Category Archives: News
NRH board approves Cora Miller demolition, discusses January revenues and patient traffic at monthly meeting
Roughly six months after vacating Cora Miller Hall, Newman Regional Health's Board of Trustees passed a resolution that will ultimately lead to the building's removal. The resolution authorizes Chief ...
Feb 25, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Commissioners convening for weekly action meeting Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners will have several requests ahead of them from the Lyon County Highway Department when they convene for their regular action meeting Thursday morning. Lyon County Engineer Way...
Feb 25, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporians safe as violence continues in Mexico
Several Emporians are either biding their time in Mexico, or they have returned from recent trips, as sporadic violence continues after a cartel leader was killed by law enforcement this past weekend....
Feb 25, 2026 Left: Kory and Judy Neill. Right: The Carlos and Amy Garate family. Courtesy photos.
Significant detour ahead for K-177 drivers between Council Grove, Strong City beginning Monday
Kansas Highway 177 has a major makeover ahead between Council Grove and Strong City beginning next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced a highway reconstruction and a bridge rep...
Feb 25, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
Newman Regional Health hosts second annual heart health fair Wednesday
What makes a healthy heart? Visitors to the Bowyer Community Building Wednesday morning received the answer, or rather answers, to that question during the second annual Heart Health Fair. The fair, o...
Feb 25, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Lecompton man airlifted from US-56 wreck scene
A truck crash in north Lyon County sent a Lecompton man to a Kansas City hospital via airlift Wednesday. Lyon County Deputy Michael Anderson says the crash in the 1200 block of US Highway 56, almost d...
Feb 25, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Rec Commission Steering Committee reduces proposed sales tax rate, adds Lee Beran renovations to new rec center project
There is a renewed effort to plan for and build a new public recreation center for Emporia. And the plan could look significantly different than the version teed up for voters over a year ago before t...
Feb 25, 2026 Members of the Emporia Recreation Commission Steering Committee discuss a revised plan for a new public recreation center and renovations to the Lee Beran Recreation Center on Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Economy, tariffs among major topics in Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union on record Tuesday night. The president spoke for 1 hour, 48 minutes, saying America is headed in the right direction at a time when his ...
Feb 25, 2026 Official photo.
Registration underway for Lyon County Extension seminar on Asian longhorned tick, theileriosis
With concerns about a tick-borne illness and its impact on area cattle, the Lyon County Extension Office has a special seminar ahead next week. Ranchers and other ag producers are encouraged to attend...
Feb 25, 2026 Asian Longhorned tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo.
Natural gas main installation ahead in Americus
Construction is still around a month away, but planning is set to turn into action in Americus when it comes to underground infrastructure. Black Hills Energy is working toward installing a new natura...
Feb 25, 2026 Black Hills Energy logo.
