Category Archives: News
Arizona man arrested in Osage County for suspected drug distribution
An Arizona man was arrested on New Year's Eve in Osage County on suspected drug activity. Sheriff Chris Wells says an unspecified traffic violation led to a vehicle stop at Interstate 35 mile marker 1...
Jan 01, 2025 Jeremy Luce. Osage County Jail photo.
Suspect in alleged law enforcement chase in Coffey County under arrest
Formal charges are pending for a woman who allegedly tried to flee law enforcement in Coffey County last week. Christina Dawn Hastings, age 41, was arrested this past Friday on suspicion of flee and e...
Jan 01, 2025 Coffey County Sheriff's Office image.
Skate park ribbon-cutting ceremony set
Residents are encouraged to attend an event featuring Emporia's latest park addition next week. The city has planned a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new skate park inside Whittier Park. The ceremony w...
Jan 01, 2025 City of Emporia graphic.
24TH and PRAIRIE: Work to close Prairie at Jones Park to thru traffic
Construction work is resuming for Emporia's 24th and Prairie waterline project before the week is out. City Communications Manager Christine Torrens says contract crews are linking the Prairie Street ...
Jan 01, 2025 City of Emporia map.
County commissioners to consider resolution of support for RDA among other items during first regular meeting of 2025 Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners will consider lending support to the economic arm of the local community when they convene for their first regular action session of the year Thursday. As part of their regul...
Dec 31, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Residents of all ages ring in the Noon-Year inside of Emporia Public Library on New-Year's Eve
Residents of all ages welcomed in the new year at the Emporia Public Library at the stroke of. . . . noon. That's right, at noon on New Year's Eve, the Emporia Public Library held a balloon drop to ce...
Dec 31, 2024 Attendees at the Emporia Public Library Noon-Year's Eve party catch balloons following a balloon drop at the stroke of noon. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia City Commissioner Tyler Curtis looks at requested changes to RDA board as an opportunity for growth and new perspective for local economic development
What some may perceive as an attempted takeover of economic development in Emporia is instead, in the opinion of one Emporia City Commissioner, an opportunity to further economic opportunities for the...
Dec 31, 2024 Newly appointed Emporia City Commissioner Tyler Curtis. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Olpe Fitness Park Committee hits Phase 1 fundraising goal
The Olpe Fitness Park Committee has successfully met its first major challenge. The committee says it has secured $2.5 million in fundraising to complete Phase 1 construction, a significant achievemen...
Dec 31, 2024 Olpe Fitness Park Committee graphic.
Highway Patrol notes downward trends in DUI arrests, speed citations for Christmas enforcement period
DUI arrests were steady from last year and speed citations dropped in the Kansas Highway Patrol's Christmas holiday enforcement period. The agency's Holiday Activity Report indicates seven total DUI a...
Dec 31, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Special meeting ahead for USD 421 Lyndon Board of Education
USD 421 Lyndon has a special meeting set for Thursday. Board members currently have two executive sessions planned, including one for non-elected personnel and pertaining to Kansas Open Meetings Act p...
Dec 31, 2024 USD 421 Lyndon logo.
