Category Archives: News
Stormont-Vail touts CMS 4-star rating for hospital quality
Stormont-Vail Health is touting a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services when it comes to hospital quality. The CMS ratings track performance in five categories -- timely and ...
Aug 28, 2025 Stormont Vail Health logo.
USD 253 begins to consider 'cost containment' options with headcount, FTE numbers down
Enrollment numbers may well be trending downward for USD 253 Emporia Public Schools by the time headcount numbers go official at the end of September. Superintendent David McGehee's written report to ...
Aug 28, 2025 KVOE News file photo
Supply drive coming next week for Spartan Stop, courtesy of NRH Volunteers
Newman Regional Health Volunteers is getting ready for a busy week next week. The support wing for Newman Regional has organized a special supply drive for Spartan Stop operations at Emporia High Scho...
Aug 28, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Zoo Brew: A Night in the Wild coming Sept. 12
Something good is brewing at the David Traylor Zoo next month. The annual Zoo Brew: A Night in the Wild is set for Sept. 12, and Director Brenda Young says the event gives patrons a chance to have a s...
Aug 28, 2025 KVOE News photo.
Thursday meeting designed to gain ideas on revitalizing Osage City's Main Street
Osage City residents are encouraged to attend a special community development meeting Thursday. Kansas State University is leading the community input session as city and state officials look for idea...
Aug 28, 2025 City of Osage City logo.
Resurfacing work underway on US-75 south of Burlington
Resurfacing is underway for a highway in Coffey County. Work officially began this week on resurfacing US Highway 75 from Burlington south to Kansas Highway 58, using chip seal as the pavement method....
Aug 28, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
Flood warnings canceled for Cottonwood at Cottonwood Falls and Plymouth; rain may return Saturday night
Rainfall is taking a break across the KVOE listening area. Concerns about potential flooding shifted south as the week progressed, and so far there have been no reports of flooding in any area county....
Aug 28, 2025 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
District Math Action Plan update highlights USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening
USD 253 Emporia's Math Action Plan was the center of focus for the board of education during their recent meeting Wednesday evening. The action plan was developed earlier this year to help ensure all ...
Aug 27, 2025 KVOE News Screenshot Image.
Emporia's Hand in Hand Hospice Director credits staff for facility's recent 5 Star rating through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The recent 5-star rating for Emporia's Hand in Hand Hospice through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has everything to do with the care provider's high-quality staff. That was the messag...
Aug 27, 2025 Hand in Hand Hospice logo.
City Commission approves trio of motions including grant application submission for DeBauge Soccer Complex improvement project Wednesday
Emporia City Commissioners gave unanimous approval to a trio of matters related to a multi-million dollar facility upgrade in Emporia Wednesday morning. Following a brief public hearing inside the Mun...
Aug 27, 2025 Pictured left to right: Emporia City Commissioners Jamie Sauder, Erren Harter, Susan Brinkman, Becky Smith and Tyler Curtis. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
