Category Archives: News
Lyon County Planning Board recommends approval of hospital-related zoning text changes
The Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board has recommended changes to the county's zoning text when it comes to licensed medical facilities. Board members voted unanimously to remove references to hos...
Dec 12, 2024 Members of the Lyon County Planning and Appeals Board (top) discuss proposed zoning code text changes regarding hospitals and licensed medical facilities during Wednesday night's meeting. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Salvation Army's bell ringing campaign rolls on with Real Estate Wednesday
Two Emporia Real Estate businesses participated in Real Estate Wednesday for The Salvation Army's Bell Ringing Campaign. Real Estate agents from ReMax Ek Real Estate and Farm and Home spent several ho...
Dec 12, 2024 Farm and Home Real Estate agents participated in Real Estate Wednesday for The Salvation Army's bell ringing campaign at Walmart. Photo courtesy of Becky Baumgardner.
One Lyon County mistreatment case continued, another moves to sentencing
Two unrelated adult mistreatment cases are working through Lyon County District Court. The case against Jacob Lee Leiszler saw a delay in a preliminary hearing from Wednesday to Jan. 22 after prosecut...
Dec 12, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Baza-Morales pleads no contest in case originally starting with attempted aggravated kidnapping, other counts
There is a plea instead of a trial in the case of an Emporia man originally accused of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, attempted aggravated kidnapping and other counts in Lyon County District ...
Dec 12, 2024 Juan Baza-Morales. Lyon County Jail photo.
TYSON/HOLIDAY RESORT: FHTC waiving enrollment fees for displaced workers
Flint Hills Technical College is waiving enrollment fees for workers displaced by upcoming closures at both Holiday Resort and Tyson Foods. Given the circumstances, the move was a simple one to take, ...
Dec 12, 2024 Flint Hills Technical College website photo.
Counterfeit, shopping scam efforts increasing locally
The holidays are supposed to be a festive time, but they can also be frustrating for local businesses. The holidays are a time when counterfeiting activities ramp up, and Emporia Main Street Executive...
Dec 12, 2024 US Secret Service photo.
Night 1 of Seasonal Celebration fills White Auditorium
White Auditorium was full of people -- and the holiday spirit -- for the Emporia School District's 89th annual Seasonal Celebration. The final night of the Seasonal Celebration is Thursday night, with...
Dec 12, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CareArc encouraging DACA residents to reach out for assistance following federal judge ruling blocking rule allowing access to healthcare coverage
CareArc is reaffirming its commitment to serving the needs of all patients in the wake of a recent ruling at the federal level earlier this week. Monday, North Dakota Federal Judge Dan Traynor sided w...
Dec 11, 2024 KVOE News photo.
USD 253 Emporia estimating cost to fully repair ongoing structural issues at Mary Herbert Education Center could range in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars
The numbers aren't completely clear, but they're also "not good" for what it would cost to repair ongoing structural issues at the Mary Herbert Education Center. That's according to USD 253 Director o...
Dec 11, 2024 Mary Herbert Education Center. KVOE News file photo.
TYSON/HOLIDAY RESORT: Plans announced for benefits, jobs, resource events
Plans are now in place at the local level to help the workers being displaced by the Holiday Resort and Tyson Foods closures announced earlier this week. A Rapid Response and Kansas Department of Labo...
Dec 11, 2024 KVOE News graphic.
