Category Archives: News
As Southeast Transmission project continues, city announces street work at 12th and Prairie
Ground-level and below-ground infrastructure work continues in Emporia next week. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says there will be several impact zones as part of ongoing work for the ...
Oct 4, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Albers sworn in as Chase County Treasurer
Bernice Albers won the right to be Chase County Treasurer following the Republican primary earlier this year. Circumstances have means she has to start her duties earlier than normal. Judge Doug Jones...
Oct 4, 2025 Judge Doug Jones (left) swears Bernice Albers in as Chase County Treasurer on Friday. Chase County Treasurer's Office photo.
Emporian charged with cocaine distribution after Wednesday warrant search near 11th and State
An Emporia man has been formally accused of distributing cocaine. On Friday, the Lyon County Attorney's Office finalized formal charges against 27-year-Christopher Alexandro Diaz. He is currently faci...
Oct 4, 2025 Christopher Diaz. Lyon County Jail photo.
Five defendants accept pleas, three sentenced to time served as Lyon County human smuggling, identity theft, illegal dentistry case advances
Three more defendants in a Lyon County human smuggling, identity theft, illegal dentistry and drug possession case have accepted plea agreements in their specific criminal cases. On Friday, Martha Lop...
Oct 4, 2025 Pictured left to right:
Top Row: Franciso German Pichardo-Machado, Edward Salgado, Hugo Antonio Cardona-Argueta and Martha Kennia Lopez-Alvarado
Bottom Row: Martin Pchardo-Machado, Rigoberto Sandoval, Iris Sandoval-Flores and Ana Figueroa
Lyon County Jail Photos
Special meeting Tuesday for Emporia Recreation Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission has set a special meeting for Tuesday. The board has set aside time for an executive session involving attorney consultation. There is no word on whether action is ex...
Oct 4, 2025 Emporia Recreation Commission logo.
Algae alerts remain for Emporia, Melvern-area lakes
Another week leads to no change in algae bloom alerts for several area lakes. In Emporia, King Lake and the Peter Pan Park pond remain in algae warnings, meaning a harmful algae bloom is either underw...
Oct 4, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Large schedule of activities planned for 2025 Good Way Gardens finale Sunday
The final Good Way Gardens event of 2025 will have a jam-packed schedule of activities, according to organizer Elexa Dawson during a recent interview on KVOE's Morning Show. According to Dawson, the s...
Oct 3, 2025 Good Way Gardens file photo.
Refueling outage underway at Wolf Creek
With conversations developing about a new reactor and new technology possibly coming to Evergy, the utility's existing reactor is now offline. Wolf Creek's 27th scheduled refueling outage began this w...
Oct 3, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Pretrial ahead in Lyon County aggravated assault on law enforcement case
An Emporia man accused of aggravated assault on law enforcement and other counts against local law enforcement is set for a pretrial hearing near the end of this month. Jesus Abundiz-Correa was origin...
Oct 3, 2025 Jesus Abundiz-Correa. Lyon County Jail photo.
Lyon County adult mistreatment case sees hearing delayed
Court processes have started for an Emporia man accused of mistreating a dependent adult. Riley Biester-Greeve was set for a preliminary hearing this week, but that was delayed to Nov. 10. Defense att...
Oct 3, 2025 Riley Biester-Greeve. Lyon County Jail photo.
