Category Archives: News
Cheers, Chat and Connect hosted by the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce set for Thursday
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce is set to host Cheers, Chat and Connect on Thursday. Community members will gather at Champions Landing from 5 to 7 p.m., with an opportunity to make friends with ...
Apr 23, 2025 Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Graphic
June 2 announced as closing date for sale of First Christian Church to Emporia State University Foundation
Leadership of Emporia's First Christian Church calls the recent sale of the church property a "time of rebirth and growth." That was the message from Church Chair of the Trustees Carl Richardson in an...
Apr 23, 2025 Emporia First Christian Church Image.
Greenwood County rape case underway; DeWitt removed from daily operations and management at MT Networks
Court proceedings have started in a Greenwood County rape case. Following a first appearance in Eureka on Tuesday, Nathaniel Stephen Dewitt was set for a preliminary hearing May 23. Dewitt faces singl...
Apr 23, 2025 Greenwood County Courthouse. 13th Judicial District photo.
Take Back the Night coming Thursday
One of the big events on the SOS community calendar is taking place Thursday. Take Back the Night is on the Emporia State University campus, courtesy of SOS and ESU THRIVE. On KVOE's Newsmaker segment...
Apr 23, 2025 SOS graphic.
Lyon County Commission to receive reports from CrossWinds, CareArc at Thursday meeting
Periodic reports are highlights of the Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday. CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness administrators will present the agency's annual report early in the meeting, w...
Apr 23, 2025 KVOE News file photo .
Storms bring varied rain totals to area with more rain possible Wednesday
Showers and storms were isolated to scattered across the KVOE listening area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Areas near Emporia got the heaviest rainfall, based on radar trends. *KVOE studios: 0...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Community Development Block Grants announced for projects in Emporia, Burlingame, Overbrook
A downtown Emporia project has qualified for a Community Development Block Grant. The Kansas Department of Commerce is officially giving $300,000 to Lyon County, according to its news release, but the...
Apr 23, 2025 Kansas Department of Commerce logo.
Local, state Democrats hold town hall focusing on rural issues
When you're in the minority in a legislative body like the Kansas Statehouse, how do you expand your numbers? It is a question Democrats have been grappling with for several years, including this year...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Laps 4 Landon finale generates $13,000 for cystic fibrosis research
Laps 4 Landon went out with a bang Tuesday night. The fundraiser "aged out" as the event's namesake, Landon Dody, prepares to exit high school and attend Kansas State University this upcoming fall. As...
Apr 23, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Gridley teenager airlifted after wreck near Olpe
A Gridley teenager suffered potentially serious injuries as part of a crash near Olpe on Tuesday. Lyon County deputies, Olpe Fire and Emporia EMS were dispatched to the 1500 block of Road 75, about fi...
Apr 22, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
