Category Archives: News
Light rain falls from scattered storms
Chances for severe weather went unrealized Monday evening into Tuesday. So did the chance of heavy rain. Two rounds of thunderstorms developed as expected. The first round brought severe weather to no...
Apr 29, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Eyeing summer schedule expansion, ESU Theatre launches fundraising campaign
Now that the regular schedule is completed, Emporia State Theatre is looking forward to its summer 2025 schedule -- and some changes beyond that. This summer has two performances: "Junie B Jones Is No...
Apr 29, 2025 ESU Theatre photo.
Two-vehicle crash in central Emporia leads to one person hurt
One person was hurt and hospitalized in a two-vehicle crash in central Emporia on Monday. The crash happened at Ninth and Congress shortly before 1:20 pm. The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV driven ...
Apr 29, 2025 KVOE News photo.
From Hopkins Awards to Capturing Kids Hearts, USD 253 Emporia busy with a plethora of recognitions over past several days
As the 2024-25 school year begins to wind down, USD 253 Emporia administration have had a lot to celebrate the past few days. Most recently, district leadership was able to celebrate a milestone accom...
Apr 28, 2025 Confetti flies in the gymnasium of Logan Avenue Elementary School as students and staff learn that Logan has been named a National Showcase School through Capturing Kids Hearts. Photo by Lyndel Landgren/USD 253 Emporia Public Schools.
Barricaded roadways reopen Monday following flooding rainfall from late last week
The Lyon County Highway Department has reopened several roadways following heavy rainfall from this past Thursday. Monday afternoon, the Highway Department announced barricades had been removed from t...
Apr 28, 2025 Drivers are reminded it is illegal to drive around barricades on roads and are asked not to drive through flooded roadways if they come across them. KVOE News file photo.
Arts Council pleased to showcase recent tax-credit-funded improvements
The recent visit by the Kansas Department of Commerce and 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber to the Emporia Arts Council drew attention to projects funded by state tax credits, but Arts Counc...
Apr 28, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
City closes Prairie at 12th, opens intersection at 15th as major waterline process continues
The intersection of 15th and Prairie is now open to traffic as the city's 24th and Prairie waterline replacement project continues. The city reopened the intersection Monday as the overall project nea...
Apr 28, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Mayor's Tree planting follows Tree City USA status for Emporia
Emporia's dedication to trees was evident over the past few weeks. The city celebrated the planting of the Mayor's Tree on Friday as Mayor Erren Harter planted a crabapple tree in Jones Park. Harter c...
Apr 28, 2025 City of Emporia photo.
Red Rocks notes two decades of public access to state historic site
Since being the longtime home of Emporia Gazette publisher William Allen White and his family, Red Rocks has now been open to the public as a state historic site for 20 years. That milestone anniversa...
Apr 28, 2025 Roger Heineken.
'Classroom of the world:' USD 252 Honor Flight contingent enjoys most recent trip
Weary but elated, the participants in the most recent Honor Flight through USD 252 Southern Lyon County are now home. The contingent got home from Washington, DC, on Tuesday night after a jam-packed s...
Apr 28, 2025 USD 252 Southern Lyon County.
