Category Archives: News
Tax revenues better than expected for August
August was better than expected for Kansas revenues. The state had total tax receipts at almost $715 million, beating August 2025 and projections from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group by 11.5 pe...
Sep 3, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Extreme heat warning covering Lyon and most surrounding counties through Tuesday evening
The ongoing heat wave will be sticking around through the upcoming holiday weekend and into the middle of next week. The National Weather Service is anticipating "dangerously hot conditions" to remain...
Sep 3, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
USD 253 Board of Education holds second public hearing regarding Logan Avenue Elementary School ahead of final vote on the matter coming next week
A week from now, USD 253 Emporia Board of Education members will take final action on the proposed closure of Logan Avenue Elementary School; however, the proposed closure was the sole focus of a spec...
Sep 2, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Public comment and discussions on future of Visit Emporia highlight first in-person Emporia City Commission meeting since late July Wednesday
Public comment returned to the Emporia City Commission's regular slate of meetings Wednesday as commissioners convened in person for the first time since July 22. Unsurprisingly, public comment was th...
Sep 2, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
East side seating at Welch Stadium closed due to 'structural deficiencies;' several temporary measures announced
Welch Stadium's seating configuration will look quite a bit different for the upcoming football season and beyond. ESU Athletics says the east side seating will be shut down immediately. "During a con...
Sep 2, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Back taxes cleared for Bruffs, Goodcents following auction
Sales of the Bruffs Sports Bar and Grill and the former Goodcents locations can proceed after an auction in Emporia on Tuesday. Both properties were on the auction block after back taxes began piling ...
Sep 2, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Stormont Vail Emporia contractor to handle upcoming repairs to parts of West 18th with larger improvement project ahead
As construction continues on Stormont Vail's medical clinic in far west Emporia, the need for repairs near the construction site has become readily apparent. Notable depressions in the surface of West...
Sep 2, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
EPD arrests two people for suspected animal cruelty; over 40 pets removed from east Emporia residence
Two people have been arrested as part of an Emporia Police investigation into alleged cruelty against over 40 animals. The Police Department says officers and Animal Control handled a search warrant a...
Sep 2, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Public comment returns for City Commission meetings Wednesday
Public comment returns to the meeting slate as Emporia city commissioners meet in person Wednesday. The City Commission and Planning Commission meetings were held without public comment availability a...
Sep 2, 2026 Emporia City Commission. (Clockwise from top left): Erren Harter, Kurt Steinkuhler, Becky Smith, Monica Duncan, Tammi Ogle. City of Emporia photo.
Fire destroys tractor in north Lyon County
Fire destroyed a tractor in north Lyon County on Tuesday. Reading fire crews responded to Road 350 between Roads H-2 and K around noon. Fire Chief Scott Wilkerson says the tractor caught fire in the m...
Sep 2, 2026 Firefighters clean up after a fire destroyed a tractor in north Lyon County on Tuesday. Scott Wilkerson/Reading Benefit Fire Department.
