Category Archives: News
Neighborhood toy drive continues to embrace and inspire spirit of giving with 41st annual event Saturday night
The spirit of giving is evident within the Emporia community year-round but is especially evident during the holiday season. Residents typically don't have to look far to see examples of kindness and ...
Dec 07, 2024 Residents join Santa and Mrs. Claus for a group photo at the 41st annual Neighborhood Toy Drive. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Breakfast With Santa draws large and steady crowd to Emporia Public Library Saturday
There was quite the early morning line at the Emporia Public Library Saturday as residents young and old made their way inside to say hello to a very special guest. The library once hosted its Breakfa...
Dec 07, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia Artisans host Christmarket Art Sale Friday and Saturday
From one-of-a-kind artwork to delicious cookies and a welcoming atmosphere, the inaugural Emporia Artisans Christmarket Art Sale had it all this past weekend. The two-day event inside St. Andrew's Epi...
Dec 07, 2024
Emporia City Commissioner Tyler Curtis offers thoughts on pending closures of Tyson and Holiday Resort and the narrative it creates for the Emporia community
The response from the local community to the pending closures of Tyson and Holiday Resort has been quite clear in recent days, however, what could the response be from those outside of the community f...
Dec 07, 2024 Emporia City Commissioner Tyler Curtis. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia City Manager expresses excitement for Flint Hills Crossing project and partnership with Lyon County following county commission's action to encumber dollars earmarked for project's road construction
On Thursday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to encumber-hold-a $250,000 allocation to a major development project in far west Emporia saying they wanted to see the physical results of the work before...
Dec 07, 2024 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.
Local leaders update residents on Tyson, Holiday Resort situations; HUD says Emporia skilled nursing facility loan was in default 'for some time'
Officials at the local and state levels updated area residents on the processes in play for Tyson Foods and Holiday Resort as part of Friday's Talk of Emporia. KVOE News had several guests on the prog...
Dec 06, 2024 Mike Argabright (from left), Mark Schreiber, Jeff Longbine and Rollie Martin updated KVOE listeners on the behind-the-scenes conversations revolving around Tyson's upcoming closure and Holiday Resort's status during KVOE's Talk of Emporia on Friday. Jim Witt joined the program by phone. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Fire handles two small structure fires, reported injury crash Thursday
Emporia Fire was busy Thursday, dealing with two small structure fires and a reported injury crash. Firefighters first went to a trailer home fire in the 1000 block of Road 135, between Emporia and Ol...
Dec 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Fire investigation continues after destructive Olpe house fire
Work continues to determine the cause of Saturday night's fire that destroyed a home in Olpe. Office of the State Fire Marshal Public Information Manager Lance Feyh tells KVOE News the "extensive dest...
Dec 06, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Greenwood County deputies announce reward after theft of golf cart from Madison Golf Club
Greenwood County deputies are asking the person or people who took a golf cart from Madison Golf Club to return the vehicle. It is also asking people who know about the incident to step forward. The S...
Dec 06, 2024 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office photos.
PETA makes pitch for Emporia's Tyson plant
The upcoming closure of Tyson Foods has drawn the interest of an international organization. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, says it wants to lease the nearly-330,000-square-foot...
Dec 06, 2024 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals logo.
