Category Archives: News
County Commission convening for regular action session Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners have their regular action meeting Thursday morning. The agenda will include consideration of a proclamation submitted by Flint Hills Technical College recognizing National Ad...
Sep 1, 2026 Pictured left to right: Lyon County Commissioners Chris Bartel, Ken Duft and Doug Peck. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Heat advisory areawide through 7 pm Friday
The eastern half of Kansas is in a heat advisory this week Lyon and most surrounding counties are in an advisory from 1 pm Wednesday to 8 pm Friday. The exceptions, Chase and Greenwood counties, are i...
Sep 1, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Emporia Christmas Parade moving to a new day with expanded list of Holiday activities this year
Some big changes are coming for Emporia's annual Christmas Parade later this year. During an interview on KVOE's Morning Show Tuesday, Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike Law annou...
Sep 1, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign seeing slight increase in DUI numbers with less than a week remaining
The annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over law enforcement campaign is now more than a week underway and DUI arrests are up slightly from the previous year. According to Lyon County SGT. Danny Broyles,...
Sep 1, 2026 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration graphic.
WEATHER: Area schools, ESU relying on wet-bulb temperatures for making decisions on practices, game times
Blistering heat hasn't been as humid as prior heat waves earlier this summer, but it is enough of a health concern this week that it has prompted several schedule adjustments for area athletic teams. ...
Sep 1, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
Special Planning Board meeting September 9 to focus on Lyon County solar regulations
The Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board will have a special meeting next week. Board members are meeting at 7 pm September 9 to discuss possible text changes to the county's regulations on solar en...
Sep 1, 2026 Evergy map.
Defendant begins court proceedings in Lyon County attempted 1st-degree murder case
Formal charges are filed and court processes have begun in a Lyon County attempted murder case. Marisol Alcala Alpolinar was charged last week with one count of attempted 1st-degree murder after the a...
Sep 1, 2026 Marisol Alcala. Lyon County Jail Photo.
KDOT awards bids for Coffey, Greenwood county projects
Construction will be coming in Burlington a part of a bid approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation earlier this summer. KDOT has approved a half-mile set of pedestrian and bike paths for th...
Sep 1, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
WEATHER: Hot conditions may continue into next week; City of Emporia announces downtown cooling centers
A heat advisory has ended for Lyon and most surrounding counties. That doesn't mean the heat itself has come to an end. Air temperatures will be just short of 100 degrees Tuesday. Dewpoints in the 60s...
Sep 1, 2026 The "dog days of summer" officially ended August 11, but hot and miserable conditions may well continue through at least Labor Day. Athena Samples.
Prairie Paws offers advice to help animals and pets stay cool with current heatwave expected to stretch through most of the week
It's not just humans requiring some adjustments to their routines as a result of the intense heat currently lingering over the local area. With air temperatures at or above 100 degrees and heat index ...
Aug 31, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
