Category Archives: News
La Grind gravel stage race activities coming to downtown Emporia Saturday and Sunday
La Grind is back this weekend in downtown Emporia with some new additions to the schedule this year. The 2025 event will see several new offerings, according to race organizer Tom Hayden, a guest of K...
May 02, 2025 Photo by Debi Fuller.
Funeral services coming Wednesday for former Emporia Police Chief Scott Cronk
Former Emporia Police Chief Scott Cronk has passed away. Cronk passed away Wednesday at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita at the age of 66. Cronk, a native of El Dorado, spent 36 years with the Emporia...
May 02, 2025 Former Emporia Police Chief John Scott Cronk. KVOE News File Photo.
State's April tax collections exceed estimates but mostly fall below 2024 totals
Total tax collections for April were above estimates, but below figures from a year ago. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that total tax collections for April were $1.33 billion, which w...
May 02, 2025 State of Kansas flag.
Hopeful Tammi Ogle eager for community input as she looks to claim seat on city commission this election cycle
Current Board of Zoning Appeals and Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Vice-Chair Tammi Ogle says her time on both boards partly fueled her desire to file for election to the Emporia City Commissio...
May 02, 2025 Emporia City Commission Candidate Tammi Ogle. Courtesy Photo.
Lyon County Area Transportation to replace deviated-fixed route with on-demand rider option July 1 per direction from Lyon County Commissioners Thursday
Lyon County Area Transportation is "doubling down" on its on-demand service, following direction from the county Commissioners Thursday morning. During the commission's regular meeting, LCAT Director ...
May 01, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Spring season for Emporia Farmer's Market begins Saturday
The Spring season for the Emporia Farmer's Market begins this weekend. Saturday sales return to the 7th and Merchant parking lot from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Market Manager Tricia Fullerton says there wi...
May 01, 2025 Emporia Farmers Market logo.
City of Emporia unveils Construction and Community Event Street Closure map
If you want to know which city streets and intersections are closed due to construction or upcoming events, a new online feature has been designed to help. The city of Emporia is rolling out a brand-n...
May 01, 2025 City of Emporia map.
Emporia man involved in injury crash near Wichita
An Emporia man was involved in an injury wreck between his semi and another semi Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol was among the law enforcement and emergency response to the junction of Kansas Hig...
May 01, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Symphony in Flint Hills begins visioning process with online survey
Your input is wanted as Symphony in the Flint Hills looks to chart a new path for its work. Besides holding a concert annually in natural amphitheater areas across the Flint Hills, the organization ha...
May 01, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas federal lawmakers seeking approval of disaster declaration after mid-March weather
Two weeks ago, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a major presidential disaster declaration following almost a week solid of rough weather in March. Now the ...
May 01, 2025 Fire burns near structures in the 1900 block of Road 175 in mid-March. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
