Category Archives: News
Q&A With Trey: Macroeconomics, inflation and continuous evolution cited as factors in local change in business landscape over the past month
At the start of December, the local community was rocked by the pending closure announcements of Tyson Foods and Holiday Resort. Since that time, many other businesses, large and small, have announced...
Jan 20, 2025 Q&A With Trey is a recurring segment with Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking on KVOE's Talk of Emporia every third Monday. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia City Commission with trio of meetings ahead Tuesday
Emporia City Commissioners have three meetings in one Tuesday. Commissioners will first convene their regular action meeting with the top order of business being consideration and possible approval of...
Jan 20, 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.
Jury trial dates now on docket in Lyon County identity theft, conspiracy case
Jury trial is now on the docket in a Lyon County identity theft and conspiracy case. Demetrius Odom, age 30 of Decader, Georgia, was set for potential trial start dates of Feb. 18, March 3 or March 31...
Jan 20, 2025 Demetrius Odom. Lyon County Jail photo.
Attempted exploitation plea agreement leads to probation in Lyon County case
Probation is the sentence after a plea agreement in a Lyon County attempted exploitation case. Adam Chestnut had pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of at least one child...
Jan 20, 2025 Adam Chestnut. Lyon County Jail photo.
Beacon for Hope readies for fourth annual Unmasking Suicide Masquerade Ball
Residents are encouraged to attend Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention's fourth annual Unmasking Suicide Masquerade Ball this upcoming Saturday. As has been the case throughout the event's brief histor...
Jan 20, 2025 Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention graphic.
Main Street asking residents to take part in Community Transformational Strategy survey
Emporia Main Street is asking residents to set aside 10 minutes of their time to fill out a survey designed to make downtown Emporia even more accessible and attractive. The survey asks a range of que...
Jan 20, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Cold weather advisory up for Lyon, most surrounding counties; reported Turnpike wreck follows light snowfall
The coldest air of the season to date is coming Monday night -- and light snowfall is already here. After high temperatures in the teens and a chance of up to half an inch of snow Monday, skies will c...
Jan 20, 2025 Light snowfall came to Emporia before sunrise Monday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Underground Utilities handles water main break near downtown Emporia
Emporia's Underground Utilities Department spent several hours fixing a water main break near the downtown area Sunday evening. Crews were called out to the intersection of Fifth and State around 5 pm...
Jan 20, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 253 board to get updates on construction, curriculum during meeting Wednesday
Construction and curriculum updates will lead the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education meeting this week. Board members will get the latest update on the district's nearly $80 million Building for the F...
Jan 20, 2025 USD 253 Emporia logo.
One dead following search and water rescue effort at Melvern Lake on Saturday
One person is dead following a search and water rescue effort Saturday afternoon in Osage County. According to the Osage County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, the Sheriff's office received a report t...
Jan 19, 2025 Osage County Sheriff's Office badge.
