Category Archives: News
Flint Hills Technical College excited for students' future as many prepare to enter workforce following commencement Saturday
For many students of Flint Hills Technical College, this weekend's commencement will see them cross the stage of White Auditorium directly into the phase of their lives, quite literally. During KVOE's...
May 13, 2025 Flint Hills Technical College logo.
Participants announced for Match Day 2025
Over 30 community groups in and near Lyon County are part of Match Day 2025. In fact, 35 groups are involved, as announced on KVOE as part of a live presentation at Flinthills Mall. Also, over 10 fund...
May 13, 2025 Representatives of more than 30 different organizations serving Lyon and surrounding counties await the start of the Match Day participation announcement event at Flinthills Mall. Linda Kehres-Schmidt/Emporia Community Foundation.
Grants, annual reports and service agreement to all see consideration from Lyon County Commissioners Thursday
A grant opportunity to further the mission of Southwick House will come before Lyon County Commissioners when they convene for their regular action meeting Thursday morning. Towards the end of their m...
May 13, 2025 Pictured left to right: Lyon County Commissioners Chris Bartel, Ken Duft and Doug Peck. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Blackout license plates coming to Kansas on July 1
You already have a lot of options for your Kansas license tag. The state is adding one more. The state will have blackout tags available July 1. They are -- no surprise -- designed with an all-black K...
May 13, 2025 Kansas Department of Revenue graphic.
LifeSave adds automated CPR devices to medical helicopters and fixed-wing planes
Medical helicopters operated by LifeSave in Emporia and other Kansas locations are getting an equipment upgrade. LifeSave Kansas says both medical helicopters and fixed-wing planes are adding ZOLL Aut...
May 13, 2025 LifeSave photo.
Another round of toll payment scam texts underway
The latest round of scam toll payment texts is underway now, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Turnpike Authority. The Turnpike Authority has been victimized for over a y...
May 13, 2025 Kansas Turnpike Authority photo.
Missouri motorcycle driver rear-ended, killed in Turnpike construction zone near Emporia
A Missouri man was killed during a wreck in a Kansas Turnpike construction zone Monday. The wreck happened shortly before 4:40 pm at mile marker 126.1 northbound, less than a mile southwest of the Emp...
May 12, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Little Lyons Childcare holds groundbreaking for renovation which will put facility one step closer to 24/7 operations
Little Lyons Childcare is now in the final stages of becoming a 24/7 childcare facility. Friday, the center held a groundbreaking ceremony for renovation work on its current classrooms, starting with ...
May 12, 2025 Photo courtesy of Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce.
DRUG BUST: Lawmakers praise law enforcement while condemning past border policy; EPD says crystal meth seizure amount enough to give every Emporian almost 10 individual uses
Lawmakers and legal officials in Kansas are praising the work of law enforcement after a major drug bust operation culminating last week with seizures of meth, guns and money, as well as the arrests o...
May 12, 2025 Drug Enforcement Agency photo.
Peter Pan Park splash pad opens for season
Emporia's Peter Pan Park will be a busy place for one main attraction this summer. The park's splash pad opened for the season at noon Monday. Emporia Director of Public Lands and Facilities Kevin Han...
May 12, 2025 KVOE News File Photo
