Category Archives: News
Annual Lyon County Sheriff's Office spring training seminar coming to Fairgrounds Anderson Building Tuesday
Residents will notice a large uptick in law enforcement soon, but not from local agencies alone. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office will be hosting its annual spring training seminar, welcoming law enfo...
Apr 06, 2026 The Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building parking lot chalk full of vehicles for the 2023 Lyon County Sheriff's Spring Training Seminar. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Southeast Transmission Waterline Project nearly at an end following final pipe installation Thursday
The City of Emporia's Southeast Transmission waterline project hit an important milestone Thursday as the final pipe in the project was installed. City Engineer Jim Ubert, a guest of KVOE's Morning Sh...
Apr 06, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Schreiber expects property tax discussions, potential budget work ahead in veto session
Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka this week to begin the veto session. On KVOE's Morning Show on Monday, 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia said lawmakers are poised to resume conv...
Apr 06, 2026 Kansas 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Old School Development District, Preservation Alliance line up big events this spring
April and May will be busy in Chase County. The Strong City Preservation Alliance has a big weekend April 18-19 -- and understandably so. It's time for the opera house's 125th anniversary. Board Presi...
Apr 06, 2026 Courtesy photos.
FastBridge data, SRO contract among conversation points for USD 253 board Wednesday
Data, class sizes and an agreement with Emporia Police are all part of the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education's meeting slate this week. Board members are meeting Wednesday in part to do a "data dive"...
Apr 06, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Schmidt: Homeland Security funding bill will get passed
Congress is close to having all appropriations matters handled. Congress has 11 of 12 annual appropriations bills passed. The sticking point, as it has been for weeks, is Homeland Security. Kansas Con...
Apr 06, 2026 Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt. Official portrait.
Air quality only weather concern for area residents Monday, Tuesday before unsettled pattern through weekend
Prime burning conditions were in place on Easter Sunday and they continue Monday. Temperatures in the low 70s will combine with light breezes, first out of the west before shifting to the east, to set...
Apr 06, 2026 Airnow.gov screenshot.
Parking, toll violation scam takes new twist
Holidays apparently don't mean anything to certain scammers. Residents began complaining to area law enforcement about alleged "final notices - court enforcement action" texts allegedly saying residen...
Apr 06, 2026 Scam graphic.
New era begins for Good Way Gardens
Sunday was the start of a new era for Good Way Gardens in more ways than one. First, the local non-profit hosted its first of six concerts as part of the monthly Good Way Sunday series for 2026 in its...
Apr 05, 2026
Messiah Lutheran Church holds annual drive-in worship service to begin Easter Sunday
Worshipers from across the community once again began their Easter Sunday by convening at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building parking lot for a unique service courtesy of Messiah Lutheran Ch...
Apr 05, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
