtown Emporia. The Main Street Fab Lab got $125,000 for technology upgrades. Anno...
Oct 20, 2025 Emporia Main Street Fab Lab staffers Bobby Thompson (left) and Jeremy Wharton display an Emporia State custom-made ice mold Monday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Paper or plastic? Bag sales now underway for Friends of the Library fall book sale
The Friends of the Library's annual book sale is adding discounts the next few days. Residents can take advantage of the overall sale through Wednesday, but the traditional bag sales are now in effect...
Oct 20, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas Avenue School rezoning, island annexation near Emporia ahead for Planning Commission
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has its monthly meeting Tuesday with several items up for discussion. Board members will consider a request to rezone the former Kansas Avenue School, 315 Sou...
Oct 20, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
USD 253 board to discuss state assessment scores
State assessment scores will be a lead topic for the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education meeting this week. Interim Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Student Services Sheryl Leeds and ...
Oct 20, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
No transports following two semi collision and ensuing rollover mid-day Sunday
Medical transports were not needed following a collision and resulting rollover involving two semis south of Emporia Sunday afternoon. According to Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Conley, EFD was ca...
Oct 19, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Spike in attendance good news for Street Cats Club's Black Cat Ball
Things went just about purrfectly for the third annual Black Cat Ball on Saturday. The event has become a signature event on the community calendar for the Street Cats Club, which has been working for...
Oct 19, 2025 Part of Saturday's Black Cat Ball included a costume contest. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Gary Fuller Shootout continues family tradition of helping 4-H students
The Gary Fuller Memorial Shootout has been raising money for scholarships for years, and it returned to the community calendar Saturday for that very purpose. This was the eighth annual fundraiser at ...
Oct 19, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
In-person voting process now underway in Lyon County after event at Extension Office
Lyon County has started its in-person voting processes ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. The process got started with the now-traditional offsite voter event at the Lyon County Extension Office on...
Oct 18, 2025 Residents who want to vote ahead of the Nov. 4 election date but missed Saturday's offsite voter event can either request a mail ballot or vote at the Lyon County Courthouse beginning Monday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
