Category Archives: News
Seven USD 253 school buildings nominated for Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase School honors
Seven of USD 253 Emporia's nine school buildings have been nominated to be recognized as Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools. That was one of the many highlights of the latest district st...
Mar 13, 2025 USD 253 Emporia logo.
Emporia Police Capt. Hayes graduates from FBI National Academy
Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes has completed specialized training from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hayes spent the last 10 weeks working through the FBI National Academy, a 10-week developme...
Mar 13, 2025 Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes. Emporia Police Department photo.
Planning and Appeals Board approves event space near Olpe -- with conditions
An event space near Olpe is teed up for possible approval by the Lyon County Commission before the month is out -- if a list of conditions is met. The Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board recommende...
Mar 13, 2025 Lyon County logo.
Kansas Scholastic Chess Association bringing state championships to ESU
Emporia State University's Memorial Union is the site of the 2025 Kansas State Chess Championships this weekend. This will include participation from K-12 students across Kansas, with almost 450 stude...
Mar 13, 2025 Kansas Scholastic Chess Association graphic.
Concert closes Emporia State Music Department's first-ever 'SheSings: Women in Music Festival'
A day's worth of information, education and networking culminated with a celebratory concert Wednesday. Emporia State University finished months of planning for its first-ever She Sings: Women in Musi...
Mar 13, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Jayhawk Area Council begins Friends of Scouting annual fundraising push
Annual fundraising efforts are now underway for the Jayhawk Area Council of Scouting America. Fundraising efforts officially kicked off with the Friends of Scouting breakfast at Emporia's Bowyer Commu...
Mar 13, 2025 Scouting America logo.
Street work ahead outside CrossWinds' new administrative building
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness is tentatively set to begin driveway improvements outside its new administrative home Friday. The city of Emporia says contract work will take place in the 1500 bloc...
Mar 13, 2025 City of Emporia map.
Big community event list ahead for Chase County Old School Development District
Late March and all of April are busy for the Chase County Old School Development District, and organizers are hoping residents turn out for a lengthy list of community activities during that time. Aft...
Mar 13, 2025 Chase County Old School Development District photo.
WEATHER UPDATE: Emporia and Olpe fire crews battle grass fire south of Emporia Thursday; Red Flag Warnings now cover entire listeing area Friday
Emporia and Olpe fire crews battled a grass fire south of Emporia late Thursday afternoon. Fire crews were toned out to the 1249 Road J, just over 6 miles south of Emporia, just before 4:30 pm ...
Mar 13, 2025 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve photo.
Emporia Fire called to pair of grass fires Wednesday
After a busy afternoon regarding grass fires Tuesday, Emporia Fire put out one grass fire and helped Americus with another fire Wednesday. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says crews handled a...
Mar 13, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
